Background: Diabetes is a health problem that has an enormous and intolerable public health burden on the individual, family, and community. Diabetes affects nearly one-fifth of adults in Saudi Arabia and is expected to double by 2030.
Aim of the study: The study aims to evaluate the impact of switching patients from conventional basal insulin analogues to insulin degludec during a 90-day follow-up period.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational pretest-posttest cohort study conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital between June 2019 and August 2020. Adult patients with diabetes who switched their basal insulin to insulin degludec were included and evaluated for its impact on insulin doses, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), hypoglycemic events, and/or body weight changes during a 90-day follow-up period.
Results: Out of 718 patients, 107 patients were included in the study, with 60.7% being females and their mean (± SD) age was 62.2 ± 14.6 years. There was a significant
Objective
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can occur during pregnancy. One of the leading causes of it is a hormone produced by the placenta that interferes with glucose absorption and causes glucose buildup in the bloodstream. Genetic variations between ethnicities are believed to be associated with GDM, and there has been some research on the association of ABO blood group with GDM in different populations. However, the results so far are inconsistent, and there is no conclusive evidence on how ABO blood group affects the occurrence of GDM. This study aims to examine the link between ABO blood group and GDM in pregnant women at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.
Methodology
A retrospective cohort study was conducted on a group of GDM patients between 2019 and 2022 using data collected from the patients’ medical records at King Abdulaziz University Hospital.
Results
The overall prevalence of GDM was high at 74.7%, and the percentage of patients with A, O, B, and A
Background: Unexplained female infertility is a devastating health problem that has become increasingly prevalent worldwide with no specific explanation despite comprehensive evaluations. Recent data suggest that serum autoimmune antibodies are frequently found in patients with unexplained female infertility.
Objectives: This study aims to identify the prevalence of common autoantibody abnormalities in females with unexplained infertility in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on female patients with unexplained infertility sequentially referred to the allergy and immunology clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH). Demographics, clinical characteristics, and 12 common autoantibody immunological tests were described as frequency and percentage. The chi-square test was applied to evaluate any associations.
Results: A total of 119 females with unexplained infertility were studied; of those, 97 (81.5%) had secondary infertility. Their average
Background: Myocarditis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group and contributes to a wide range of complications, including dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, and even death, so early identification and comprehensive management are essential for a favorable outcome.
Objectives: Summarize the presenting clinical signs and symptoms of pediatric patients with a diagnosis of myocarditis and a poor outcome and correlate the clinical presentation and laboratory and radiographic findings to identify possible predictors of a poor outcome.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all patients who were diagnosed with myocarditis and followed up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia over the 13 years between January 01, 2007, and December 31, 2019. Information on patient demographics, clinical presentation, and non-invasive investigations was obtained. Poor outcomes were defined as death or evidence of left ve