Volume 24, Issue 1 (2024)
Editorials/Commentaries
Oxygenation during Endobronchial Ultrasound
B Jayakrishnan and Hari Kishan Gonuguntla
A Need for Daycare Unit for Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Oman
Wafa K. Al-Majarfi
Reviews
Effectiveness of the Eutectic Mixture of Local Anaesthetics Cream in the Management of Arteriovenous Fistula Needle Insertion Pain in Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis
Hamed Al Shahri, Issa Al Salmi, Waleed Al Rajhi, and Hamidreza Shemshaki
A Scoping Review of the Biological, Socioeconomic and Environmental Determinants of Overweight and Obesity Among Middle Eastern and Northern African Nationalities
Glenn Ford D. Valdez, Muna Ajzoon, and Noor Al Zuwameri
Original Studies
Appropriateness of the Emergency Referrals Made by Primary Care Clinicians
Huda Anwar, Thuraiya Al Harthi, Najlaa Jaafar, Fathiya Al Shuraiqi, Nihal Afifi, Khadeeja Al Abri, Salha Al Rujaibi, and Thamra Al Ghafri
Factors Affecting the Early Maturation of Arteriovenous Fistulae Created at a Tertiary Centre in Oman
Sheikha Al Hashmi, Shouq Al Hudar, Edwin Stephen, Dawood Al Riyami, Hanan Al Maawali, Ibrahim Abdelhady, Khalifa Al Wahaibi, and Syed Rizvi
Frequency of Dimethyl Fumarate-Induced Lymphopenia among Omani Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Ahmed Jaboob, Abdullah Al Asmi, M Mazharul Islam, Syed Rezvi, Iman Redha, Jaber Al-Khabouri, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Ahmed Al-Qassabi, Haifa Al-Abri, and Arunodaya R. Gujjar
A Correlation of Tumour Budding and Tumour-Stroma Ratio with Clinicopathological Factors in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Leena Verma, Kanika Singh, Mukta Pujani, Manjula Jain, RK Chandoke, Charu Agarwal, Varsha Chauhan, Sujata Raychaudhuri, and Avani Jain
Predictors of Developing a Complex Course of Osteomyelitis in Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia
Al Zahra Al Hashmi, Ethar Al Fazari, Mustafa Al Ward, Reema Al Masruri, Shahad Al Balushi, Mohammed Al Mutani, Ahmed Al Ghaithi, and Wafa Al Baluki
Prevalence, Characteristics and Determinants of Polypharmacy Among Elderly Patients Attending Primary Healthcare Centres in Bahrain
Mahmood Alawainati, Fatima Habib, Eman Ateya, Eman Dakheel, and Muneera Al-Buainain
Frequency of Asthma Exacerbations and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Among Adults With Asthma According to Vaccination Status
Zalkha Al Kharusi, Rahma Al Kalbani, and Rahma Al-Hadhrami
Magnitude and Determinants of Awareness Regarding Refractive Surgeries Among Saudi Adults
Reem AlHuthail, Dalal AlEssa, Amani Abualnaja, Shuruq AlKhalaf, Nadeef AlQahtani, Yara AlDosari, Jood AlNojaidi, Dalal AlDosari, and Shahad AlRuwaili
Differential Gene Expression Profiles in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients from Kurdistan, Iraq
Blnd Ibrahim Mohammed and Bushra K. Amin
The Effects of Different Storage Conditions on Leukocytes in Human Breast Milk
Diah K. Putri; Rahimi Syaidah; Ahmad A. Jusuf; and Cluster of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute, Jakarta, Indonesia
Analysis of Blood Cultures from Major Burns Patients in a Tertiary Care Burn Unit in Oman
Majid T. Albusaidi, Ahmed Al Jabri, Al Anood Al Hadhrami, Mutazz O Al Khaldi, Moath A. Shummo, Karim M. Haridi, Ahmed Salah El Din, Salim M. Ghawas, Aml E. Saleh, Joe Jacob, Taif Alsafy, Anish T. Elias, and Said Al-Busaidi
Brief Communications
Is High-Flow Nasal Oxygenation a Game Changer in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration?
Parli R. Ravi, Shyam P. Mantha, Asifa A. Mir, Rajini Kausalya, and Sami M. Bennji
Adherence to Medications in Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease in Oman
Ahmed Al-Maskari, Qasim Al-Maamari, Mariya Al-Abdali, Hajer Al-Shaaibi, and Sunil K. Nadar
Technical Note
Plate-Assisted Intramedullary Nailing of Distal Tibia Fractures
Ioannis E. Kougioumtzis, George D. Chloros, and Peyman Bakhshayesh
Case Reports
Successful Treatment of a Case of Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in a Patient with Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Aref Zribi, Amro Nagy, Marwa Al Riyami, and Ikram A. Burney
Protracted Chemical Peritonitis Following Laparoscopy for Dermoid Cyst
Miriam G. Fenn, Sreedharan V. Koliyadan, Lovina Machado, Shahila Sheik, and Nihal Al Riyami
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child
Eman Y. Ahmed, Hatem Al Rawahi, Fatema Al Amrani, Laila Al Masaoudi, and Laila Al Yazidi
Trichodysplasia Spinulosa
Ayida Al Khalili, Elsa Maciagowski, Khue Nguyen, and Kevin A. Watters
An Unusual Presentation of Choriocarcinoma in a Postmenopausal Woman
Atef Zribi, Reem Al Mazroui, Raza Sayani, and Ikram A Burney
Medical Images
The Clinical and Paraclinical Manifestations of Tuberous Sclerosis in an Omani Female Patient
Salma Al-Kharusi and Sharouq Al-Khatri
Primary Cutaneous Gamma/Delta T-cell Lymphoma Simulating Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis
Francisco JD Torre-Gomar, Javier Gimeno-Castillo, Amaia Sagasta-Lacalle, and Itziar Arrue-Michelena
Letters to the Editor
Re: Erythematous Plaque in the Left Axillary Region
Vitorino M dos Santos and Taciana AM Sugai
Re: Propofol in Triple Trouble Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen Syndrome, and Chromosome-9 Inversion
Sounira Mehri, Sinda Zarrouk, and Josef Finsterer