scholarly journals Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment Outcome and Associated Factors Among Adult Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department and Medical Wards at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cureus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Alotaibi ◽  
Abdulrahman Aldoukhi ◽  
Bayan Albdah ◽  
Jamila A Alonazi ◽  
Amjad S Alseraya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Medical City ◽  
Medical Wards

scholarly journals Do Patients Know Their Physicians' Names and Their Specialties? Results from King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Salih Binsalih ◽  
Omar Al Harthi ◽  
Mohammad Qahtani ◽  
Abdullah Al Sayyari
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Length Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical City ◽  
Arabic And English ◽  
Medical Wards

Objective: To determine if inpatients in medical wards are aware who their most responsible physician (MRP) is and what is the nature of his/her specialty and if this awareness is influenced by age, sex, method of admission and the length of hospital stay. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. Results: One hundred patients completed the survey from 7 different wards. 66% were male and two-thirds of the patients were over the age of 60 years, and 55% were inpatients for more than 10 days. Overall respondents, 43% knew the name of their MRP whereas 57% did not. Conclusion: Reduced awareness was more often observed in female gender, older age and being admitted through Emergency Department. It's recommended that MRPs' names on signboards be written in Arabic and English in all wards.

scholarly journals Do Patients Know Their Physicians' Names and Their Specialties? Results from King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Salih Binsalih ◽  
Omar Al Harthi ◽  
Mohammad Qahtani ◽  
Abdullah Al Sayyari
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Length Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical City ◽  
Arabic And English ◽  
Medical Wards

Objective: To determine if inpatients in medical wards are aware who their most responsible physician (MRP) is and what is the nature of his/her specialty and if this awareness is influenced by age, sex, method of admission and the length of hospital stay. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. Results: One hundred patients completed the survey from 7 different wards. 66% were male and two-thirds of the patients were over the age of 60 years, and 55% were inpatients for more than 10 days. Overall respondents, 43% knew the name of their MRP whereas 57% did not. Conclusion: Reduced awareness was more often observed in female gender, older age and being admitted through Emergency Department. It's recommended that MRPs' names on signboards be written in Arabic and English in all wards.

scholarly journals Exploring the outcome of multiple sclerosis among Saudi adult patients. A single-centered cross-sectional study at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Neurosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-175
Author(s):  
Azhar Alanazi ◽  
Jinan Al-Rashoud ◽  
Jumanah Aljahani ◽  
Ahlam Alotaibi ◽  
Alaa Althubaiti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical City

scholarly journals Prescribing errors among adult patients in a large tertiary care system in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-156
Author(s):  
Maryam Ali Alharaibi ◽  
Abdullah A. Alhifany ◽  
Yousif A. Asiri ◽  
Monira M. Alwhaibi ◽  
Sheraz Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Adjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Prescribing Errors ◽  
Prevalence Data ◽  
Large Tertiary Care

BACKGROUND: Multiple studies have investigated medication errors in hospitals in Saudi Arabia; however, prevalence data on prescribing errors and associated factors remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: Assess the prevalence, type, severity, and factors associated with prescribing errors. DESIGN: Retrospective database review. SETTING: Large tertiary care setting in Riyadh. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We described and analyzed data related to prescribing errors in adults (>14 years of age) from the Medication Error Electronic Report Forms database for the two-year period from January 2017 to December 2018. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The prevalence of prescribing errors and associated factors among adult patients. SAMPLE SIZE: 315 166 prescriptions screened. RESULTS: Of the total number of inpatient and outpatient prescriptions screened, 4934 prescribing errors were identified for a prevalence of 1.56%. The most prevalent types of prescribing errors were improper dose (n=1516; 30.7%) and frequency (n=987; 20.0%). Two-thirds of prescribing errors did not cause any harm to patients. Most prescribing errors were made by medical residents (n=2577; 52%) followed by specialists (n=1629; 33%). Prescribing errors were associated with a lack of documenting clinical information (adjusted odds ratio: 14.1; 95% CI 7.7-16.8, P <.001) and prescribing anti-infective medications (adjusted odds ratio 2.9; 95% CI 1.3-5.7, P <.01). CONCLUSION: Inadequate documentation in electronic health records and prescribing of anti-infective medications were the most common factors for predicting prescribing errors. Future studies should focus on testing innovative measures to control these factors and their impact on minimizing prescribing errors. LIMITATIONS: Polypharmacy was not considered; the data are from a single healthcare system. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.

scholarly journals A Study Based on Perception towards the Radiation Exposure to Adult Patients at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ali Aldhebaib ◽  
Oinam Singh ◽  
Zyad Almutlaq ◽  
Abdulrahman Alaqeel ◽  
Rakan Alkhalifah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Medical City

scholarly journals Prevalence and associated factors of cigarette smoking among medical students at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
AbdelshakourM Abdalla ◽  
HashimA Hassan ◽  
AliA Mustafa ◽  
AbdulazizF Al-Kaabba ◽  
AbdallaA Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Medical City
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