Maternal sickle cell anemia and neonatal isoimmunizationH Narchi
Specialty Services Division, Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center, Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 62:129-34. 1998
..To study the risk of alloimmunization in pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD) and of isoimmunization in their offspring...
Overweight and obesity in pregnancy do not adversely affect neonatal outcomes: new evidenceH Narchi
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
J Obstet Gynaecol 30:679-86. 2010
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- Infants of diabetic mothers with abnormal fetal growth missed by standard growth charts
H Narchi
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
J Obstet Gynaecol 29:609-13. 2009
..5%), of whom the majority (13 or 81.2%) were identified by the customised growth method alone. None had increased mortality and morbidity...
- Small for gestational age neonates--are we missing some by only using standard population growth standards and does it matter?
Hassib Narchi
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 23:48-54. 2010
..We compare the association among neonatal mortality, morbidity and SGA as determined by currently used percentiles based on population standards (method A) and customised birth weight percentiles (method B)...
- Renal power Doppler ultrasound does not predict renal scarring after urinary tract infection
H Narchi
Paediatric Department, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom
Scott Med J 53:7-10. 2008
..To decrease unnecessary exposure to radiation, we investigate the role of renal power Doppler (RPD) in predicting those who may not require a late DMSA scan...
Risk of long term renal impairment and duration of follow up recommended for Henoch-Schonlein purpura with normal or minimal urinary findings: a systematic reviewH Narchi
Paediatric Department, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich B71 4HJ, UK
Arch Dis Child 90:916-20. 2005
..The duration of follow up to assess the risk of long term renal impairment in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) without nephritic or nephrotic syndrome or renal failure on diagnosis remains undetermined...
- Risk of hypertension with multicystic kidney disease: a systematic review
H Narchi
Paediatric Department, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich B71 4HJ, UK
Arch Dis Child 90:921-4. 2005
..With this risk still poorly defined, the strategy and the duration of follow up do not seem to be based on evidence...
- Risk of Wilms' tumour with multicystic kidney disease: a systematic review
H Narchi
Paediatric Department, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich B71 4HJ, UK
Arch Dis Child 90:147-9. 2005
..With this risk still poorly defined and somewhat controversial, the strategy and the duration of follow up do not seem to be based on evidence...
- Are routine urine cultures helpful in the management of asymptomatic infants or preschool children with a previous urinary tract infection?
H Narchi
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
Arch Dis Child 90:103-4. 2005
- Is an intravenous fluid bolus of albumin or normal saline beneficial in the treatment of metabolic acidosis in a normovolaemic newborn?
Hassib Narchi
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
Arch Dis Child 89:884-5. 2004
- A painful limp
H Narchi
Paediatric Unit, Al Hasa Specialty Services Division, Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Arabia
J Paediatr Child Health 36:277-8. 2000
..The initial laboratory investigations showed normal results but the radiological findings were suggestive of scurvy. Diagnosis was confirmed by blood tests and by a rapid recovery following replacement therapy...
Benign afebrile cluster convulsions with gastroenteritis: an observational studyHassib Narchi
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Pediatric Department, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich United Kingdom
BMC Pediatr 4:2. 2004
..They are reported to have a benign prognosis and not to require specific investigations or therapy...
- Symptomatic rickets in adolescence
H Narchi
Al Hasa Specialty Services Division, Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center, Box 6030, Mubarraz 31311, Saudi Arabia
Arch Dis Child 84:501-3. 2001
..To describe 21 cases of symptomatic rickets in adolescents...
- Rickets as an unusual initial presentation of abetalipoproteinemia and hypobetalipoproteinemia
H Narchi
Pediatric Unit, Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center, Saudi Arabia
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 14:329-33. 2001
..Description of rickets as an unexpected initial manifestation in two children with abetalipoproteinemia and hypobetalipoproteinemia, and elucidation of its pathophysiology in these conditions...
- Case-control study of diet and sun exposure in adolescents with symptomatic rickets
H Narchi
Saudi Aramco, Al Hasa Health Center, Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
Ann Trop Paediatr 20:217-21. 2000
..Prevention by longer exposure to the sun is simple and cheap but when not practical for social or cultural reasons routine vitamin D supplementation might be indicated...
- Is gastric lavage needed in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid?
H Narchi
Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Aramco, Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
Eur J Pediatr 158:315-7. 1999
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- Neonatal ECG screening for congenital heart disease in Down syndrome
H Narchi
Paediatric Unit, Saudi Aramco Al Hasa Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Mubarraz, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ann Trop Paediatr 19:51-4. 1999
..Echocardiography remains the way reliably to diagnose or exclude congenital heart disease in these infants...
- Osteomyelitis in sickle cell haemoglobinopathy with elevated fetal haemoglobin
H Narchi
Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Mubarraz, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ann Trop Paediatr 20:70-5. 2000
..The presence of elevated HbF in children with SCD should not lead to complacency as they are still at increased risk of developing osteomyelitis...
- Longitudinal study of vitamin D status in the 1st 6 months of life
H Narchi
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Ann Trop Paediatr 31:225-30. 2011
..Although hypovitaminosis D has been reported in the neonatal period and infancy, there is currently little information on the longitudinal changes in vitamin D status throughout early infancy...
- Maternal vitamin D status throughout and after pregnancy
H Narchi
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
J Obstet Gynaecol 30:137-42. 2010
..02). While 80% of mothers who were exclusively breast-feeding had low vitamin D levels 6 months after delivery, this occurred in only 67% of those partially breast-feeding (p = 0.6)...
- Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to nutritional rickets
I Amirlak
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, and Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Ann Trop Paediatr 28:227-30. 2008
..No underlying aetiology was found, except for the presence of advanced rickets. Following treatment with vitamin D and calcium supplements, both infants quickly recovered normal myocardial function...
- Antibiotic resistance trends in paediatric community-acquired first urinary tract infections in the United Arab Emirates
H Narchi
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
East Mediterr Health J 16:45-50. 2010
..4% to 35.6%), with a significant increasing trend over the 4 years...
- Comparison of erythrocyte indices to differentiate between iron deficiency and alpha-thalassaemias in children with microcytosis and/or hypochromia
H Narchi
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
East Mediterr Health J 16:966-71. 2010
..3% of children, Youden index 44.3) and red cell distribution width >14% (correctly identified 57.8%, Youden index 38.1)...
- Churg-strauss syndrome without respiratory symptoms in a child
R B Basak
Department of Paediatrics, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Indian J Dermatol 56:84-6. 2011
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- First and recurrent pediatric urinary tract infections: do they have different antibiotic susceptibilities?
H Narchi
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
J Chemother 20:472-7. 2008
..8 for cefuroxime (p=0.04) and for gentamicin (p=0.003) after adjusting for the role of confounding factors. The risk of resistance to other antibiotics was otherwise similar for first and recurrent UTIs...
- In a preterm infant, does blood transfusion increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis?
J C Agwu
Department of Paediatrics, Sandwell Healthcare NHS Trust, Hallam Street, West Bromich B71 4HJ, UK
Arch Dis Child 90:102-3. 2005
- Kluyvera urinary tract infection: case report and review of the literature
Hassib Narchi
Pediatric Department, Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich, UK
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:570-2. 2005
..We review the literature of infections with this very uncommon organism with particular emphasis on pediatric urinary tract infections...
