Publications by authors named "Manar A Aljebreen"

Article Synopsis
  • The Saudi government is increasingly privatizing healthcare to improve access to care, particularly for children needing surgical services.
  • A retrospective study compared pediatric surgical access between public and private providers, focusing on inguinal herniotomy outcomes.
  • Results showed significantly better access in private settings, with shorter wait times and more patients being insured, suggesting that leveraging public funds for private services could enhance children's healthcare access.
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Introduction: Ichthyosis is a group of keratinizing diseases characterized by scaly and dry skin. One of the ocular complications associated with ichthyosis is cicatricial ectropion which often results in exposure keratopathy and eventually corneal scarring.

Presentation Of Case: In this report we are presenting a 21-year-old female who is known to have ichthyosis-related bilateral lower lid cicatricial ectropion, which was managed with Mucous Membrane Grafting (MMG) six years ago.

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To evaluate levels of physical activity among physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to study the possible factors affecting physical inactivity. In addition, the study aims to estimate the prevalence of major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and a possible correlation between physical inactivity and major NCDs.  Method: A cross-sectional approach was used for this study conducted on 370 randomly-selected outpatient physicians of both genders working at 4 leading healthcare institutions in Riyadh, Kindom of Saudi Arabia between December 2013 and January 2014.

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