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ABSTRACT Background: Burnout is observed when there is chronic exposure to work-related stress. This is commonly seen in physicians and undergraduate medical students. Thus, the study assessed and compared the severity of burnout among medical and dental senior undergraduate students in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Materials and method: 517 medical and dental senior undergraduate students were evaluated using a well-designed and formulated questionnaire. Different levels of burnout were evaluated with the related scores of burnout categories. Data collected was evaluated using SPSS version 25.0. Results: A total of 772 medical and dental senior undergraduate students were included in the study, out of which 517 responded to the questionnaire, with a response rate of t 67%. Demographic parameters like age, gender, marital status, and the course were assessed. The mean scores of Personal Accomplishment (PA), Emotional Exhaustion (EE), and Depersonalization (DP) for all study subjects were recorded, showing an insignificant difference (p-value > 0.05) between both the groups in all the three categories. Considering Personal Accomplishment, the lowest mean values were observed with subjects aged 23 years old, female participants, and unmarried students, with insignificant correlation, observed statistically. Conclusion: Moderate to high levels of burnout with no significant difference was observed between medical and dental students in all three burnout categories.
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Background: poisoning is a major problem in the pediatric and adolescents population. Poisoning is a main reason for children's admission to emergency units. Medications are the most common poisonous agent in children. Objective: to describe the, futures, and the outcome of treatment of poisoned children admitted to emergency units in different areas of Saudi Arabia
Patients and Methods: in this study, analysis of a retrospective data was done. Data were collected from mothers from different cities in KSA, during the period from 1st January to 31 March 2018. Cases of childhood or adolescents poisoning that were experienced by those mothers within the period were included. A structured close-ended online questionnaire was distributed to collect the relevant data
Results: the study included 96 cases. More than third [35.4%] of children aged 4-8 years, < 4 years constituted 24.0% and adolescents were 19.8%. Males were more than females [57.3% vs. 42.7%]. Mode of poisoning was accidental in 91.8% and intended in 5.2%. As regards mood of administration of poisoned substance, 86. 5% were by ingestion, 7.3% by inhalation and 6.2% by contact of eyes or skin. The type of poison was spoiled food in 55.2%, cleaning compounds, such as chlorine and others in 12.5%, drugs in 7.3%, insecticide in 6.2%, poisonous herbs in 4.2%, narcotic substance in 1% and other substances in13.5%. Symptoms of poisoning was severe diarrhea ,vomiting and excessive sweating by the same percent 31.2%, severe abdominal pain in 14.6%, breathing difficulties in 13.5%, redness of the eyes in 12.5%, fainting in 8.35 and convulsions in 2.1%. As regards outcome of treatment, 93.8% of the cases were improved and cured completely and the overall mortality rate was 3.1%
Conclusion: Accidental childhood and adolescents poisoning in KSA is just like in many other regions. there is thus, the need for public awareness on the proper storage of harmful materials and the need for immediate hospitalization if accidental ingestion occurs. We strongly recommended for regulatory policies on safe keeping drugs to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with accidental poisoning
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Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome [CTS] is a constellation of symptoms and signs resulting from the local compression of the median nerve inside the carpal tunnel at the wrist. In advanced cases of CTS where the course is unnoticed, atrophy of the thenar muscles may occur, which can be irreversible
Objective: The aim of the present study was to estimate prevalence and severity of CTS in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA] and to identify specific at risk groups within these populations by using nerve conduction study
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Asir Central Hospital, Abha, KSA. The study randomly included all patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with their place of birth and permanent residence being in Abha or Mohyel cities. History, physical examination, and laboratory data about fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, and lipid profile were collected. Additionally, nerve conduction study of both hands was performed
Results: Out of 131 included subjects, 107 patients [81.7%] had CTS. Approximately one-third [35.1%] of the study subjects had unilateral CTS, and it affected both hands in 46.6% of them. In the majority of cases CTS was of very mild or mild severity [27.5% and 26.7% respectively]. A significant association was found between gender, hypertension, hypothyroidism, ischemic heart disease and the development of CTS
Conclusion: High prevalence of unilateral and bilateral CTS was found among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Western Saudi Arabia. Different grades of CTS were detected, but the severity of functional impairment was relatively mild. Development of CTS was associated with hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and hypothyroidism. Health care professionals should be aware of this high prevalence, and it will be useful to perform electrodiagnostic studies in diabetic patients in whom CTS is suspected