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Intensive versus conventional insulin therapy: A randomized controlled trial in medical and surgical critically ill patients by Arabi, Yaseen M, Dabbagh, Ousama C, Tamim, Hani M, Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah A, Memish, Ziad A, Haddad, Samir H, Syed, Sofia J, Giridhar, Hema R, Rishu, Asgar H, Al-Daker, Mouhamad O, Kahoul, Salim H, Britts, Riette J, Sakkijha, Maram H

“…OBJECTIVE:The role of intensive insulin therapy in medical surgical intensive care patients remains unclear. The objective of this study was to examine the…”
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The Saudi Thoracic Society guidelines for influenza vaccinations by Zeitouni, Mohammed O, Al Barrak, Ali M, Al-Moamary, Mohamed S, Alharbi, Nasser S, Idrees, Majdy M, Al Shimemeri, Abdullah A, Al-Hajjaj, Mohamed S

“…Influenza viruses are responsible for the influenza outbreaks that lead to significant burden and cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Based on…”
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Early tracheostomy in intensive care trauma patients improves resource utilization: a cohort study and literature review by Arabi, Yaseen, Haddad, Samir, Shirawi, Nehad, Al Shimemeri, Abdullah

“…Despite the integral role played by tracheostomy in the management of trauma patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), its timing remains subject to…”
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A prospective study of prolonged stay in the intensive care unit: predictors and impact on resource utilization by ARABI, YASEEN, VENKATESH, S., HADDAD, SAMIR, SHIMEMERI, ABDULLAH AL, MALIK, SALIM AL

“…Objective. To evaluate the predictors of prolonged Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay and the impact on resource utilization. Design. Prospective study. Setting…”
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Validation of the Arabic version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale by Ahmed, Anwar E, Fatani, Abdulhamid, Al-Harbi, Abdullah, Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah, Ali, Yosra Z, Baharoon, Salim, Al-Jahdali, Hamdan

“…Abstract Background The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a questionnaire widely used in developed countries to measure daytime sleepiness and diagnose sleep…”
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The characteristics of very short stay ICU admissions and implications for optimizing ICU resource utilization: the Saudi experience by Arabi, Yaseen, Venkatesh, S., Haddad, Samir, Al Malik, Salim, Al Shimemeri, Abdullah

“…Objective. Patients with very short stays (<24 hours) in intensive care units (ICUs) constitute a distinct group with a high turnover rate and a unique patient…”
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Pathogenesis, etiology and treatment of bronchiectasis by AL-Shirawi, Nehad, AL-Jahdali, Hamdan, Shimemeri, Abdullah Al

“…Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease, defined pathologically as irreversible dilatation of the bronchi. The clinical course of the disease is chronic and…”
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Effect of age and gender in the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness among a sample of the Saudi population by Fatani, Abdulhamid, Al-Rouqi, Khalid, Al Towairky, Jamal, Ahmed, Anwar E, Al-Jahdali, Sarah, Ali, Yosra, Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah, Al-Harbi, Abdullah, Baharoon, Salim, Khan, Mohammad, Al-Jahdali, Hamdan

“…Abstract The aim of this study is to assess whether the effect of gender on the excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is influenced by two confounders (age and…”
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Nosocomial infective endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the literature by Haddad, Samir H, Arabi, Yaseen M, Memish, Ziad A, Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah A

“…Nosocomial infective endocarditis (NIE) is a relatively uncommon but nevertheless a serious complication affecting critically ill hospitalized patients who are…”
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A review of large animal vehicle accidents with special focus on Arabian camels by Al Shimemeri, Abdullah, Arabi, Yaseen

“…Traffic accidents resulting from the collision of motor vehicles with wildlife occur worldwide. In the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and…”
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Recombinant Activated Factor VII Treatment of Retroperitoneal Hematoma in a Patient with Renal Failure Receiving Enoxaparin and Clopidogrel by Cherfan, Antoine, Arabi, Yaseen, Askar, Ahmed Al, Shimemeri, Abdullah Al

“…Enoxaparin is a low‐molecular‐weight heparin that has pharmacokinetic and therapeutic advantages over unfractionated heparin in certain clinical conditions…”
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Perception of the role of inhaled corticosteroids and factors affecting compliance among asthmatic adult patients by Al-Jahdali, Hamdan H, Al-Zahrani, Adel I, Al-Otaibi, Salihah T, Hassan, Imad S, Al-Moamary, Mohamad S, Al-Duhaim, Ahmad S, Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah A, Al-Dawood, Abdulaziz S

“…To examine the patient characteristics linked with reduced adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) use. A prospective study of adult asthmatic patients who…”
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Hypokalemic paralysis mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome and causing acute respiratory failure by Haddad, Samir, Arabi, Yaseen, Shimemeri, Abdullah Al

“…A 33-year-old female patient admitted to the ICU with ascending muscle weakness leading to acute hypercapneic respiratory failure. She gave a 10-day history of…”
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Cardiovascular disease in Hajj pilgrims by Al Shimemeri, Abdullah

“…The changing pattern of hospital admissions during Hajj, the Muslims yearly pilgrimage attracting millions of pilgrims from all around the globe, has gradually…”
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Impact of an extensive asthma education campaign for physicians on their drug prescription practices by Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah, Al-Ghadeer, Hend, Giridhar, Hema, Al-Jahdali, Hamdan, Al-Moamary, Mohamed, Khan, Javid, Al-Mobeireek, Abdullah, Wazzan, Abdullah Al

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of an extensive education campaign for physicians, in effecting positive changes, in their asthma prescription practice, in…”
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Implementation of critical care response team by Al Shimemeri, Abdullah

“…Analyses of hospital deaths have indicated that a significant proportion of the reported deaths might have been prevented had the patients received intensive…”
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Effect of Gender on the Outcomes of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alharbi, Mohammed S, Alanazi, Bander K, Alquhays, Ibrahim A, Alhamied, Nawaf A, Al Shimemeri, Abdullah

“…Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of gender on the outcomes among ST elevation myocardial infarction patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City in…”
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Ventriculostomy-associated infections: Incidence and risk factors by Arabi, Yaseen, Memish, Ziad A., Balkhy, Hanan H., Francis, Christine, Ferayan, Ahmad, Al Shimemeri, Abdullah, Almuneef, Maha A.

“…The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of ventriculostomy-associated infections (VAI) and to examine the related risk factors. Data on all…”
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Diagnostic yield of closed pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusion by Al-Shimemeri, Abdullah A, Al-Ghadeer, Hend M, Giridhar, Hema R

“…Closed pleural biopsy is known to be diagnostic in approximately 75% of pleural effusion undiagnosed by thoracocentesis or pleural fluid evaluation. The…”
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Effect of corticosteroids on adult varicella pneumonia: Cohort study and literature review by ADHAMI, Naeem, ARABI, Yaseen, RAEES, Ahmed, AL-SHIMEMERI, Abdullah, UR-RAHMAN, Masood, MEMISH, Ziad A.

“…Background:  Varicella pneumonia (VP) is a serious entity associated with morbidity and mortality. There have been sporadic reports using corticosteroids in…”
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