AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
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Arabi Y, Memish Z, Balkhy H, Francis C, Ferayan A, Al-Shimemeri A, Almuneef
M. Ventriculostomy associated infections incidence and risk factors. Am J Infec
Control. 2005 Apr; 33 (3): 137-143. Link to Article
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Memish ZA, Arabi Y, Cunningham G, Kritchevsky S, Braun B, Richards C,
Weber S, Pereira CR; EPIC Group. Comparison of US and non-US central
venous catheter infection rates: evaluation of processes and indicators in
infection control study. Am J Infect Control. 2003 Jun; 31(4): 237-42. Link to
Article
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
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Morrell MJ, Arabi Y, Zahn B, Badr MS: Progressive Retropharyngeal Narrowing
Preceding Obstructive Apnea. Am J Res Crit Care Med 1998; 158(6): 1974-81.
ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE
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Shirawi N, Al-Jahdali H, Al-Shimemeri A. Pathogenesis, etiology, and
treatment of bronchiectasis. Annals of Thor Med 2006; 1(1): 41-51.

Al-Shimemeri A, Al-Ghadeer H, Giridhar H, Al-Jahdali H, Al-Moamary M, Khan
J, Al-Mobeireek A, Al-Wazzan A. Impact of an extensive asthma education
campaign for physicians on their drug prescription practices. Annals of Thor Med
2006; 1(1): 20-25.
ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE
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Al-Dawood A, Arabi Y, Haddad S. Safety of Percutaneous Tracheostomy in
Obese Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Anaes and Int Care, 36
(1), 01 Jan 2008.
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Al-Dawood A, Arabi Y, Dabbagh O. The Impact of Obesity on Outcome of
Critically Ill Patients. Critical Care (Accepted in press).
ANESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE
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Aldawood A, Arabi Y, Haddad S. Safety of percutaneous tracheostomy in
obese critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study. Anesth and Intensive Care
2008 (January); 36: 69-73.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
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Al-Jahdali H, Al-Johani A, Al-Hakawi A, Arabi Y, Ahmed QA, Altowirky J, Al
Moamary M, Binsalih S. Pattern and risk factors for intentional drug overdose in
Saudi Arabia. Can J Psychiatry. 2004 May; 49(5): 331-4. Link to Article
CLINICS OF CHEST MEDICINE
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Ahmed QA, Niederman MS. Respiratory infection in the chronically critically ill
patient. Ventilator-associated pneumonia and tracheobronchitis. Clin Chest Med
2001 Mar; 22(1): 71-85
CHEST
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Cook D, Meade M, Guyatt G, Butler R, Aldawood A, Epstein S. Trials of
miscellaneous interventions to wean from mechanical ventilation. Chest. 2001
Dec; 120 (6 Suppl): 438S-44S. Link to Article.
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Arabi Y, Wood K. Pseudosepsis Caused by Acute Salicylate Intoxication. Chest
1998; 407S.
CRITICAL CARE AND SHOCK
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Daoud Y, El-Barbari M, Omran A, Franke J, Arabi Y, Al-Shimemeri A, Al-Zaibag
M. Left ventricular Wall Edema Secondary to Severe Pulmonary Hypertension: A
Case Report. Crit Care & Shock 2003,2:67-70.
CRITICAL CARE

Arabi Y. Pro/Con debate: should 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage be
implemented? Crit Care. 2008; 12(3):216. Epub 2008 Jun 5. Link to Article

Arabi Y, Al-Knawy B, Barkun A, Bardou M. Pro/con debate: Octreotide has an
important role in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown origin?
Critical Care 2006, 10:218 (doi: 10.1186/cc4958); Link to Article

Shirawi N, Arabi Y. Bench-to-bedside review: Early tracheostomy in critically ill
trauma patients. Crit Care 2005; 10(1): 201. Link to Article

Arabi Y, Haddad S, Al-Shirawi N, Al-Shimemeri A. Early Tracheostomy in
Intensive Care Trauma Patients Improves Resource Utilization: A Cohort Study
and Literature Review. 2005 Aug, Crit Care 9(4): 414-416. Author’s Response.
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Arabi Y, Haddad S, Al-Shirawi N, Al-Shimemeri A. Early Tracheostomy in
Intensive Care Trauma Patients Improves Resource Utilization: A Cohort Study
and Literature Review. 2004 Aug, Crit Care 8:347-352.
Link to Article
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Arabi Y, Al Shirawi N, Memish Z, Venkatesh S, Al-Shimemeri A. Assessment
of six mortality prediction models in patients admitted with severe sepsis and
septic shock to the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study. Critical Care
2003 7:R116-R122. Link to Article
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Arabi Y, Abbasi A, Goraj R, Al-Abdulkareem A, Kalayoglu M, Wood K. External
validation of a modified model of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health
Evaluation (APACHE) II for orthotopic liver transplant patients. Critical Care
2002, 6: 245-250. Link to Article
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Arabi Y, Haddad S, Goraj R, Al-Shimemeri A, Al-Malik S. Assessment Of
Performance Of Four Mortality Prediction Systems In A Saudi Arabian Intensive
Care Unit. Critical Care 2002, 6:166-174. Link to Article
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL
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Arabi Y, Al-Shimemeri A. Critical Care Medicine In Saudi Arabia. Eastern
Mediterranean Health Journal East Mediterr Health J. 2006 Jan-Mar;12(1-2):22530
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
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Arabi Y, Ahmed Q, Haddad S, Al-Jumah A, Al-Shimemeri A. Outcome
Predictors of Cirrhosis Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Eur J Gastro
Hepat 2004; 16:333-339. Link to Article
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RESPIROLOGY
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Morrell MJ, Arabi Y, Zahn BR, Meyer KC, Skatrud JB, Badr MS. Effect of
surfactant on pharyngeal mechanics in sleeping humans: implications for sleep
apnoea. Eur Respir J. 2002 Aug;20(2):451-7.
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE (BOOK)
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Arabi Y, Dabbagh O. Study Designs in Clinical Research. Book Chapter.
Doctor’s Guide to Evidence-Based Medicine. 2006, LD no. 1427/2946, ISBN:
9960-52-808-1, p41-52.
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Dabbagh O, Arabi Y. Critical Evaluation of Diagnosis-Related Articles. Book
Chapter. Evidence Based Medicine. 2006, LD no. 1427/2946, ISBN: 9960-52808-1, p76-96.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Memish Z, Cunningham G, Oni A, Djazmati W: The Incidence and Risk Factors
of VAP in a Riyadh Hospital. April 2000: Infection Control and Hospital
Epidemiology. Vol 21-No. 4. 271-273.
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
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Bouchama A, Khan B, Djazmati W, Shukri K: Hematopoietic Colony Stimulating
Factors for Neutropenic PT in ICU. Sept 99: 25: 1003-1005 Intensive Care
Medicine.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Arabi Y, Al-Shirawi N, Memish Z, Anzueto A. Ventilator-associated pneumonia
in adults in developing countries: a systematic review. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;
12(5):505-12. Link to Article

Haddad SH, Arabi YM, Memish ZA, Al-Shimemeri AA. Nosocomial infective
endocarditis in critically ill patients: a report of three cases and review of the
literature. Int J Infect Dis. 2004 Jul;8(4): 210-6. Link to Article
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITY HEALTCARE
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Arabi Y, Haddad S, Goraj R, Al-Shimemeri A, Al-Malik S.A Prospective Study
of Predictors of Prolonged Stay in ICU and Impact on Resource Utilization. Int J
Qual Health Care 2002; 14:403-410. Link to Article

Arabi Y, Venkatesh S, Haddad S, Al-Malik S, Al-Shimemeri A. Very Short-Stay
ICU Admissions & Implications For Optimising ICU Resource Utilization: A
Prospective Cohort Study. Int J Qual Health Care 2004; 16:149-155. Link to
Article
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES
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Al-Jahdali H, Al-Zahrani K, Amene P, Memish Z, Al-Shimemeri A, Moamary M,
Alduhaim A. Clinical aspects of miliary tuberculosis in Saudi adults. Int J Tuberc
Lung Dis. 2000 Mar; 4(3):252-5.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
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Memish Z, Shibl A, Ahmed Q, The Saudi Arabian Community-Acquired
Pneumonia Working Group (SACAPWG). Guidelines for the Management of
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Saudi Arabia: A Model for the Middle East
Region. Int’l Journal of Anti-microbial Agents 20 (2002) S1-S12.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
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Arabi Y, Morgan BJ, Xie A, Puleo DS, Goodman B, Skatrud JB. Daytime Blood
Pressure Elevation Following Nocturnal Hypoxia. J Appl Physiol, Aug 1999.
JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
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Arabi Y, Alhashemi J, Tamim H, Esteban A, Haddad S, Al-Dawood A, Shirawi
N. The association of Time-to-Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation
Duration, Length of Stay and Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Patients (Accepted
in press).
JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY

Ahmed R, Ahmed QA, Adhami NA, Memish ZA. Varicella pneumonia: another
'steroid responsive' pneumonia? J Chemother 2002 Apr; 14 (2): 220-2.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
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Memish Z, Ahmed Q. Mecca Bound: The Challenges Ahead. J Travel Med
2002; 9:202-210.
MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY

Haddad S. Tachyphylaxis to cisatracurium: a report of three cases and review of
the literature. M.E.J. Anesth 2008; 19(5): 1079-1092.

Arabi Y, Haddad S, Tuwairgi O. Percutaneous Tracheostomy in a Patient with
Intermaxillary Fixation with Modified Approach for Bronchoscopic Guidance.
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology 18 (5), June 2006; 897 – 901.

Brady H, Arabi Y. The Multicultural Environment in The Intensive Care Unit.
Challenges to the Nursing Profession. Middle East J Anesthesiol 2005; 18(3):
541-50.

Haddad S, Arabi Y, Al-Shimemeri A. The initial management of severe
Traumatic Brain Injury. Middle East J Anesthesiol 2005; 18(1): 45-68.

Haddad S, Arabi Y, Al-Shimemeri A. The Intensive Care Management of
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Middle East J Anesthesiol 2005; 18(1):69-84.

Haddad S, Arabi Y, Al-Shimemeri A. Hypokalemic para mimicking GuillainBarre Syndrome. Middle East J Anesthesiol 2004; 17 (5):891-7.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Al Kassimi F, Bazerbashi M, Al Majed S, Al Seif A, Al-Shimemeri A. Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Deputy Ministry for Executive Affairs,
Ministry of Health, 09 February 2003.
NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
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Arabi Y, Haddad S, Sakkijha M, Al-Shimemeri A The Impact of a Protocol for
Enteral Tube Feeding on Caloric and Protein Delivery in Critically Ill Patients: A
Prospective Controlled Study. Nutr Clin Pract 2004; 19(5): 523-30. Link to Article
RESPIROLOGY

Arabi Y, Kumar A, Wood K, Flaten A. The feasibility of nitric oxide delivery with
high frequency jet ventilation. Respirology 2005, 10:673-677. Link to Article

Adhami N, Arabi Y, Raees A, Al-Shimemeri A, Rahman M, Memish Z. Effect
of Corticosteroids on Adult Varicella Pneumonia: A cohort study and literature
review. (Respirology 2006, Jul; 11(4): 437-41.
SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL

Afifi M, Arabi Y. Study designs in healthcare research. Saudi Med J
2006;27(2):283 (author’s response).

Dastgiri S, Arabi Y. Case Only design in healthcare research. Saudi Med J 2006;
27 (2): 283-4 (author’s response 284-6).

Arabi Y, Alhamed S. Emergency room to the intensive care unit in Hajj: The
chain of life. Saudi Med J. 2006 Jul;27(7):937-41.

Arabi Y. Study Designs in Healthcare Research. Saudi Med J 2005; Vol 26 (8),
1175-1179.

Al Dawood A, Crowther M, Jaschke R, Dabbagh O, Khairy K, Baharoon S,
Ahmad N. The Incidence Impact of Lupus Anticoagulation on Patients Need
Intensive Care Unit. Saudi Med J. 2005 Dec 26 (12): 1994-5.

Dabbagh O, Al-Dawood A, Arabi Y. Magnesium Supplementation is Associated
with Lower Mortality Rates Among Critically Ill Non-Cardiac Patients (Saudi Med
J. 2006 Jun; 27(6): 821-5).

Ur-Rahman M, Arabi Y, Adhami N, Parker B, Al-Shimemeri A. Current practice
of Do Not Resuscitate at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J
2004; 25(9): 1278-9.

Al-Shimemeri A, Al Ghadeer H, Giridhar H. Diagnostic Yield of Closed Pleural
Biopsy in Exudative Pleural Effusion – A Retrospective Study. Saudi Med J
Saudi Med J. 2003 Mar; 24(3):282-6. Link to Article.

Arabi Y, Al-Shimemeri A. Improving Resource Utilization in the Intensive Care
Units - A Challenge for Saudi Hospitals. Saudi Med J. 2003 Feb;24(2):131-137.
Link to Article.

Al-Dawood A, Felemban AA. Isolated unilateral pleural effusion as the only
manifestation of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Saudi Med J. 2003 Dec;
24(12): 1397-9. Link to Article.

Al-Dawood A, Jaesehke R. Use of Anti-Platelets and Lipid Lowering Therapy in
Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease. Saudi Med J 2002; 23: 585-588. Link
to Article.

Arabi Y, Goraj R, Al Malik S: Can We Predict Patients With Very Poor Prognosis
Using Mortality Prediction Model II0? Submitted to Intensive Care Medicine.
Saudi Med J. 2002; 23:447-451. http://www.smj.org.sa

Al-Moamary MS, Gorka T, Al-Traif IH, Al-Jahdali HH, Al-Shimemeri AA, AlKanwy B, Abdulkareeem AA, Abdulkareeem AA. Pulmonary changes in liver
transplant candidates with hepatitis C cirrhosis. Saudi Med J. 2001 Dec; 22(12):
1069-72. Link to Article.

Al-Moamary MS, Al-Shammary AS, Al-Shimemeri A, Ali MM, Al-Jahdali HH,
Awada AA. Complications of carbon monoxide poisoning. Saudi Med J. 2000
Apr; 21(4): 361-3. Link to Article.
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Arabi, Y. Nosocomial Meningoencephalitis In Medical Patients. The Int'l Journal
of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine 2001 Vol5N2: Link to Article
TRENDS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

Al-Shirawi N, Al-Jahdali H. Bronchiectasis: A Comprehensive Review. Trends
in Medical Research (1): 9-26, 2006.