Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Introduction SARS-COV-2 viral infection primarily targets the respiratory system with a clinical picture that varies from simple symptoms to respiratory distress syndrome requiring hospitalization in the intensive care unit; SARS-CoV-2 also has neuro-invasive capabilities and could spread from the respiratory system to the central nervous system. R...
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Objectives To assess the medical students' satisfaction and knowledge attainment through distant learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This is a cross-sectional, self-reported, questionnaire-based study that was conducted at the School of Medicine at the University of Jordan in April 2020. The targeted population was the students at the sc...
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Background There is very limited experience in management of heart transplant (HT) recipients and their immunosuppressive drug therapies while confronted with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case details We report the case of a 60-year-old male, heart transplant recipient patient, admitted in our ICU for severe COVID-19. His immunosuppressors were disconti...
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
• Risk perception had the greatest impact on the adherence to preventive behaviors. • Risk perception and perceived stress both reflect severity of fear from COVID-19. • P·S.S. is less affected by sociodemographic and workplace characteristics. • Using a source of information would not affect the attitude of the H·C·W.s. • Trust in a specific sourc...
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
• Psychoeducation is an intervention that involves the caregiver of children with autism. • The parent/caregiver of the child's closest environment maximizes the family is an effective concept for the care of children with autism. • The risk of education in children has an influence on the severity of Indonesian children with autism. • Psychoeducat...
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
• No significant association of gender, family history, and childbirth on recurrence of atopic dermatitis symptoms. • There is a significant association between exclusive breastfeeding and recurrent atopic dermatitis. • Participants who experience atopic dermatitis as much as 57.1% consume exclusive breastfeeding.
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
• Asthma is one of the commonest respiratory illnesses among patients undergoing surgery. • This systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA protocol. • Propofol, ketamine, halothane, isoflurane and sevoflurane are best pharmacologic agents for asthmatic surgical patients. • Vecuronium is safe for use in asthmatic surgical patients.
Published in Annals of Medicine and Surgery
• We report a case report of an appendix duplication witch is a very rare congenital malformation. To date, only fifteen cases were published. • After careful examination of the literature, we found that this is the first case of this rare entity in Morocco. • Appendicular duplication is a rare malformation that often escapes preoperative radiologi...
