haemorraghic-shock, and 1(5%) with acute liver failure. Differences between non-survivours and survivours by (x2): hypofibrinogenemia (53%versus 13%; P 1⁄4 0.039), epistaxis (17% versus 0%; P 1⁄4 0.023), evident clinical infection (47%versus 13%; P 1⁄4 0.044), elevated LDH levels (63% versus 30%; P 1⁄4 0.039), hemophagocytosis (57% versus 17%; P 1⁄4 0.024). Risk factors associated to mortality:...

haemorraghic-shock, and 1(5%) with acute liver failure. Differences between non-survivours and survivours by (x2): hypofibrinogenemia (53%versus 13%; P 1⁄4 0.039), epistaxis (17% versus 0%; P 1⁄4 0.023), evident clinical infection (47%versus 13%; P 1⁄4 0.044), elevated LDH levels (63% versus 30%; P 1⁄4 0.039), hemophagocytosis (57% versus 17%; P 1⁄4 0.024). Risk factors associated to mortality:...

BACKGROUND Spinal sagittal imbalance is a widely acknowledged problem, but there is insufficient knowledge regarding its occurrence. In some patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH), their symptom is similar to spinal sagittal imbalance. The aim of this study is to illustrate the spinopelvic sagittal characteristics and identity the role of spinal musculature in the mechanism of sagittal imba...

BACKGROUND Ninety percent of all people sometimes during their lives experience low back pain, and 30-40% develops radicular leg pain with the sciatica characteristics. Although for clinical diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) straight leg raising (SLR) test in 85-90% of cases indicates LDH, but in our practice with LDH patients this test is frequently negative despite radicular leg pain ...

It has not been elucidated whether certain types of M1b prostate cancer (M1b PC) are associated with a poor outcome. The present study retrospectively identified predictive factors related to the outcome of M1b PC. The subjects were 104 patients who attended our hospital and received a diagnosis of M1b PC. The observation period ranged from 4 to 122 months (median, 43 months). The parameters in...

BACKGROUND Intravascular hemolysis in sickle cell anemia could contribute to complications associated with nitric oxide deficiency, advancing age, and increased mortality. We have previously reported that intense hemolysis is associated with increased risk of vascular complications in a small cohort of adults with sickle cell disease. These observations have not been validated in other populati...

PURPOSE Survival is highly variable in women with bone metastases from breast cancer and prognostic factors are needed. We analyzed data from a phase III trial comparing zoledronic acid (ZOL) with pamidronate in patients with breast cancer and bone metastases to identify variables prognostic for overall survival. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients who received ZOL (n = 435) with bone marker assessm...

The LDH isoenzyme composition of 12 platelet preparations was determined by electrophoresis. The mean (+/- SD) percentages of LDH-1, LDH-2, LDH-3, LDH-4, and LDH-5 were 16.6 +/- 1.7, 30.1 +/- 1.0, 34.2 +/- 1.3, 18.2 +/- 1.3, and 0.9 +/- 1.1, respectively. In comparison with previous data, these data show identical ranking of the prevalence of each isoenzyme but significantly different percentag...

OBJECTIVE To determine high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and its correlation with classical enzyme markers of myocardial damage. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Emergency Medicine at King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh and Department of Physiology, from A...