Volume 18, Issue 4 (2018)
Editorial/Commentary
Go Lean, Get Leaner: The application of lean management in Omani healthcare
Yahya M. Al-Farsi and Shahid M. Al-Balushi
Review
Cost-Effectiveness of Wound Care: A concept analysis
Koukab A. Al-Gharibi, Sajana Sharstha, and Maria A. Al-Faras
Original Studies
Individual Radiosensitivity Assessment of the Families of Ataxia-Telangiectasia Patients by G2-Checkpoint Abrogation
Asghar Aghamohammadi, Seyed M. Akrami, Marjan Yaghmaie, Nima Rezaei, Gholamreza Azizi, Mehdi Yaseri, Hassan Nosrati, and Majid Zaki-Dizaji
Hypoglycaemia Among Insulin-Treated Patients with Diabetes: Evaluation of the United Arab Emirates cohort of the International Operations-Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool study
Salah Abusnana; Salem A. Beshyah; Department of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Nawal Al-Mutawa; Rima Tahhan; Mahir Jallo; Ravi Arora; Hazem Aly; and Sagar Singhal
Effects of an Adenotonsillectomy on the Cognitive and Behavioural Function of Children Who Snore: A naturalistic observational study
Khalid Al-Zaabi, Samir Al-Adawi, Sanjay Jaju, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Nasser Al-Sibani, Mohammed Al-Alawi, Mohammed Al-Abri, and Rashid Al-Abri
Clinical Aspects, Immunophenotypic Analysis and Survival Rate of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Patients in Erbil City, Iraq
Kawa M. Hasan and Department of Clinical Haematology, Nanakaly Hospital for Blood
Diseases & Oncology, Erbil, Iraq
Pharmaceutical Care in Children: Self-reported knowledge, attitudes and competency of final-year pharmacy students in Jordan
Tareq L. Mukattash, Anan S. Jarab, Rana K. Abu-Farha, Eman Alefeishat, and James C. McElnay
Physicians’ Perceptions of Electronic Prescribing with Electronic Medical Records in Kuwaiti Primary Healthcare Centres
Bashair A. Almutairi, Henry W. W. Potts, and Saadoun F. Al-Azmi
Food Allergen Sensitisation Patterns in Omani Patients with Allergic Manifestations
Salem Al-Tamemi, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Naseem, Munira Tufail-Alrahman, Mahmood Al-Kindi, and Jalila Alshekaili
Correlation Between Dysphagia and Malocclusion in Rett Syndrome: A preliminary study
Serena Cocca, Massimo Viviano, Michele Loglisci, Stefano Parrini, Giovanni Monciatti, Ilaria I. Paganelli, Walter Livi, and Chiara Mezzedimi
Development and Validation of a Cross-Cultural Heart Failure-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire
Nor F. Mohamed, Siti R. Ghazali, Nor A. Yaacob, Aizai A. A. Rahim, and Oteh Maskon
Rate and Predictors of Publication of Resident Abstracts Presented at Oman Medical Specialty Board Scientific Meetings
Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi and Jonas U. Dupo
Knowledge and Attitudes Towards First Aid Measures Among Medical Students at Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Alshuwayrikh, Abdulrahman Aljethaily, Faris Alosaimi, Osama Alshaya, Abdullah Alasmari, Mohammed Al-Makhdob, Saleh Alkhonezan, and Salahuddin Khan
The Effect of a Self-Efficacy-Enhancing Intervention on Perceived Self-Efficacy and Actual Adherence to Healthy Behaviours Among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Iman Al-Hashmi, Felicia Hodge, Karabi Nandy, Elizabeth Thomas, and Mary-Lynn Brecht
Brief Communication
Technical Note
Design, Implementation and Testing of a Novel Prototype Orthotic Knee Joint with Two Degrees of Freedom in a Patient with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Siamak Aghajani-Fesharaki, Farzam Farahmand, Hassan Saeedi, and Ehsan Abdollahy
Case Reports
Lead Toxicity due to Ingestion of Lead-Contaminated Opium in a Patient Presenting with Motor Neuropathy and Upper Limb Paresis: A case report
Seyed M. M. Mirzaei, Ayob Akbari, Omid Mehrpour, and Nasim Zamani
Hypercalcaemia: A portent of sarcoidosis in cystic fibrosis
Jayakrishnan B., Saif M. Al-Mubaihsi, Masoud S. Kashoub, and Jojy George
Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature
Feras A. Alkuwaiti, Yasser Elghoneimy, and Sami Ghazal
A Missed Late Presentation of a Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation as a Large Infected Bulla
Chung Y. Lee, Syazarina S. Osman, Helmee M. Noor, and Nur S. A. Isa
Osteosarcoma of the Proximal Femur Mimicking Septic Arthritis of the Hip: A diagnostic dilemma
Salil Umrani and Yaqoub Al-Mufargi
A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour
Levente Deak, Savitha Mudalagiriyappa, Annelyse Ballin, David Saxton, and Arunaloke Chakrabarti
An Adolescent with Progressive Enlargement of Digits: Case report and proposed diagnostic criteria for macrodystrophia lipomatosa
Binoy J. Paul and Raveendran A. V.
A Case of Pure Matrix Ureteral Stone: A rare type of urinary calculi that may be overlooked
Mohamed M. Elawdy, Samer El-Halwagy, Yasser A. Razek, Abeer R. Alsenani, and Sultan Almazroui
Medical Image
Primary Essential Cutis Verticis Gyrata: A scalp condition that may appear in various disorders
Mónica García-Arpa, Miguel A. Flores-Terry, Lucía González-Ruiz, Monserrat Franco-Muñoz, and Manolo Calvo-García
Letter to the Editor
Re: Primary Plasma Cell Leukaemia: Case report and review of the literature
Vitorino M. dos Santos and Medical Division, Catholic University of Brasilia, Cruzeiro Novo, Brazil
Conference Abstract
Resuscitation & Research Conference 2018
Sultan Qaboos University