Postmortem Toxicology Data of Autopsied Cases in the Northern Border Province, Saudi Arabia: A Six-Year Retrospective Study

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a direct and indirect effect on the different healthcare systems around the world. In this study, we aim to describe the impact on the utilization of emergency medical services (EMS) in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. We studied cumulative data from emergency calls collected from the SRCA. Data were separated into three periods: before COVID-19 (1 January–29 February 2020), during COVID-19 (1 March–23 April 2020), and during the Holy Month of Ramadan (24 April–23 May 2020). A marked increase of cases was handled during the COVID-19 period compared to the number before pandemic. Increases in all types of cases, except for those related to trauma, occurred during COVID-19, with all regions experiencing increased call volumes during COVID-19 compared with before pandemic. Demand for EMS significantly increased throughout Saudi Arabia during the pandemic period. Use of the mobile application ASAFNY to request an ambulance almost doubled during the pandemic but remained a small fraction of total calls. Altered weekly call patterns and increased call volume during the pandemic indicated not only a need for increased staff but an alteration in staffing patterns.

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Prevalence and factors associated with telogen effluvium in adult females at Makkah region, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study

Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jdds.2014.04.002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 27-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M.I. Fatani ◽

A.M. Bin mahfoz ◽

A.H. Mahdi ◽

K.A. Alafif ◽

W.A. Hussain ◽

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Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Adult Females

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Polypharmacy among patients with diabetes: a cross-sectional retrospective study in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020852 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. e020852 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Monira Alwhaibi ◽

Bander Balkhi ◽

Tariq M Alhawassi ◽

Hadeel Alkofide ◽

Nouf Alduhaim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Patients With Diabetes

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Mineralogical Investigation of Economic Minerals Content in Wadi Arar, Northern Border Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Indian Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i36/112676 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (36) ◽

pp. 1-29

Author(s):

Mohamed Ismail Moustafa ◽

Mohammed Ismael Abu Shariah ◽

Mohamed Saad Aljuhani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Border Region ◽

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽

Northern Border ◽

Mineralogical Investigation

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Awareness and Knowledge about Antibiotic Use and Resistance among Students of Northern Border University Saudi Arabia

Journal of Tropical Diseases ◽

10.4172/2329-891x.1000247 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 05 (05) ◽

Author(s):

Samreen Soomro ◽

Hanan Oqla Alshammari ◽

Yaqin Abdullah Alabbas

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Northern Border

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Analysis of Reported E-prescribing Medication Administration Errors at King Saud Medical City, Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Study

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1030491 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 34-45

Author(s):

Dalal Salem Al- Dossari ◽

Mohammed Ibrahim Alnami ◽

Naseem Akhtar Qureshi

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Medication Errors ◽

Drug Administration ◽

Medication Administration ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Common Error ◽

Clinical Pharmacists ◽

Medication Administration Errors

Background: Drug prescription error is a medication error that most frequently happens in healthcare organizations and adversely affects the healthcare consumers. Most medication errors (MEs) but not all are captured and corrected before reaching the patient by designed system controls. Medication administration errors (MAEs) mostly are made by nurses but frequently reported by clinical pharmacists in hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Objective: This study aimed to analyze exclusively the voluntarily reported drug administration errors in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh city. Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective study evaluated consecutively collected medication administration report forms over a period of one year from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. Results: The number of MAEs occurring during stage of drug administration constituted 7.1% (n=971) of total medication errors (n=13677). The maximum number of MEs (n=6838, 50%) and MAEs (n=455, 46.9%) occurred during the 4th quarter of the year 2015. The most common MAE happened to be category C (n=888, 91.5%) which means error occurred, reached the patient but without causing any harm. Concerning MAE types, the most common error included wrong frequency (40%) followed by wrong drug (17%), wrong time of administration (16%) and wrong rate of infusion (10%). Nurses made the most of the errors (92.2%) while the clinical pharmacists reported the most MAEs (75.5%). High alert medications (HAM) errors constituted 32.3% (n=314) of MAEs (n=971) and most common HAM errors included the wrong route of administration of Lanus Insulin (15%) followed by Insulin Aspart (15%), Enoxaparin (13%) and Insulin Protamine-Nvomix (12%). Look-alike and sound-alike (LASA) errors constituted 55.2% of MAEs (971/536) and most common LASA drugs identified were Gentamycin (13%), Insulin Mixtard (11%), NPH Insulin (8%) Intralipid vial (8%) and Insulin regular (6%). Conclusion: This retrospective study provides some important tentative pharmacovigilance insights into MAEs, which are partially comparable with current international trends in drug administration errors. Further studies on MAEs are warranted not only in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but also other Gulf countries.

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Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated With Celiac Disease: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Global Pediatric Health ◽

10.1177/2333794x211052924 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 2333794X2110529

Author(s):

Mamdouh Qadi ◽

Mohammed Hasosah ◽

Anas Alamoudi ◽

Abdullah AlMansour ◽

Mohammed Alghamdi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Celiac Disease ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Bowel Disease ◽

National Guard ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

P Value ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Inflammatory Bowel

Background. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), is a chronic relapsing disease indicated by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Celiac disease (CeD) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the small bowel. The prevalence of CeD in IBD patients is unknown. Some studies have described the coexistence of the 2 diseases in the same patient. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CeD in Saudi Arabian children with IBD. Methods. We used a retrospective study design because data can be collected immediately and is easier to analyze afterward. The study was conducted on IBD patients in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Department at National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We enrolled Saudi patients aged between 1 and 18 years who had been diagnosed with IBD and CeD based on positive biochemical serology and histology from January 2011 to January 2020. We excluded patients with immunodeficiency disorders. Results. Among the 46 enrolled patients with IBD, CeD was identified in 4, and they did not develop any relapses. We discovered that the weight at IBD diagnosis improved significantly compared to current weight ( P-value < .0001). We also discovered that the height at diagnosis of IBD improved significantly compared to the current height ( P-value < .0001). Additionally, we found no significant associations between UC and CeD ( P-value = 1), or CD and CeD ( P-value = .625). Conclusion. No significant associations were evident between the prevalence of CeD and IBD. More prospective multicenter studies are needed to clarify the prevalence of CeD in children with IBD.

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