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The Impact of Routine CT Scan for Acute Appendicitis on the Negative Appendectomy Rate: Clinical Audit of a Single Center
(2020)
Background:
Acute appendicitis remains the most common surgical emergency worldwide. Patient usually presents with abdominal pain mainly right lower, which gives tenderness on examination. This may or may not be associated ...
Correction to: Children’s dental anxiety (self and proxy reported) and its association with dental behaviour in a postgraduate dental hospital
(2020)
Correction to: European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry: https ://doi.org/10.1007/s4036 8-020-00517 -x
In the original publication of the article the third author’s name “M. Kowash” was submitted as “K. Mawlood” which ...
Exploring the value of the learners perception of teaching effectiveness in informing faculty development needs: A mixed-methods study
(2020)
Abstract:
The evaluation of a faculty development intervention needs to start at the outset, and not as an afterthought. Moreover, it is important to evaluate the degree to which the predefined impact is attained as a ...
High diagnostic accuracy of automated rapid Strep A test reduces antibiotic prescriptions for children in the United Arab Emirates
(2021)
Background:
Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis in children is hindered by variable sensitivity of clinical criteria and rapid Strep A tests (SAT), resulting in reliance on throat cultures as the gold ...
Emotional Distress and Metabolic Control in Diabetic Patients Attending Primary Health Care in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
(2020)
Background:
Recognition and treatment of emotional distress, which affects 20 to 40% of outpatients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, are important because of its association with worse diabetes self-care, poor glycemic ...
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Based on Body Mass Index
(2020)
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to detect the prevalence of dyslipidemia among polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women with different BMIs.
Study design:
We conducted a cross-sectional study whereby one ...
Prognostic factors for failed Pavlik harness treatment in infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip: a retrospective cohort study
(2023)
Purpose:
Pavlik harness treatment is the most common treatment in newborns diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The success rates and predictors for failure have been debated over the last decade. In ...
The Shortened Dental Arch Concept: Awareness, Knowledge, and Practice of Dentists in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates
(2022)
Background and objectives:
The shortened dental arch (SDA) is a dentition of no more than twenty teeth with an intact anterior region but a reduced number of occluding pairs of posterior teeth. The SDA concept is a valid ...
Evaluation of root and canal morphology of maxillary permanent first molars in an Emirati population; a cone-beam computed tomography study
(2020)
Background:
The aim of this study was to analyze the root and canal morphology of the maxillary permanent first molars in an Emirati population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Methods:
Two hundred and ...
Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Pregnant Women With Critical COVID-19 Treated With Tocilizumab in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dubai
(2023)
Introduction:
Pregnancy, complicated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), results in higher hospitalization and mortality rate. Pathogenesis of COVID-19 is similar to any other systemic inflammatory condition but ...