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  • Palliative Tumor Control by Trabectedin in Pediatric Advanced Sarcoma 
    Nasser, Soumana C.; Farah, Roula A.; Sabbagh, Racha A.; Dina, Pele B.; Eid, Toufic A. (2015-10-06)
    Refractory soft tissue sarcomas carry a poor prognosis and limited treatment options require the use of new chemotherapeutic agents. We report the case of an eight year old boy with non metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma ...
  • Cost reduction associated with restriction policy on dispensing intravenous esomeprazole in lebanon 
    Nasser, Soumana C.; Nassif, Jeanette G.; Mahfouz, Fouad (2016-05-09)
    Objectives To assess the impact of the pharmacist on cost through simple implementation of restriction policy on IV drug usage during pharmacy dispensing procedure. Setting In-patient floors of a Hospital. Methods All ...
  • Otitis media with effusion in Lebanese children 
    Nasser, Soumana; Moukarzel, N.; Nehme, A.; Haidar, H.; Kabbara, B.; Haddad, A. (2015-10-05)
    Objective: To determine the prevalence and resistance profile of bacterial pathogens present in the middle ear of children with otitis media with effusion, and to report beta-lactamase-negative, ampicillin-resistant ...
  • Acute pain management and assessment 
    Zeitoun, Abeer A.; Dimassi, Hani I.; Chami, Bahija A.; Chamoun, Nibal R. (2015-10-02)
    Rationale  Pain assessment and treatment is influenced by subjective perception of pain. Despite the international efforts to implement guidelines and protocols for pain management, pain continues to be regarded as a ...
  • Perspectives on palliative care in Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, Sarah (2015-10-02)
  • Lymph Node Ratio Is an Independent Prognostic Factor After Resection of Periampullary Malignancies 
    Dimassi, Hani; Shamseddine, Ali; Mukherji, Deborah; Melki, Christian; Elias, Elias; Eloubeidi, Mohammad (2015-10-02)
    Objective: The prognostic impact of nodal involvement in resected pancreatic carcinoma and biliary malignancy has been relatively well established. It has been suggested that lymph node ratio (LNR) may be a more informative ...
  • The retention of health human resources in primary healthcare centers in Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Alameddine, Mohamad; Saleh, Shadi; El-Jardali, Fadi; Mourad, Yara. (2015-10-02)
    Background Critical shortages of health human resources (HHR), associated with high turnover rates, have been a concern in many countries around the globe. Of particular interest is the effect of such a trend on the primary ...
  • NATIONAL VIEWPOINT-Practices in paediatric palliative care in Lebanon 
    Huijer, Huda Abu-Saad; Abboud, S.; Dimassi, Hani (2015-10-02)
  • Occupational Violence at Lebanese Emergency Departments 
    Dimassi, Hani; Alameddine, Mohamad; Kazzi, Amin; El-Jardali, Fadi; Maalouf, Salwa (2015-10-02)
    Emergency departments (EDs) workers are at increased risk of exposure to occupational violence. The prevalence of occupational violence is potentially higher and consequences are more serious in areas with poor security ...
  • Formulation Optimization Study for an Immediate-Release Tablet 
    Dimassi, Hani; Kyriacos, Soula (2015-10-02)
    A simple method based on statistical analysis was used to optimize an immediate-release tablet formulation that includes a water-soluble drug. The objective of this study was to optimize different factors to develop a ...
  • Lymph-node ratio is an independent prognostic factor in patients with stage III colorectal cancer 
    Dimassi, Hani; Khalife, Mohammad; Elias, Elias; Mukherji, Deborah; Faraj, Walid; Eloubeidi, Mohamed; Shamseddine, Ali; Abou-Alfa, Ghassan K.; Saleh, Ahmad (2015-10-01)
    Elias, E., Mukherji, D., Faraj, W., Khalife, M., Dimassi, H., Eloubeidi, M., ... & Shamseddine, A. (2012). Lymph-node ratio is an independent prognostic factor in patients with stage III colorectal cancer: a retrospective ...
  • Stress ulcer prophylaxis guidelines 
    Dimassi, Hani; Zeitoun, Abeer; Zeineddine, Maya (2015-10-01)
    AIM: To evaluate the current practice of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in Lebanese Health care centers. METHODS: A multi-center prospective chart review study was conducted over 8 mo. A questionnaire was distributed ...
  • Dietary Calcium Intake of 1200 mg/d May Have Negative Correlation on Percent Body Fat 
    Dimassi, Hani I.; Ghaddar, Sana H.; Bank, Laura S. (2015-10-01)
    This cross-sectional study examined whether a correlation existed between calcium intake and body composition in 102 premenopausal Caucasian women. Data collected included 3 days of 24-hour food records, the Framingham ...
  • Long-term phonatory instability in ataxic dysarthria 
    Dimassi, Hani; Boutsen, Frank; Duffy, Joseph R.; Christman, Sarah S. (2015-10-01)
    Aims: Long-term phonatory instability can be quantified using cyclical and noncyclical measures. The objective of this study is to evaluate phonation in ataxic dysarthria and a control group of normal speakers to answer ...
  • Treatment of mental disorders and pathways to care in Arab countries 
    Nasser, Soumana C.; Salamoun, Mariana M. (2015-10-01)
    Introduction. The available studies on the treatment of mental disorders in the Arab world are uncommon. Methods. A literature review was conducted aiming at identifying studies related to the rate and type of treatment ...
  • Clinical and cost impact of intravenous proton pump inhibitor use in non-ICU patients 
    Nasser, Soumana C.; Dimassi, Hani I.; Nassif, Jeanette G. (2015-10-01)
    AIM: To assess the appropriateness of the indication and route of administration of proton-pump-inhibitors (PPIs) and their associated cost impact. METHODS: Data collection was performed prospectively during a 6-mo ...
  • Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Karam, Elie G.; Mneimneh, Zeina N.; Fayyad, John A.; Karam, Aimee N.; Nasser, Soumana C.; Kessler, Ronald C. (2015-10-01)
    Background There are no published data on national lifetime prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in the Arab region. Furthermore, the effect of war on first onset of disorders has not been addressed previously ...
  • Prevalence and predictors for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and general health in a population from six villages in South Lebanon 
    Dimassi, Hani; Farhood, Laila F. (2015-10-01)
    Objective To determine the prevalence and predictors of psychiatric disorders in a general population from South Lebanon, an area that was under military occupation for more than 20 years. Method This study assessed ...
  • Clinical correlates of white-matter abnormalities on head magnetic resonance imaging 
    Dimassi, Hani; Lasbury, Nora; Garg, Bhuwan; Cowan, Linda D.; Edwards-Brown, Mary; Bodensteiner, John B. (2015-10-01)
    We undertook this study to investigate the relationship between white-matter abnormalities (seen on brain magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) and muscle tone and muscle stretch reflexes on clinical examination. We identified ...
  • Nurses’ work environment and intent to leave in Lebanese hospitals 
    Dimassi, Hani; El-Jardali, Fadi; Alameddine, Mohamad; Dumit, Nuhad; Jamal, Diana; Maalouf, Salwa (2015-10-01)
    Background The dual burden of nursing shortages and poor work environments threatens quality of patient care and places additional pressures on resource-stretched health care systems, particularly in the Eastern ...

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