Venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: incidence and risk factors (2007)
Al-Qahtani, S, Arabi, Y, Aldawood, A
No abstract available.
Early tracheostomy in acute lung injury: who could benefit? (2006)
Gajic, O, Frutos-Vivar, F, Afessa, B, Esteban, A, Anzueto, A, Ferguson, N, ...
No abstract available.
Prolonged intensive care unit stay: predictors and impact on resource utilization (2001)
Haddad, S, Arabi, Y, Goraj, R, Al-Shimemeri, A
No abstract available.
Current practice of Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders in a Saudi Arabian tertiary care center (2001)
Rahman, M, Arabi, Y, Adhami, N, Parker, B, Al Malik, S, Al Shimemeri, A
No abstract available.
Djazmati, W, Attar, B, Arabi, Y, McIntyre, R, Shaheen, FA
No abstract available.
Arabi, Y, Goraj, R, McIntyre, R, Al-Abdulkareem, A
No abstract available.
Antibiotic susceptibility of Clostridium difficile (1979)
Burdon, D. W., Brown, J. D., Youngs, D. J., Arabi, Y., Shinagawa, N., Alexander-Williams, J., ...
Strains of Clostridium difficile isolated from patients with pseudomembranous colitis or diarrhoea were all sensitive to concentrations of vancomycin which are readily attained in faeces by oral...
Influence of neomycin and metronidazole on colonic microflora of volunteers (1979)
Arabi, Y., Dimock, Frances, Burdon, D. W., Alexander-Williams, J., Keighley, M. R. B.
The influence on colonic microflora of neomycin and metronidazole alone, or in combination, was studied in volunteers taking a normal diet. Bacterial counts on daily faecal samples revealed that...
Aspects of preventing sepsis in colo-rectal surgery: results of recent clinical trials (1978)
Keighley, M. R. B., Arabi, Y., Matheson, D., Alexander-Williams, J.
We have conducted four clinical trials to assess the value of antibiotic prophylaxis in colo-rectal surgery. Systemic lincomycin was shown to reduce the incidence of sepsis and non-sporing anaerobic...
Faecal toxin and severity of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
Burdon, D W, George, R H, Mogg, G A, Arabi, Y, Thompson, H, Johnson, M, ...
The relationship between faecal toxin titre, histological evidence of pseudomembrane in the rectum, and severity of antibiotic-associated colitis has been analysed from data on 62 patients whose...
Lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy: local or general anaesthetic?
Gatehouse, D, Arabi, Y, Alexander-Williams, J, Keighley, M R
Importance of adding neomycin to metronidazole for bowel preparation1
Vallance, S, Arabi, Y, Jones, B, Keighley, M R B
A prospective randomized trial has investigated whether it is necessary to add oral neomycin to oral metronidazole as a means of preventing sepsis in elective colonic resection. Seventy-three...
Prospective trials of minor surgical procedures and high-fibre diet for haemorrhoids.
Keighley, M R, Buchmann, P, Minervini, S, Arabi, Y, Alexander-Williams, J
Two hundred and sixteen consecutive patients seen for the first time with symptomatic haemorrhoids entered trials of conservative and minor surgical treatment. They were divided into two groups...
Diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis.
Kappas, A, Shinagawa, N, Arabi, Y, Thompson, H, Burdon, D, Dimock, F, ...
Twenty-eight patients with histologically proved pseudomembranous colitis have been seen in one hospital since July 1975. All patients with the disease had received antibiotics, six for infections...
Identification of Clostridium difficile as a cause of pseudomembranous colitis.
George, R H, Symonds, J M, Dimock, F, Brown, J D, Arabi, Y, Shinagawa, N, ...
Randomised controlled trial of vancomycin for pseudomembranous colitis and postoperative diarrhoea.
Keighley, M R, Burdon, D W, Arabi, Y, Williams, J A, Thompson, H, Youngs, D, ...
The efficacy of vancomycin in pseudomembranous colitis was assessed in a prospective randomised controlled trial. Forty-four patients with postoperative diarrhoea were allocated to five days'...
Faecal toxin and severity of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
Burdon, D W, George, R H, Mogg, G A, Arabi, Y, Thompson, H, Johnson, M, ...
The relationship between faecal toxin titre, histological evidence of pseudomembrane in the rectum, and severity of antibiotic-associated colitis has been analysed from data on 62 patients whose...
Lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy: local or general anaesthetic?
Gatehouse, D, Arabi, Y, Alexander-Williams, J, Keighley, M R
Importance of adding neomycin to metronidazole for bowel preparation1
Vallance, S, Arabi, Y, Jones, B, Keighley, M R B
A prospective randomized trial has investigated whether it is necessary to add oral neomycin to oral metronidazole as a means of preventing sepsis in elective colonic resection. Seventy-three...
Prospective trials of minor surgical procedures and high-fibre diet for haemorrhoids.
Keighley, M R, Buchmann, P, Minervini, S, Arabi, Y, Alexander-Williams, J
Two hundred and sixteen consecutive patients seen for the first time with symptomatic haemorrhoids entered trials of conservative and minor surgical treatment. They were divided into two groups...
Diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis.
Kappas, A, Shinagawa, N, Arabi, Y, Thompson, H, Burdon, D, Dimock, F, ...
Twenty-eight patients with histologically proved pseudomembranous colitis have been seen in one hospital since July 1975. All patients with the disease had received antibiotics, six for infections...
Identification of Clostridium difficile as a cause of pseudomembranous colitis.
George, R H, Symonds, J M, Dimock, F, Brown, J D, Arabi, Y, Shinagawa, N, ...
Randomised controlled trial of vancomycin for pseudomembranous colitis and postoperative diarrhoea.
Keighley, M R, Burdon, D W, Arabi, Y, Williams, J A, Thompson, H, Youngs, D, ...
The efficacy of vancomycin in pseudomembranous colitis was assessed in a prospective randomised controlled trial. Forty-four patients with postoperative diarrhoea were allocated to five days'...
Influence of inflammatory bowel disease on intestinal microflora.
Keighley, M R, Arabi, Y, Dimock, F, Burdon, D W, Allan, R N, Alexander-Williams, J
The microflora of the jejunum, ileum, and colon has been studied from operative samples in Crohn's disease (n = 30), ulcerative colitis (n = 15), and controls (n = 40). There was no significant...