Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
Overall and progression-free survival in endometrial carcinoma: A single-center retrospective study of patients treated between 2000-2018.
Investigating survival in endometrial cancer (EC) is crucial to determine the effectiveness of overall management as it will reflect on the level of care provided among this population. ⋯ This was a single-center study conducted at a tertiary center, which may question the generalizability of the findings, as the sample may be biased by overrepresentation with patients who were diagnosed at an advanced stage.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
Screening tools for metabolic syndrome based on anthropometric cut-off values among Thai working adults: a community-based study.
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a universal disease of increasing prevalence, but the prevalence varies depending on ethnicity. There is a crucial need to assess the validity of anthropometric indicators and determine appropriate cut-off values for MetS screening. ⋯ The participants might not be representative of all Thai adults and we may have overestimated MetS for Thai working adults because our research focus was on the highest prevalence of MetS in the central region of Thailand.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
Evaluation of the systemic immune inflammation index and the systemic inflammatory response index as new markers for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children.
Abdominal pain is a common and non-specific symptom in children. It is important to be able to distinguish the source of abdominal pain before surgery. ⋯ Single-center study and retrospective.