Obesity Prevalence and Association with Spirometry Profiles, ICU Admission, and Comorbidities Among Patients with COPD: Retrospective Study in Two Tertiary Centres in Saudi Arabia by Alqarni AA, Badr OI, Aldhahir AM, Alqahtani JS, Siraj RA, Naser AY, Alghamdi AS, Majrshi M, Alghamdi SM, Alyami MM, Alghamdi SA, Alwafi H

“…Abdullah A Alqarni,1,2 Omaima I Badr,3,4 Abdulelah M Aldhahir,5 Jaber S Alqahtani,6 Rayan A Siraj,7 Abdallah Y Naser,8 Abdulrhman S Alghamdi,9 Mansour Majrshi,10,11 Saeed M Alghamdi,12 Mohammed M Alyami,13 Sara A Alghamdi,14 Hassan Alwafi15 1Department of Respiratory Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Respiratory Therapy Unit, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Chest Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; 4Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia; 5Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia; 6Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 7Department of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 8Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan; 9Department of Rehabilitation Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 10National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK; 11Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; 12Clinical Technology Department, Respiratory Care Program, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 13Respiratory Therapy Department, Batterjee Medical College, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia; 14Respiratory Care Department, AlSalama Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 15Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Hassan Alwafi, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Email hhwafi@uqu.edu.saBackground: Obesity is common among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and is associated with an increase in acute exacerbation episodes. …”
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Gender Differences in Prevalence of Sleepy Driving Among Young Drivers in Saudi Arabia by Alqurashi YD, Alqarni AS, Albukhamsin FM, Alfaris AA, Alhassan BI, Ghazwani WK, Altammar AA, Aleid ME, Almutary H, Aldhahir AM, Alessy SA, Almusally R, Alsaid A, Mahmoud MI, Qutub HO, Sebastian T, Alghnam S, Polkey MI

“…Yousef D Alqurashi,1 Abdullah S Alqarni,1 Faisal Maher Albukhamsin,1 Abdullah Abdulaziz Alfaris,1 Bader Ibrahim Alhassan,1 Waleed Khalid Ghazwani,1 Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Altammar,1 Mutlaq Eid Aleid,1 Hayfa Almutary,2 Abdulelah M Aldhahir,3 Saleh A Alessy,4 Rayyan Almusally,5 Abir Alsaid,5 Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud,5 Hatem Othman Qutub,5 Tunny Sebastian,6 Suliman Alghnam,7 Michael I Polkey8 1Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Medical Surgical Nursing Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Internal Medicine Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia; 6Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 7Population Health Section-King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 8Royal Brompton Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKCorrespondence: Yousef D Alqurashi, Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, 34221, Saudi Arabia, Email ydalqurashi@iau.edu.saIntroduction: Sleepy driving is associated with Motor Vehicles Accidents (MVAs). …”
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Clinical Practice of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in ARDS Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Respiratory Therapists by Alyami MM, Aldhahir AM, Alqarni AA, Salwi KM, Sarhan AM, Almeshari MA, Alobaidi NY, Alqahtani JS, Siraj RA, Alsulayyim AS, Alghamdi SM, Alasimi AH, Alqarni OA, Majrshi MS, Alwafi H

“…Mohammed M Alyami,1 Abdulelah M Aldhahir,2 Abdullah A Alqarni,3,4 Khalid M Salwi,1 Abdullah M Sarhan,1 Mohammed A Almeshari,5 Nowaf Y Alobaidi,6,7 Jaber S Alqahtani,8 Rayan A Siraj,9 Abdullah S Alsulayyim,2 Saeed M Alghamdi,10 Ahmed H Alasimi,11 Omar A Alqarni,10 Mansour S Majrshi,12,13 Hassan Alwafi14 1Respiratory Therapy Department, Batterjee Medical College, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia; 2Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Respiratory Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Respiratory Therapy Unit, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Rehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 6Respiratory Therapy Department, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia; 7King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia; 8Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 10Clinical Technology Department, Respiratory Care Program, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 11Department of Respiratory Therapy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA; 12National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK; 13Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; 14Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Abdulelah M Aldhahir, Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Al Maarefah Road, Jazan, 82911, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966557775561, Email Aldhahir.abdulelah@hotmail.comBackground: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is an essential non-invasive oxygen therapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. …”
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