Volume 16, Issue 1 (2016)
Editorial/Commentary
Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis : Challenges in translating evidence to practice
Seif S. Al-Abri and Mamoun Elsheikh
Sounding Board Article
Disaster Preparedness : Need for inclusion in undergraduate nursing education
Susan Achora and Joy K. Kamanyire
Reviews
Cutaneous Scar Prevention and Management : Overview of current therapies
Sultan Al-Shaqsi and Taimoor Al-Bulushi
The Use of Laparoscopy in the Management of Trauma Patients : Brief review
Yehia BA El-Bendary, Juhaina Al-Adawi, and Hani
Continuing Medical Education
Use of Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Trauma
Ahmed A. Naiem, Alreem K. Al-Hinai, Rashid Al-Qadhi, and Hani
Original Studies
Analysis of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines in the Common Smokeless Tobacco Afzal in Oman
Nawal Al-Mukhaini, Taher Ba-Omar, Elsadig A. Al-Shehi, and Aisha A.
Outcomes of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Estimation of Healthcare Costs in Potential ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Cases
Akhwand S. Ahmad, Sayed Mudasser, Muhammad N. Abdoun, and Hafiz NH
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Antenatal Depression among Omani Women in a Primary Care Setting : Cross-sectional study
Mohammed Al-Azri, Iman Al-Lawati, Raya Al-Kiyumi, Maisa, Aisha Al-Rawahi, Robin Davidson, and Abdullah Al-Maniri
Decisions to Perform Emergency Caesarean Sections at a University Hospital : Do obstetricians agree?
Silja A. Pillai, Gowri Vaidyanathan, Maryam Al-Dughaishi, Tamima R., Shahila Tazneem, Durdana Khan, Saniya El-Tayeb, and Mariam Mathew
Effectiveness of a Combined Dance and Relaxation Intervention on Reducing Anxiety and Depression and Improving Quality of Life among the Cognitively Impaired Elderly
Dina Adam, Ayiesah Ramli, and Suzana
Physical Activity and Quality of Life among Adults with Paraplegia in Odisha, India
Shankar Ganesh and Chittaranjan Mishra
Measuring Empathy Levels among Kurdish Medical Students in Erbil City, Iraq : Cross-sectional study
Awring M. Raof and Bervian A. Yassin
Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research
Sara M. Al-Hilali, Eman Al-Kahtani, Babar Khandekar, Rajiv, Abdullah Al-Shahri, and Deepak P. Edward
Brief Communication
Prevalence of and Reasons for Patients Leaving Against Medical Advice from Paediatric Wards in Oman
Mohamed Al-Ghafri, Abdullah Al-Bulushi, and Ahmed
Technical Note
Single Breath-Hold Physiotherapy Technique : Effective tool for T2* magnetic resonance imaging in young patients with thalassaemia major
Surekha T. Mevada, Najma Al-Mahruqi, Ismail El-Shinawy, Mohamed, Mathew Zachariah, Abdul H. Al-Rawas, Shahina Daar, and Yasser Wali
Case Series
Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection : Case series
Nawal Al-Maskari, Jalila Mohsin, Amal Al-Macki, Nabil, and Suad Al-Ismaili
Case Reports
Mitochondrial Disorders May Mimic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at Onset
Josef Finsterer and Sinda Zarrouk-Mahjoub
Primary Combined Latissimus Dorsi and Serratus Anterior Flap Repair of Right-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Agenesis in a Neonate
Madan Samuel and Rajiv Parapurath
Unusual Presentation of Dengue Fever : A child with acute myocarditis
Moaz Aslam, Numra A. Aleem, Mohammad F. Rahman, and Arshalooz J.
Renal Tuberculosis Presenting as a Mass Lesion in a Two-year-old Girl : Report of a rare case
Avradip Santra, Falguni Mandi, and Abhishek
Combination of a Giant Dissected Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Multiple Fistulae into the Cardiac Chambers Caused by Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis
Feridoun Sabzi and Reza Faraji
Medical Images
Electrocardiogram Abnormality Associated with Methadone Overdose
Mahsa Agahi, Vahid Shakoori, and Sayed M.
Intrahepatic Portal Vein Aneurysm with Concurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Mohammad Hanafiah, Bushra Johari, Marymol Misni, and Mohamed N.
Cutaneous Metaplastic Synovial Cyst
Sunitha Ramachandra, Lakshmi Rao, and Masoud
Fox-Fordyce Disease
Gonzalo Blasco-Morente, María J. Naranjo-Díaz, Israel Martínez-López, Antonio, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, and José Aneiros-Fernández
Letters to the Editor
Patient Survival after a Very Deep Penetrating Orbitocranial Injury
Hamid Rezaei, Anita Alenabi, Mostafa Nasri-Nasrabadi, Zeynab, and Sayed M. Marashi
Re: Serum Zinc Concentrations in Children with Acute Bloody and Watery Diarrhoea
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi