Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Abdelaal, M. A;
Alaklabi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Alomi, Y. A;
Al Baik, M;
Aldahan, S;
Schünemann, H;
Brozek, J;
Wiercioch, W;
Darzi, A. J;
Waziry, R;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a preventable disease. Long distant travelers are prone to variable degree to develop VTE. However, the low risk of developing VTE among long-distance travelers and which travelers should receive VTE prophy...
Al-Mandeel, H. M;
Sagr, E;
Sait, K;
Latifah, H. M;
Al-Obaid, A;
Al-Badawi, I. A;
Alkushi, A. O;
Salem, H;
Massoudi, N. S;
Schunemann, H;
Mustafa, R. A;
Brignardello-Petersen, R.
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the third most common gynecological malignancy in Saudi women with an estimated incidence rate of 1.9 cases per 100 000 women-years. More than 40% of cervical cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages due to lack of a routine screening program in Saudi Arabia. Thus, nat...
Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Abdelaal, M. A;
Alaklabi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Alomi, Y. A;
Al Baik, M;
Aldahan, S;
Schünemann, H;
Brozek, J;
Wiercioch, W;
Darzi, A. J;
Waziry, R;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) acquired during hospitalization is common, yet preventable by the proper implementation of thromboprophylaxis which remains to be underutilized worldwide. As a result of an initiative by the Saudi Ministry of Health to improve medical practices in the country, an expert panel...
Alfadda, A. A;
Al-Dhwayan, M. M;
Alharbi, A. A;
Al Khudhair, B. K;
Al Nozha, O. M;
Al-Qahtani, N. M;
Alzahrani, S. H;
Bardisi, W. M;
Sallam, R. M;
Riva, J. J;
Brożek, J. L;
Schünemann, H. J;
Moore, A.
OBJECTIVE: To assist healthcare providers in evidence-based clinical decision-making for the management of overweight and obese adults in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: The Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assembled an expert Saudi panel to produce this clinical practice guideline in 2015. In ...
Al-Hameed, F;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
AlMomen, A;
Algahtani, F;
AlZahrani, H;
AlSaleh, K;
AlSheef, M;
Owaidah, T;
Alhazzani, W;
Neumann, I;
Wiercioch, W;
Brozek, J;
Schünemann, H;
Akl, E. A.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is commonly encountered in the daily clinical practice. Cancer is an important VTE risk factor. Proper thromboprophylaxis is key to prevent VTE in patients with cancer, and proper treatment is essential to reduce VTE complications and adverse events...
Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Al-Momen, A. M;
Algahtani, F. H;
Al-Zahrani, H. A;
Al-Saleh, K. A;
Al-Sheef, M. A;
Owaidah, T. M;
Alhazzani, W;
Neumann, I;
Wiercioch, W;
Brozek, J;
Schunemann, H;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is commonly encountered in daily clinical practice. After diagnosis, its management frequently carries significant challenges to the clinical practitioner. Treatment of VTE with the inappropriate modality and/or...