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Alsalhi F, Sohaibani I, Alshammari A, Al-Amri A, Al-Kathiri O, Altamimi M, Alharbi M, Altamimi M, Khayat M, Rajab MH. Healthcare Workers' Assessment of a Visual Triage System (VTS). Cureus 2023; 15:e49910. [PMID: 38174185 PMCID: PMC10762497 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Overcrowding and extended waiting times in the emergency department (ED) can pose a significant risk of COVID-19 transmission from patients to healthy individuals. In 2017, the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) introduced a visual triage system (VTS) with scoring to notify healthcare workers (HCWs) in EDs about the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection risk. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the MOH employed a VTS to classify patients according to their potential risk of COVID-19 infection upon their admission to the ED. Suspected patients were then directed along specific pathways to reduce their contact with healthy individuals. This study assessed HCWs' satisfaction with the VTS in the ED of two major government hospitals within the Riyadh region. Additionally, it assessed HCWs' perceptions of VTS effectiveness. This study used a cross-sectional, observational design and relied on surveys for data collection. A total of 127 participants completed the survey, of which 87 (68.5%) were based in the EDs of the two hospitals. Among the ED participants, 18.1% expressed satisfaction with the VTS, 46.4% were neutral, and 33.1% reported dissatisfaction. ED participants provided feedback on the system's effectiveness, with 24.1% finding it effective, 66.7% considering it somewhat effective, and 9.2% deeming it ineffective. Of the total (127) study participants (70.1%) reported that the HCWs required better training to effectively implement the VTS infection control plans for suspected cases. Fewer than half of the participants (35.4%) deemed the time spent by VTS personnel to identify COVID-19 cases to be reasonable, whereas 22% found it too short and 27.6% considered it too long. Of the total 127 participants, 63% reported that language differences between patients and HCWs constituted barriers to the effective application of the VTS. Our study findings indicated that most ED participants had a neutral outlook on their satisfaction with the VTS and a neutral perspective on the effectiveness of VTS, viewing it as only somewhat effective. Reported weaknesses and key obstacles to the successful implementation of the VTS included language barriers. and insufficient training for HCWs, and unclear VTS pathways. The reported strengths of the VTS included its effectiveness in reducing crowds and identification of COVID-19 patients.
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- Fahad Alsalhi
- Public Health, Alfaisal University College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU
- Public Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, SAU
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- Public Health Operation Center, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, SAU
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- Pharmacology and Therapeutics, King Fahd Security College, Riyadh, SAU
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- Epidemiology and Public Health, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU
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Altamimi M, Alayba AM. ANAD: Arabic news article dataset. Data Brief 2023; 50:109460. [PMID: 37577410 PMCID: PMC10415830 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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In this paper, we present a modern standard Arabic dataset based on Arabic news articles collected over a one-year period from 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021. In total, from 12 Arabic news websites, over 500,000 articles were collected, the selection of which was driven by a variety of topics, including sports, economies, local news, politics, tech, tourism, entertainment, cars, health, and art. The development of this dataset will enable data scientists to explore and experiment effectively in the field of natural language processing, and the dataset can also be used to develop machine learning and deep learning models to classify articles according to topic. The dataset is available for download at https://github.com/alaybaa/ArabicArticlesDataset/tree/main.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammed Altamimi
- Department of Information and Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha'il, Ha'il, 81481, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Information and Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha'il, Ha'il, 81481, Saudi Arabia
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Alhazmi J, Alhazmi S, Alharbi E, Alghamdi A, Alrumaithi R, Altamimi M, Alharbi S, Aljohani B, Alghamdi F. Impact of Asthma Education Program 2020-2021 on Asthma Control Among Bronchial Asthma Children in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia. Cureus 2023; 15:e40571. [PMID: 37465787 PMCID: PMC10351745 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Asthma control among asthmatic children still remains suboptimal. Saudi literature are scarce in this context, and there is a paucity of reports that compare asthma control level pre- and post-education program directed to asthmatic patients and their parents. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the impact of asthma education and flu vaccination on asthma control in asthmatic children in Madinah region from 2020 to 2021, in terms of ED visits, hospitalization, pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission, and asthma control level. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at primary health care (PHC) centers in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia. The study analyzed data from 804 asthmatic children patients from randomly selected six PHC centers. The data were collected by a valid structured questionnaire. The questionnaire included socio-demographic and clinical data. Child asthma symptoms control was examined by the Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) for children aged 5-12 years, and the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) for children less than five years of age. The collected data were analyzed using the appropriate statistical tests. RESULTS The mean age of the studied children was 6.1±3.0 (1-14 years), with 59.8% of them being males. There have been statistically significant reductions for asthmatic children in ED visits/month, hospitalization, and pediatric ICU admission/years in the post-education groups for all studied patients and patients <five years and five to 12 years. The average ACT and TRACK scores were significantly higher in the post-education group. The controlled asthma was also significantly higher among post-education groups. The rate of ED visits, hospitalization, critical care needs, and PICU admission significantly decreased among children receiving flu vaccination. CONCLUSION This study emphasizes the role of asthma education and flu vaccination in improving asthma control status of asthmatic children and in decreasing the rate of ED visits, hospitalization, and critical care needs. More longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Jawharah Alhazmi
- Pediatric Medicine, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah, SAU
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- Allergy and Immunology, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah, SAU
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- Preventive Medicine, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah, SAU
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- Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, SAU
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- Pediatrics, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah, SAU
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Zacharakis G, Almasoud A, Arahmaner O, Aldossary K, Alzahrani J, Al-Ghamdi S, AlShehri A, Nikolaidis P, Bawazir A, Alfayez T, Daadour M, Alslimah F, Altamimi M, Alshalawi S. A 5-year evaluation of early-and late-onset sporadic colorectal cancer screening in central Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2022; 29:95-101. [PMID: 36254929 DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_333_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Al-Kharj colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program was implemented for five years (2017-2022) in a central urban area of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, to assess the participation and impact of the program in average-risk individuals. METHODS The high sensitivity-guaiac based-fecal occult blood test (HSgFOBT) was used as a first-line investigation to identify asymptomatic patients, aged 45-75 years, requiring CRC screening using colonoscopy. The program was run in three tertiary hospitals in the area. RESULTS The five-year participation rate was 73% (35,640/48,897). The average age was 53 years (range 45-75), 49% were female (17,464/35,640), all were asymptomatic, and 77% had adequate bowel preparation. The HSgFOBT (+) rate was 6.3% (n = 2245), and 76% (n = 1701) of these underwent colonoscopy. The prevalence of findings were as follows: CRC, 4.8% (81/1701); advanced adenoma, 9.5% (162/1701); adenoma, 15.9% (270/1701); non-adenomatous polyps, 7.9% (135/1701); and no polyps or tumors, 25.4% (432/1701). Among participants aged 45-50 years, early onset-CRC had female predominance, while those ≥50 years with late onset-CRC were predominantly male. CRC was more prevalent in the left colon (P < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Approximately one-third of the participants diagnosed with CRC had early-onset CRC. Screening participation was desirable for the defined target population. Public education is necessary along with expanded colonoscopy resources to continue further citizen participation.
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- Georgios Zacharakis
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh; Endoscopy Unit, Al-Kharj Military Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Endoscopy Unit, King Khaled Hospital and Prince Sultan Centre for Health Care, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Al-Kharj Military Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Computer and Information Sciences, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin, Abdulaziz University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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Altamimi M, Choonara I, Sammons H. INTER-INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN THEOPHYLLINE CLEARANCE IN CHILDREN. Arch Dis Child 2016; 101:e2. [PMID: 27540211 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311535.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inter-individual variation in pharmacokinetics in children is an area where there has been little research. We wished to determine the extent of inter-individual variation in the clearance of theophylline in paediatric patients of different ages. METHODS A systematic literature review was performed using the following databases; Embase (1974 to January 2013), Medline (1946 to January 2013), CINAHL (1937 to January 2013), International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970 to January 2013) and the Cochrane Library. From the papers, the range in plasma clearance and the coefficient of variation (CV) in plasma clearance were determined. RESULTS A total of 56 articles reporting on 1,315 patients met our inclusion criteria. Twenty six studies gave individual data. The majority of the studies were in critically ill patients. Inter-individual variation was a major problem in all age groups. The CV was 9-93% in preterm neonates, 20-97% in term neonates, 18-52% in infants, 2-72% in children and 4.5-43% in adolescents. The mean clearance was higher in children (0.85 to 2 ml/min/kg) than in neonates (0.24 to 0.6 ml/min/kg). CONCLUSIONS Large inter-individual variation was seen, especially in critically ill patients. Inter-individual variation was higher in neonates than children and adolescents.
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- Mohammed Altamimi
- Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital
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- Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital
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- Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital
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