Systemic lupus erythematosus with pregnancy and acute respiratory distress
Ahmad Banjar, Jamil Rasheed, Kasim Alkhatib, Narges OmranSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(2):70-73Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with pregnancy has a high risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and...
View ArticleReversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with late onset...
Asma Alsalehi, Akram Henein, Maged Saad, Neelam Suri, Nilay ChattergieSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(2):65-69Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinic neuro radiological...
View ArticleWeaning in asthmatics: A finely supervised action
Sunil Kumar GargSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(2):63-64Respiratory failure from severe asthma is a potentially reversible, life-threatening condition. Since asthma involves bronchospasm and mucous...
View ArticleAcquired central hypoventilation: A relatively rare complication following...
Sonali Vadi, Bhawan PaunipagarSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(2):60-62A posterior circulation stroke acquired Ondine's curse occurs following medullary infarction. Central alveolar...
View ArticleDeterminants of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter sepsis in critically ill...
Khadija Hamed, Nadia Albadi, Wafeeq A Mahmood, Sahar I Althawadi, Solaiman Al-Hosaini, Nawal SalahuddinSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(2):55-59Introduction and Background: The incidence of...
View ArticleStress ulcer prophylaxis: Back to square one
Mohammed Alshahrani, Waleed AlhazzaniSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):31-33Pharmacologic prophylaxis against stress ulcer-related gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with acid suppression has been the...
View ArticleThe bacteremia antibiotic length actually needed for clinical effectiveness...
Nick Daneman, Asgar Rishu, Robert FowlerSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):28-30A multitude of global health organizations have declared antimicrobial resistance a threat to health, based on rapidly...
View ArticlePrevalence and outcomes of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter infection in...
Ayman KharabaSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):25-27Acinetobacter baumannii is a common healthcare associated problem. It can cause a wide variety of nosocomial infections because of its tremendous...
View ArticleThe cuff leak test prior to extubation: A practice based on limited evidence
Kim Lewis, Waleed AlhazzaniSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):22-24Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are lifesaving interventions that are commonly performed in the intensive care...
View ArticleKnowledge gaps in the global practice of management of severe traumatic brain...
Sami Alsolamy, Farah Alotaibi, Yaseen ArabiSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):19-21Traumatic brain injury (TBI) was referred to as silent epidemic, neglected epidemic, and public health crisis by...
View ArticleSociety of critical care medicine discovery: Collaborative critical care...
Jonathan E Sevransky, Ognjen GajicSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):17-18Large-scale clinical trials networks are best suited for understanding how care is delivered, generating evidence to...
View ArticlePressure ulcers in critically III patients in Saudi Arabia: An opportunity...
Hasan M Al-DorziSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):14-16Pressure ulcers are common in critically ill patients and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and cost. Studies on pressure...
View ArticleTAME cardiac arrest: A phase III multicenter randomized trial of targeted...
Glenn M Eastwood, Alistair Nichol, Rinaldo Bellomo, Yaseen ArabiSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):10-13Cardiac arrest (CA) is a catastrophic world-wide health problem with substantial human and...
View ArticleCommitment to collaborate: The value of establishing multicenter quality...
Hanan H Edrees, Zohair Al Aseri, Yasser Mandourah, Amin Yousef, Ismael Qushmaq, Khalid A Maghrabi, Fahad Al-Hameed, Yaseen M ArabiSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(6):7-9Healthcare organizations...
View ArticleLupus nephritis with spontaneously resolved bilateral pneumothorax and...
Salman Abdulaziz, Eyad Al-ThenayanSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(3):95-98 We report a 29-year-old female patient known to have lupus nephritis on immunosuppression and peritoneal dialysis who...
View ArticleColistin monotherapy versus colistin-based combination therapy in the...
Awad Al-Omari, Waleed Alhazzani, Maha F Al-Subaie, Ziad Memish, Hesham Abdelwahed, Jinhui Ma, Mohammed Abdullah Alamri, Saleem Saleh Alenazi, Haifa Al-Shammari, Hazem Aljomaah, Samer Salih, Suleiman...
View ArticleCross-Sectional study of the overall emotional functioning of health-care...
Abbas Al Mutair, Fadillah Al Obaidan, Mohammed Al-Muhaini, Khulud Al Salman, Samer Al MosajenSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(3):80-86 Background: Health-care professionals work long hours, handle...
View ArticleA pre-post study evaluating the effectiveness of a new initiative, the...
Anas Ahmad Amr, Amin M Yousef, Mohammad F Amirah, Mahmoud H AlkurdiSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(3):75-79 Objective: Pressure ulcers present a major health challenge worldwide, and critically ill...
View ArticleSaudi family perceptions of family-witnessed resuscitation in the adult...
Abdulaziz Alshaer, Khalid Alfaraidy, Florence Morcom, Wasaif Alqahtani, Zahra Alsadah, Atheer AlmutairiSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(4):113-117 Background: During cardiopulmonary resuscitation,...
View ArticleSerological characterization of occult hepatitis B Virus infection in Riyadh...
Fadel Hassan Al-Hababi, Eisa Eid Al-Enazi, Raed Hassan Al-Hababi, Abdulwahab Bin Jomaa, Salah Saleh Al-Sager, Ali Eidah Al-AhmariSaudi Critical Care Journal 2017 1(4):105-112 Introduction: Hepatitis B...
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