
Samer AlkarakKing Fahad Hospital Medina La Munawarah Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia · Department of Surgery
Samer Alkarak
Doctor of Medicine
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Background
The global incidence of thyroid cancer has increased significantly over the past decades. This study aims to
review the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of thyroid cancer at the Tertiary Care Hospital in
the Najran region of Saudi Arabia.
Material and methods
We conducted a retrospective study of 279 patients diagnosed wit...
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Background: Recent studies support the safety of restrictive pretransfusion hemoglobulin thresholds (≤7-8 g/dL) for adult cancer patients on chemotherapy. However, the restrictive transfusion strategies role in decreasing inappropriate red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice in Saudi Arabia is not yet understood. This study aims to evalu...
Background: Despite advances in treatment, pancreatic cancer frequently has a low survival rate due to its advanced-stage diagnosis. Treatment focuses on prolonging survival and maintaining quality of life. This study investigates the characteristics associated with survival in advanced pancreatic cancer patients treated at a single academic cancer...
Background: Reducing the frequency of emergency department (ED) patient visits for treatment, particularly in urgent instances, is a global healthcare objective. Additionally, a more extended stay in the ED can harm a patient's prognosis during later hospitalization. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the length of stay in the ED...
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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted healthcare systems globally, with cancer patients representing a particularly vulnerable group. This study aims to evaluate the influence of COVID-19 on cancer, focusing on infection rates, types of care, therapy adjustments, and factors associated with COVID-19 infection.
Materials and method...
Background
Early detection of breast cancer is crucial for effective treatment and minimizing mortality, requiring effective screening methods like self-examination, clinical examination, and mammography. However, not all women in Saudi Arabia comply with these examinations, and studies examining its practice and barriers of low uptake are scant. T...
BACKGROUND: The CovidSurg-Cancer Consortium aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 in surgical patients and services for solid cancers at the start of the pandemic. The CovidSurg-Gynecologic Oncology Cancer subgroup was particularly concerned about the magnitude of adverse outcomes caused by the disrupted surgical gynecologic cancer care during th...
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Background:
Thyroid cancer (TC) ranked second among Saudi females and eighth among Saudi males. Comparing the incidence of TC in Saudi Arabia from 1990 until 2016, there was a 26-fold surge in the incidence of this disease. There is a clear gap in the knowledge on the epidemiology of this disease, especially in Najran region.
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Th...
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This study aimed to determine the impact of pulmonary complications on death after surgery both before and during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.
Methods
This was a patient-level, comparative analysis of two, international prospective cohort studies: one before the pandemic (January–October 201...
SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with an increased rate of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients.Since surgical patients are already at higher risk of venous thromboembolism than general populations, thisstudy aimed to determine if patients with peri-operative or prior SARS-CoV-2 were at further increased risk ofvenous thromboembolism. We...
Background Surgery is the main modality of cure for solid cancers and was prioritised to continue during COVID-19 outbreaks. This study aimed to identify immediate areas for system strengthening by comparing the delivery of elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in periods of lockdown versus light restriction.
Background: Surgery is the main modality of cure for solid cancers and was prioritised to continue during COVID-19 outbreaks. This study aimed to identify immediate areas for system strengthening by comparing the delivery of elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in periods of lockdown versus light restriction. Methods: This internati...
Peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection increases postoperative mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection. This international, multicentre, prospective cohort study included patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery during October 2020. Su...
Background Surgical services are preparing to scale up in areas affected by COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate the association between preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective cancer surgery. Methods This international cohort study included adult patients undergoing elective surge...
Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss, blood sugar and cholesterol. Materials & Methods: A total of 306 morbidly obese patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy over three years from 2014-02-2017 at King Khalid Hospital Obesity Center, Najran (Saudi Arabia ) monitored postoper...