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  1. Article ; Online: Continuous Performance Improvement Framework for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Arid Regions: Case of Wadi Rumah in Qassim, Saudi Arabia.

    Haider, Husnain / AlHetari, Mohammed / Ghumman, Abdul Razzaq / Al-Salamah, Ibrahim Saleh / Thabit, Hussein / Shafiquzzaman, Md

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2021  Volume 18, Issue 13

    Abstract: In arid regions such as Saudi Arabia, wastewater treatment (WWT) facilities (meeting promulgated standards) need to adapt their continuous performance improvement (CPI) for long-term sustainability. To achieve this, the facilities need to improve their ... ...

    Abstract In arid regions such as Saudi Arabia, wastewater treatment (WWT) facilities (meeting promulgated standards) need to adapt their continuous performance improvement (CPI) for long-term sustainability. To achieve this, the facilities need to improve their performance to comply with more strict objectives for broader reuse applications of treated effluent. The present research proposes a CPI framework based on performance benchmarking process for the stepwise improvement of WWT facilities. A grey rational analysis water quality index (
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Canada ; Saudi Arabia ; Wastewater ; Water Purification ; Water Quality
    Chemical Substances Waste Water
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph18136857
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  2. Article ; Online: Continuous Performance Improvement Framework for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Arid Regions

    Husnain Haider / Mohammed AlHetari / Abdul Razzaq Ghumman / Ibrahim Saleh Al-Salamah / Hussein Thabit / Md. Shafiquzzaman

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 6857, p

    Case of Wadi Rumah in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

    2021  Volume 6857

    Abstract: In arid regions such as Saudi Arabia, wastewater treatment (WWT) facilities (meeting promulgated standards) need to adapt their continuous performance improvement (CPI) for long-term sustainability. To achieve this, the facilities need to improve their ... ...

    Abstract In arid regions such as Saudi Arabia, wastewater treatment (WWT) facilities (meeting promulgated standards) need to adapt their continuous performance improvement (CPI) for long-term sustainability. To achieve this, the facilities need to improve their performance to comply with more strict objectives for broader reuse applications of treated effluent. The present research proposes a CPI framework based on performance benchmarking process for the stepwise improvement of WWT facilities. A grey rational analysis water quality index (GWQI) based on exceedance probability was developed. For weights’ estimation of 11 physical, chemical, and biological water quality parameters, the entropy method effectively accommodated the changes in relative importance of the parameters with including additional future reuse applications. For existing effluent reuse scenarios of restricted and unrestricted irrigation, the GWQI values were found consistent with the modified version of the Canadian WQI (CWQI). The indices’ values (ranged between 0 and 100) greater than 80 showed the efficient operation of four WWT plants in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia. Two hypothetical CPI scenarios with future reuse applications (fish, livestock drinking, and recreation) showed an overall decline in the average (of four plants) values of the GWQI (97 to 78) and CWQI (85 to 60). CWQI predicted stricter results for the facilities with parameters’ concentrations exceeding the targets with larger margins and was found applicable for the CPI of WWT facilities in arid regions. For existing scenarios, the assessment results suggest the facilities to control and monitor the chlorination practice. For future targets, tertiary treatment needs to be enhanced for desired nutrients and total dissolved solids removal. The proposed CPI framework provides a platform to initiate the performance benchmarking process for WWT facilities at local or regional levels in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
    Keywords arid regions ; CCME-WQI ; continuous performance improvement ; grey rational analysis ; performance benchmarking ; wastewater treatment ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Surgery for small bowel Crohn's disease: experience of a tertiary referral center.

    Al Salamah, Saleh Mohammed

    Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

    2009  Volume 11, Issue 2, Page(s) 85–92

    Abstract: The aim: The study aims to evaluate the clinical presentation and surgical management of small bowel Crohn's disease (CD) at a tertiary referral center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).: Patients and methods: A retrospective review of the medical ...

    Abstract The aim: The study aims to evaluate the clinical presentation and surgical management of small bowel Crohn's disease (CD) at a tertiary referral center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
    Patients and methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of all patients with the diagnosis of small bowel CD from March 1999 up to December 2003. The records of 28 patients were reviewed for demographic data, clinical presentation, preoperative investigations, indications of surgery, surgical procedures, postoperative complications and follow-up. The final diagnosis of CD was based on paraffin section histopathology reports.
    Results: The mean age was 34 years, female to male ratio was 1:2.1. The medical treatment was offered to 22 patients in whom the diagnosis of CD was established after investigations or they were known to have CD before admission. Thirteen patients (46.4%) responded to medical treatment, whereas 15 patients (53.6%) required surgery. The indications for surgery were intestinal obstruction (seven patients), right iliac fossa mass lesion of uncertain nature (three patients), enterocutaneous fistula and pelvic collection (one patient), failure of medical treatment (two patients), and acute abdomen (two patients). The surgical procedures carried out were limited right hemicolectomy in ten patients, segmental bowel resection (two patients) and stricturoplasty of the stenosed segment (three patients).
    Conclusion: Crohn's disease is not uncommon in KSA. It is a disease of young patients, half of patients needed surgery at some stage. Intestinal obstruction remains the most common indication of surgery. The surgery of CD needs a good cooperation between the surgeon, radiologist and gastroenterologist.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-10-27
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2299174-8
    ISSN 1998-4049 ; 1319-3767
    ISSN (online) 1998-4049
    ISSN 1319-3767
    DOI 10.4103/1319-3767.33324
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  4. Article: Consensus Statement of the Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery (SANS) on Triage of Neurosurgery Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

    Bajunaid, Khalid / Sabbagh, Abdulrahman J / Ajlan, Abdulrazag / Al-Jehani, Hosam / Alnaami, Ibrahim / Khormi, Yahya H / Bin Mahfoodh, Mohammed / Barnawi, Abdulwahed / Bin Salamah, Ali / Alobaid, Abdullah / Bafaquh, Mohammed S / Alturki, Abdulrahman Y / Alkhani, Ahmed / Al-Habib, Husam / Baeesa, Saleh / Al-Habib, Amro

    Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

    2020  Volume 25, Issue 2, Page(s) 148–151

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Consensus ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Coronavirus Infections/transmission ; Humans ; Neurosurgical Procedures/adverse effects ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Saudi Arabia ; Triage
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-29
    Publishing country Saudi Arabia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2214806-1
    ISSN 1319-6138
    ISSN 1319-6138
    DOI 10.17712/nsj.2020.2.20200054
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  5. Article: Consensus Statement of the Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery (SANS) on Triage of Neurosurgery Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

    Bajunaid, Khalid / Sabbagh, Abdulrahman J / Ajlan, Abdulrazag / Al-Jehani, Hosam / Alnaami, Ibrahim / Khormi, Yahya H / Bin Mahfoodh, Mohammed / Barnawi, Abdulwahed / Bin Salamah, Ali / Alobaid, Abdullah / Bafaquh, Mohammed S / Alturki, Abdulrahman Y / Alkhani, Ahmed / Al-Habib, Husam / Baeesa, Saleh / Al-Habib, Amro

    Neurosciences (Riyadh)

    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #32351254
    Database COVID19

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  6. Article: Evaluating the Impacts of Pumping on Aquifer Depletion in Arid Regions Using MODFLOW, ANFIS and ANN

    Almuhaylan, Mohammed R / Ghumman, Abdul Razzaq / Al-Salamah, Ibrahim Saleh / Ahmad, Afaq / Ghazaw, Yousry M / Haider, Husnain / Shafiquzzaman, Md

    Water. 2020 Aug. 15, v. 12, no. 8

    2020  

    Abstract: In arid regions, the groundwater drawdown consistently increases, and even for a constant pumping rate, long-term predictions remain a challenge. The present research applies the modular three-dimensional finite-difference groundwater flow (MODFLOW) ... ...

    Abstract In arid regions, the groundwater drawdown consistently increases, and even for a constant pumping rate, long-term predictions remain a challenge. The present research applies the modular three-dimensional finite-difference groundwater flow (MODFLOW) model to a unique aquifer facing challenges of undefined boundary conditions. Artificial neural networks (ANN) and adaptive neuro fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) have also been investigated for predicting groundwater levels in the aquifer. A framework is developed for evaluating the impact of various scenarios of groundwater pumping on aquifer depletion. A new code in MATLAB was written for predictions of aquifer depletion using ANN/ANFIS. The geotechnical, meteorological, and hydrological data, including discharge and groundwater levels from 1980 to 2018 for wells in Qassim, were collected from the ministry concerned. The Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency and mean square error examined the performance of the models. The study found that the existing pumping rates can result in an alarming drawdown of 105 m in the next 50 years. Appropriate water conservation strategies for maintaining the existing pumping rate can reduce the impact on aquifer depletion by 33%.
    Keywords aquifers ; arid zones ; drawdown ; groundwater ; groundwater extraction ; groundwater flow ; hydrologic data ; hydrologic models ; neural networks ; prediction ; research ; water conservation ; water table ; wells
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0815
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 2521238-2
    ISSN 2073-4441
    ISSN 2073-4441
    DOI 10.3390/w12082297
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  7. Article: Cholecystectomy without intraoperative cholangiogram in gallstone pancreatitis.

    Al-Qahtani, Hamad H / Alam, Mohammed K / Al-Akeely, Mohammed H / Al-Salamah, Saleh M

    Saudi medical journal

    2011  Volume 32, Issue 7, Page(s) 714–717

    Abstract: Objective: To determine the long term outcome of cholecystectomy without intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) in patients recovering from acute gallstone pancreatitis with normal preoperative liver function tests and imaging.: Methods: The medical ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To determine the long term outcome of cholecystectomy without intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) in patients recovering from acute gallstone pancreatitis with normal preoperative liver function tests and imaging.
    Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent cholecystectomy without IOC for gallstone pancreatitis at King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between January 2005 and December 2009 were studied retrospectively. Patients with severe pancreatitis and those who had preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) were excluded from the study. Data on patients' demography, symptoms, laboratory findings, intraoperative and postoperative findings, length of hospital stay, and outpatient follow up were collected and analyzed.
    Results: A total of 160 patients were treated for acute gallstone pancreatitis. Forty-four patients with preoperative ERCP (n = 39), and severe pancreatitis (n = 5), were excluded. The remaining 116 patients initially underwent conservative treatment followed by cholecystectomy without IOC. All were followed up for an average of 2-4 visits. Five patients (4.3%) were re-admitted with gallstone related bilio-pancreatic complications. They underwent ERCP and CBD stone clearance. Four patients were lost to follow up. The remaining 107 patients have remained asymptomatic 12-55 months after cholecystectomy.
    Conclusion: The incidence of bilio-pancreatic complications from unsuspected CBD stones in patients of biliary pancreatitis that underwent cholecystectomy without IOC is very low. Therefore, a routine IOC in these patients can be omitted safely.
    MeSH term(s) Acute Disease ; Adult ; Aged ; Cholangiography ; Cholecystectomy ; Female ; Gallstones/complications ; Gallstones/surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pancreatitis/etiology ; Pancreatitis/surgery ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-07
    Publishing country Saudi Arabia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392302-2
    ISSN 1658-3175 ; 0379-5284
    ISSN (online) 1658-3175
    ISSN 0379-5284
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  8. Article ; Online: The longitudinal impact of COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgical practice.

    Bajunaid, Khalid / Alatar, Abdullah / Alqurashi, Ashwag / Alkutbi, Mohammad / Alzahrani, Anas H / Sabbagh, Abdulrahman J / Alobaid, Abdullah / Barnawi, Abdulwahed / Alferayan, Ahmed A / Alkhani, Ahmed M / Bin Salamah, Ali / Sheikh, Bassem Y / Alotaibi, Fahad E / Alabbas, Faisal / Farrash, Faisal / Al-Jehani, Hosam M / Alhabib, Husam / Alnaami, Ibrahim / Altweijri, Ikhlass /
    Khoja, Isam / Taha, Mahmoud / Alzahrani, Moajeb / Bafaquh, Mohammed S / Binmahfoodh, Mohammed / Algahtany, Mubarak A / Al-Rashed, Sabah / Raza, Syed M / Elwatidy, Sherif / Alomar, Soha A / Al-Issawi, Wisam / Khormi, Yahya H / Ammar, Ahmad / Al-Habib, Amro / Baeesa, Saleh S / Ajlan, Abdulrazag

    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

    2020  Volume 198, Page(s) 106237

    Abstract: Objective: This observational cross-sectional multicenter study aimed to evaluate the longitudinal impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on neurosurgical practice.: Methods: We included 29 participating neurosurgeons in centers ... ...

    Abstract Objective: This observational cross-sectional multicenter study aimed to evaluate the longitudinal impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on neurosurgical practice.
    Methods: We included 29 participating neurosurgeons in centers from all geographical regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study period, which was between March 5, 2020 and May 20, 2020, was divided into three equal periods to determine the longitudinal effect of COVID-19 measures on neurosurgical practice over time.
    Results: During the 11-week study period, 474 neurosurgical interventions were performed. The median number of neurosurgical procedures per day was 5.5 (interquartile range [IQR]: 3.5-8). The number of cases declined from 72 in the first week and plateaued at the 30's range in subsequent weeks. The most and least number of performed procedures were oncology (129 [27.2 %]) and functional procedures (6 [1.3 %]), respectively. Emergency (Priority 1) cases were more frequent than non-urgent (Priority 4) cases (178 [37.6 %] vs. 74 [15.6 %], respectively). In our series, there were three positive COVID-19 cases. There was a significant among-period difference in the length of hospital stay, which dropped from a median stay of 7 days (IQR: 4-18) to 6 (IQR: 3-13) to 5 days (IQR: 2-8). There was no significant among-period difference with respect to institution type, complications, or mortality.
    Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic decreased the number of procedures performed in neurosurgery practice. The load of emergency neurosurgery procedures did not change throughout the three periods, which reflects the need to designate ample resources to cover emergencies. Notably, with strict screening for COVID -19 infections, neurosurgical procedures could be safely performed during the early pandemic phase. We recommend to restart performing neurosurgical procedures once the pandemic gets stabilized to avoid possible post pandemic health-care system intolerable overload.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Coronavirus Infections/transmission ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Infection Control/organization & administration ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurosurgery/organization & administration ; Neurosurgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control ; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission ; Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Saudi Arabia ; Young Adult
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-17
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Observational Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 193107-6
    ISSN 1872-6968 ; 0303-8467
    ISSN (online) 1872-6968
    ISSN 0303-8467
    DOI 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106237
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  9. Article ; Online: Neurosurgical Procedures and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case-Control Multicenter Study.

    Bajunaid, Khalid / Alqurashi, Ashwag / Alatar, Abdullah / Alkutbi, Mohammad / Alzahrani, Anas H / Sabbagh, Abdulrahman J / Alobaid, Abdullah / Barnawi, Abdulwahed / Alferayan, Ahmed Abdulrahman / Alkhani, Ahmed M / Salamah, Ali Bin / Sheikh, Bassem Yousef / Alotaibi, Fahad E / Alabbas, Faisal / Farrash, Faisal / Al-Jehani, Hosam M / Alhabib, Husam / Alnaami, Ibrahim / Altweijri, Ikhlass /
    Khoja, Isam / Taha, Mahmoud / Alzahrani, Moajeb / Bafaquh, Mohammed S / Binmahfoodh, Mohammed / Algahtany, Mubarak Ali / Al-Rashed, Sabah / Raza, Syed Muhammad / Elwatidy, Sherif / Alomar, Soha A / Al-Issawi, Wisam / Khormi, Yahya H / Ammar, Ahmad / Al-Habib, Amro / Baeesa, Saleh S / Ajlan, Abdulrazag

    World neurosurgery

    2020  Volume 143, Page(s) e179–e187

    Abstract: Objective: Quantitative documentation of the effects of outbreaks, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is limited in neurosurgery. Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgical practice and to ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Quantitative documentation of the effects of outbreaks, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is limited in neurosurgery. Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgical practice and to determine whether surgical procedures are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
    Methods: A multicenter case-control study was conducted, involving patients who underwent neurosurgical intervention in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during 2 periods: pre-COVID-19 and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The surgical intervention data evaluated included diagnostic category, case priority, complications, length of hospital stay, and 30-day mortality.
    Results: A total of 850 procedures were included, 36% during COVID-19. The median number of procedures per day was significantly lower during the COVID-19 period (5.5 cases) than during the pre-COVID-19 period (12 cases; P < 0.0001). Complications, length of hospital stay, and 30-day mortality did not differ during the pandemic. In a multivariate analysis comparing both periods, case priority levels 1 (immediate) (odds ratio [OR], 1.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-2.67), 1 (1-24 h) (OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.10-2.41), and 4 (OR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.19-0.42) showed significant differences.
    Conclusions: During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall number of neurosurgical procedures declined, but the load of emergency procedures remained the same, thus highlighting the need to allocate sufficient resources for emergencies. More importantly, performing neurosurgical procedures during the pandemic in regions with limited effects of the outbreak on the health care system was safe. Our findings may aid in developing guidelines for acute and long-term care during pandemics in surgical subspecialties.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; COVID-19/surgery ; COVID-19/virology ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurosurgery ; Neurosurgical Procedures/methods ; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity ; Young Adult
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study
    ZDB-ID 2534351-8
    ISSN 1878-8769 ; 1878-8750
    ISSN (online) 1878-8769
    ISSN 1878-8750
    DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.093
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  10. Article ; Online: Neurosurgical Procedures and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Bajunaid, Khalid / Alqurashi, Ashwag / Alatar, Abdullah / Alkutbi, Mohammad / Alzahrani, Anas H. / Sabbagh, Abdulrahman J. / Alobaid, Abdullah / Barnawi, Abdulwahed / Alferayan, Ahmed Abdulrahman / Alkhani, Ahmed M. / Salamah, Ali Bin / Sheikh, Bassem Yousef / Alotaibi, Fahad E. / Alabbas, Faisal / Farrash, Faisal / Al-Jehani, Hosam M. / Alhabib, Husam / Alnaami, Ibrahim / Altweijri, Ikhlass /
    Khoja, Isam / Taha, Mahmoud / Alzahrani, Moajeb / Bafaquh, Mohammed S. / Binmahfoodh, Mohammed / Algahtany, Mubarak Ali / Al-Rashed, Sabah / Raza, Syed Muhammad / Elwatidy, Sherif / Alomar, Soha A. / Al-Issawi, Wisam / Khormi, Yahya H. / Ammar, Ahmad / Al-Habib, Amro / Baeesa, Saleh S. / Ajlan, Abdulrazag

    World Neurosurgery

    A Case-Control Multicenter Study

    2020  Volume 143, Page(s) e179–e187

    Keywords Surgery ; Clinical Neurology ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2534351-8
    ISSN 1878-8769 ; 1878-8750
    ISSN (online) 1878-8769
    ISSN 1878-8750
    DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.093
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