Bahrain Medical Society discuss health researches

Manama : As part of the activities of the Bahrain Medical Society, a group of doctors from Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), Military Hospital and King Hamad Hospital University organised a scientific symposium to discuss two recent research studies conducted in SMC about the reasons for major amputation cases and aneurysm cases for kidney failure patients.

The first research points out to “a significant increase” over the past five years in the percentage of lower limb amputations for patients in the age group of 40-60 years.

The consultant for arteries and veins surgery at SMC, Dr. Rani Al Agha, said that despite the level prevention and treatment, there has been an increase in lower limb amputations for an age group considered to be the most productive through human life, pointing out the negative psychological and physical effects on patients that undergo amputations.

Dr. Al Agha added that the main cause of increase in amputation cases is diabetes, especially as Bahrain is ranked third among the GCC nations and in the top 10 countries around the world in terms of the number of people suffering from diabetes.

He explained that the second phase of this research will focus on the causes of increase, stressing on the importance of early detection in order to take the appropriate treatment to ensure that the level of sugar in the body is maintained. 

Dr. Al Agha pointed out that the second research proved that the Pulmonary Arteriousvenous Fistula affects dialysis for patients with kidney failure.

“Through our study, we found that the largest number of complications that affect patients undergoing dialysis through the fistula are Aneurysm and Pesudoaneuryzm,” he said.

An agreement was reached at the end of the symposium about conducting more joint research studies among the three hospitals on the most important pathological phenomenon and ways to reduce the complications to improve health services in the Kingdom.