To assess the incidence of risk factors, management and outcome of umbilical cord prolapsed in a university hospital setting. A retrospective chart review of women who had cord prolapsed at King Abdulaziz University Hospital over a period of eight years. During the study period there were 49 cases of cord prolapsed (0.15% incidence), which includes seven cases of cord presentation. The mean mat...

The paper is based upon the work supported by Saudi Aramco Research and Development Center FUELCOM3 program under Master Agreement Number 6600024505/01. FUELCOM (Fuel Combustion for Advanced Engines) a collaborative research undertaking between KAUST intended to address fundamental aspects of hydrocarbon fuel combustion in engines, develop fuel/engine design tools suitable advanced modes. autho...

From the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology (Hasosah), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, and the Departments of Pediatric Gastroenterology (Al-Sunaid), and Medical Imaging (Al-Shaalan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Address correspondence to: Dr. Mohammed Y. Hasosah, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterolo...

The present study explores the struggle led by academic novice English language professors against a robust hierarchical administrative system in Saudi university. adopts qualitative narrative approach. Data were collected form of narratives through interviews with six assistant who have availed King Abdullah Scholarship Program and recently returned to Arabia. Grounded theory was applied analy...

The commercially available aromatic polyketones 1a-d were utilized for the synthesis of the multi-arm1,2,3-selenadiazole derivatives 3a-d. The preparation starts with the reaction between compounds 1a-d and p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide to give the corresponding tosylhydrazones 2a-d. Subsequent reaction with selenium dioxide leads to regiospecific ring closure of the tosylhydrazones to give the t...

A1 QuickSOFA is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality among patients admitted to an emergency department with suspected or documented infection Osama Bin Abdullah, Johannes Grand, Astha Sijapati, Petrine Nimskov, Finn Erland Nielsen Department of Emergency Medicine, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research and Institute of Regional Health Services Research, U...

The development of new mechanical stabilizer in the market encouraged a lot of surgeons to practice offpump coronary artery bypass as this procedure avoids all the possible risks of cardio-pulmonary bypass, an essential element in the conventional coronary bypass operations. During a period of 50 months, the cardiac surgery unit in King Khalid University Hospital performed 85 cases of off-pump ...

Received 13/07/92; revised 01/12/92; accepted 20/04/93 * Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University ** Lecturer, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia. Address reprint requests to: Dr. M. A. Abdullah * Teledyne Hanau, P.O. Box 203,80 Sonwil D...