The Clinical Frailty Scale and incidence of adverse outcomes in older patients with hip fractures in Qatar.

Background: Studies conducted on Western populations have shown that the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a major predictor of adverse outcomes in older patients with hip fractures; however, there are no data on Middle Eastern populations, who may be culturally and ethnically different. We examined the association between the preoperative Clinical Frailty Scale and multiple adverse outcomes in a cohort of patients with hip fractures (aged 60-96 years) in Qatar.

Methods: This prospective, single-center observational cohort study included 155 patients aged ≥ 60 years with hip fractures from Qatar.

Preliminary results of orthogeriatric management in patients with hip fracture: Impact on functional recovery and survival.

Introduction: Orthogeriatric units have demonstrated improvements in functional recovery and survival in older adults hospitalised for hip fracture. The aim of this study is to present preliminary results of the interdisciplinary orthogeriatric activity at the Surgical Specialty Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar).

Methods: A prospective observational study was designed to evaluate the activity of the orthogeriatric unit in hip fracture patients between 2022 and 2024.

Diabetic Retinopathy and Periodontitis: Implications from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disorder affecting millions worldwide, is associated with microvascular complications, including diabetic retinopathy (DR) and periodontitis. Understanding their interrelationship is crucial for comprehensive patient care.

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to investigate the association between DR and periodontitis in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Implementation of pressure ulcer prevention and management in elderly patients: a retrospective study in tertiary care hospital in Qatar.

Objective: Preventing pressure ulcers is an essential part of patient care and it is important to be aware of the best way to prevent it. Hence, the present study aims to look for the demographics, clinical characteristics, and risk factors in patients with and without pressure ulcer among elderly patients.

Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted in elderly (above 65 years) patients from a period of October 2014 to October 2015 in the medical ward under acute Geriatric care at Hamad General Hospital in Qatar.

Improving monitoring of diabetic complications in home care patients.

Introduction: Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus can lead to microvascular and macrovascular complications. Early detection of complications is necessary to prevent end-organ damage and reduce diabetes-related morbidity. In Qatar, the Home Health Care Services of Hamad Medical Corporation caters to about 1000 patients, who solely depend on home healthcare physicians for primary care coordination, which includes management of chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes, stroke, hypertension and anaemia.

Relationship between Plasma Leptin Level and Chronic Kidney Disease.

Background. Leptin is an adipose tissue-derived hormone shown to be related to several metabolic, inflammatory, and hemostatic factors related to chronic kidney disease. Recent animal studies have reported that infusion of recombinant leptin into normal rats for 3 weeks fosters the development of glomerulosclerosis.

Insufficient rest or sleep and its relation to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity in a national, multiethnic sample.

Background: A new question on insufficient rest/sleep was included in the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the 50 states, District of Columbia, and three US territories. No previous study, however, has examined perceived insufficient rest/sleep in relation to cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes mellitus. We examined the association between self-reported insufficient rest/sleep and CVD, diabetes, and obesity in a contemporary sample of US adults.

Association between serum uric acid and prehypertension among US adults.

Background: Experimental evidence supports a causal role of serum uric acid in hypertension development. Previous epidemiologic studies demonstrated an association between uric acid and hypertension; however, data from non-Caucasian ethnicities are limited. Currently there are few data available on the association between serum uric acid level and clinically relevant blood pressure (BP) categories earlier in the disease continuum, when hypertension prevention efforts may be applicable.