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Effect of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the fetus in pregnant women who recovered from infection
CONCLUSION: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy was associated with a higher prevalence of small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses.LIMITATIONS: Retrospective, middle cerebral artery and uterine artery Doppler data were not included nor were the effect of tobacco use and socioeconomic status, the relationship between the date of infection with the date of conceiving or the relationship between the severity of infection in the mother and fetal biometry and growth.CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.PMID:37554020 | DOI:10.5144/0256-4947.2023.213
Source: Cancer Control - August 9, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lina Fahmi Hammad Ahad Naif Almutairi Rana Hussain Aldahlawi Source Type: research
Paxlovid for Treating COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study From Two Hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Conclusion This study suggests that Paxlovid is highly effective in reducing the risk of severe COVID-19 or mortality. However, larger studies with better qualities are needed for a full assessment of the role of Paxlovid in COVID-19 management in Saudi Arabia.PMID:37337482 | PMC:PMC10277155 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.39234
Source: Cancer Control - June 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ali Alsaeed Abdullah Alkhalaf Ali Alomran Walaa Alsfyani Fadhel Alhaddad Mousa J Alhaddad Source Type: research
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality of hospitalized cancer patients with COVID-2019 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: Hospitalized cancer patients with COVID-19 have a high mortality rate. Our study finds a correlation between multiple independent risk factors and mortality. Patients with dyspnea, leukocytosis, systemic steroid use, or secondary bacterial infection require more care, attention, and possibly more aggressive treatment.
Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - October 7, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nabil Ghaleb Adeeb Bulkhi Eid Al-Qurashi Abdelfattah Touman Ahmad Aldobyany Rajaa Z Alsaggaf Hanan Mabar Noureen H Murtaza Ammar Rajab Source Type: research
The impact of COVID-19 on the comorbidities: A review of recent updates for combating it
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2022 Feb 10. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.02.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCoronavirus disease is caused by the SARS-CoV-2. The virus first appeared in Wuhan (China) in December 2019 and has spread globally. Till now, it affected 26.9 Crore peoples and 53 Lakh deaths in 224 countries and territories. With the emergence of variants like Omicron, the COVID-19 cases grew exponentially, with thousands of deaths. The general symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, sore throat, cough, lung infections, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and death. SARS-CoV-2 predominantly affects the...
Source: Cancer Control - February 15, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jonaid Ahmad Malik Sakeel Ahmed Mrunal Shinde Mohammed Hajjaj Saeid Al-Marmash Saleh Alghamdi Arshad Hussain Sirajudheen Anwar Source Type: research
Assigning green hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic assure continuous and safe resumption of surgical services
CONCLUSION: Implementing elective surgeries in green hospitals contributes to a continuous resumption of surgical services during the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:34956643 | PMC:PMC8690220 | DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103207
Source: Cancer Control - December 27, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yasir AlShareef Sami Ayed AlShammary Yacoub Abuzied Yahya AlAsseri Khalid I AlQumaizi Source Type: research
Use of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with liver disease and post-liver transplantation: Position statement of the Saudi association for the study of liver diseases and transplantation
Saleh A Alqahtani, Mazin Barry, Ziad Memish, Almoutaz Hashim, Mona A Alfares, Saad A Alghamdi, Waleed K Al-Hamoudi, Bandar Al-Judaibi, Waleed Alhazzani, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Faisal AbaalkhailSaudi Journal of Gastroenterology 2021 27(4):201-207
Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and liver transplant recipients are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although several studies demonstrated the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in the general population, data in CLD patients and liver transplant recipients are lacking. Two COVID-19 vaccines were approved by the Sa...
Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - August 24, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Saleh A Alqahtani Mazin Barry Ziad Memish Almoutaz Hashim Mona A Alfares Saad A Alghamdi Waleed K Al-Hamoudi Bandar Al-Judaibi Waleed Alhazzani Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq Faisal Abaalkhail Source Type: research
National approaches to managing cancer care: responses of countries in the MENA region to the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSION: There is a very good response and preparedness in the Arab Middle East and North Africa region surveyed. However, there are inconsistencies in the various components of the guidelines across the region, which reflects the evolving status of the pandemic in each country as well as the lack of clear evidence-based guidelines for many of the issues in question. There is a need for a clear framework on essential components that should be included in these guidelines to assure providing the best guidance to the oncology community.PMID:33889198 | PMC:PMC8043675 | DOI:10.3332/ecancer.2021.1189
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - April 23, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zineb Benbrahim Layth Mula-Hussain Humaid O Al-Shamsi Nagi El Saghir Mushabbab Al Asiri Bassim Al Bahrani Muath Al Nassar Adda Bounedjar Zahera Fahed Sami Khatib Ola Khorshid Soumaya Labidi Nawfel Mellas Amani Saleh Abdulrahman Jazieh Source Type: research
Mortality and morbidity of curative and palliative anticancer treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter population-based retrospective study
Mol Clin Oncol. 2021 Apr;14(4):82. doi: 10.3892/mco.2021.2244. Epub 2021 Feb 26.ABSTRACTAdministration of effective anticancer treatments should continue during pandemics. However, the outcomes of curative and palliative anticancer treatments during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic remain unclear. The present retrospective observational study aimed to determine the 30-day mortality and morbidity of curative and palliative anticancer treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March 1 and June 30, 2020, all adults (n=2,504) with solid and hematological malignancies irrespective of cancer stage and type of an...
Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer - March 24, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Emad Tashkandi Amal Al-Abdulwahab Bassam Basulaiman Abdullah Alsharm Marwan Al-Hajeili Faisal Alshadadi Lamis Halawani Mubarak Al-Mansour Bushra Alquzi Samar Barnawi Mohammed Alghamdi Nashwa Abdelaziz Ruqayya Azher Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 2743: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Indoor Dust Collected During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Saudi Arabia: Status, Sources and Human Health Risks
This study also warrants to conduct more studies involving different chemicals to understand the indoor environment quality during strict lockdown conditions.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 8, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alamri Ali Ali Albar Rashid Rajeh Ali Qutub Malarvannan Tags: Article Source Type: research
Comorbidities and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Comorbidities among COVID-19 patients may contribute to increasing their susceptibility to severe illness. The identification of these potential risk factors could help reduce mortality by identifying patients with poor prognosis at an early stage.
PMID: 33130835 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Saudi Medical Journal - November 3, 2020 Category: Middle East Health Tags: Saudi Med J Source Type: research
Unusual routes for transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Recommendations to interrupt the vicious cycle of infection
The objective of the narrative review is to describe what is COVID-19-related coronavirus (CoV), its structure and particle size, potential transmission routes, the risk of infection in patients undergoing blood transfusion or in patients with diabetes and cancer, and recommendations to prevent its spread in office settings, travel / recreation settings, residential and health facilities. This paper also discusses several groundbreaking approaches that are used to counter COVID-19. With this narrative review, we hope to raise awareness of the usual and unusual pathways of transmission and prevent the spread of this pandemic disease.
Source: Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia - September 23, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hunny Sharma Swati Verma Source Type: research
