Editorial
Rethinking Health-Care Efficiency: A Call for a Multi-Dimensional Framework for Assessing Healthcare System Efficiency
Yasser K. Alotaibi and Ali N. Alharbi
Abstract
Advancing Rheumatology in the Middle East: MRC 2025 Abstracts
Martin Lee, Ahmed Zayat, Beena Hameed, Elsadeg Sharif, Fahda Al Okaily, Fehaid Alanazi, Francis Kynaston-Pearson, Khalid A. Alnaqbi, Mahmood Hachim, Mayam Al Nesf, Mira Mirashli, Mohammed Tariq, Ravi Gutta, Reem Abdwani, Saadeya Naji, Shamma Lootah, Tareq Al Araimi, Waleed Hafiz, and Suad Hannawi
Clinical Practice Guideline
Middle East Bifurcation Club Consensus Document on Percutaneous Revascularization of Bifurcation Lesions in Association with the National Heart Center – Saudi Health Council
Khaled Al-Shaibi, Mirvat Alasnag, Haitham Amin, Ali Nazmi Calik, Ali AlMasood, Abdullah Alenezi, Nouf Alanazi, Abdulrahman AlMoghairi, Hadi Abu-Hantash, and Khaled AlMerri
Erratum
Erratum to ``Unmasking Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Saudi Arabia'' [Saudi Medical Journal 2025; 46(9):1000–1007]
Osman O. Radhwi, Omar M. Raslan, and Eman M. Mansory
Erratum to ``The Association between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Ischemic Heart Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study'' [Saudi Medical Journal 2025 Oct; 46(10):1174–1181]
Mahmoud H. Mosli, Dima M. Alsulami, Yara K. Alghamdi, Abdullah S. Badahdah, Asmaa H. Alhibshi, Thamer M. Alamri, Maan S. Alkhattabi, Khames T. Alzahrani, Hadeel A. Alsufyani, and Omar I. Saadah
Original Studies
The Role of the Delta Neutrophil Index in Determining the Severity of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Selçuk Atalay, Melike Çaltekin, Nihal Çallıoğlu, Fırat Ersan, Verda Alpay, Yasin Anasız, and Ipek Geyikoğlu
A Multi-Centre Study: Quantitative Evaluation of Radiation Dose for Adults Head Computed Tomography
Abdulaziz A. Qurashi and Shrooq T. Aldahery
Reliability and Validity of the Arabic Version of the NOSE-Perf Scale
Rayan M. Alfallaj, Abdullah I. BinGhaith, Mohammed Y. Alyoussef, Ahmed S. Alsaleh, Saad A. Alsaleh, Abdulaziz A. AlQahtani, and Ahmad S. Alroqi
Concurrent Appendectomy in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gynecological Malignancies: A Retrospective Analysis from a Tertiary Referral Center
Gazi Güner, Can Tercan, Emrah Dağdeviren, Ali Selçuk Yeniocak, Ceylin Elbistanli, Sure Nur Erdoğmuş, Ayşe Hazirbulan, Yiğit Mert Bayrak, Neçirvan Çağdaş Çaltek, Gözde Şahin, Ergun Tercan, Figen Efe Çamili, NazlıAylin Vural, Hüseyin Karatay, Saniye Merve Gül Kara, and İlkbal Temel Yüksel
Clinical Role of Hematologic Inflammatory Markers in the Diagnosis of Missed Abortion
Mustafa Bakırcı, Çağlayan Ateş, and Ethem S. Yalvaç
Tumor-Associated Neutrophils in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Predicted by Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Peripheral Blood Markers
Weiwei Hong, Xie Xiong, Chen Fang, Chuanhong Luo, Xiaoying Qian, Xinyuan Yao, Xin Ye, Biao Yu, Bingbiao Zhou, Dengying Chen, Chengsi Shu, Yong Wang, and Yong Li
Comparison of the Predictive Value of CRP/Albumin, CRP/Prealbumin, and the Clinical Frailty Scale for Mortality in Geriatric Intensive Care Patients
Natali T. Aksoy, Bülent B. Güven, Sümeyya M. Soyalan, Dilek Metin Yamaç, Tuna Ertürk, and Süheyla Abitağaoğlu
Ethnic Background as a Determinant of Thyroid Cancer Risk: A Decade-Long National Cohort Study Reveals Divergent Epidemics in Saudi Arabia
Nizar A. Khamjan
Comparison of Clinical Outcome of Mushroom Poisonings with and without Specific Treatment: A 5-year Retrospective Analysis
Kamil Deveci, Necmi Baykan, Baycan Kus, Fatma Ünlü, Ömer Salt, and Serhat Koyuncu
Combined Predictive Value of Serum NGAL, CysC, Urinary NAG, and eGFR for Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Patients in ICU
Yu Han, Wenna Ning, Jian Lu, Jinwei Zhu, ZhiLiang Qin, and Xiao Wang
The Nephroprotective Effects of Dulaglutide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Multicenter Saudi Arabian Study
Maha H. Jamal, Hassan A. Alzahrani, Duaa M. Bakhshwin, Ranya A. Ghamri, Fatmah S. Binzomah, Wisam H. Jamal, and Moaz W. Abulfaraj
Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Germline Mutations in Western Saudi Patients with Epithelial Tubo-Ovarian Carcinoma
Wala Mehros, Faisal Aldaheri, Anas Alqarni, Saif Aljehani, Abdulrahman Alnamlah, Alaa Althubaiti, Safaa Huneef, and Hatim Jifree
Reviews
Integrative Approaches to Gut Microbiota: Biomarkers, Dysbiosis, and Therapeutic Potential
Zeyad M. Alharbi
Systematic Reviews
Mental Health in Relation to Parental Absence: A Systematic Review
Mohammed Barry, Abdulaziz Alyahyawi, and Heba Jafar Sabbagh
Treatment of Odontogenic Sinusitis With Oroantral Communication and Fistula: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rana R. Alharbi, Omar F. Alnajar, Reham E. Almahdi, Salman A. Alrougi, Remas A. Alshehri, Ruyuf A. Alotaibi, Shahad S. Alharbi, Manal A Eltahir, and Yahya A. Fageeh