Hussain Ali Abdullah Alhammad

Department of Pharmacy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Review Article   
  Comparative meta-analysis of complications in implantable port catheters versus peripherally inserted central catheters in chemotherapy-treated cancer patients
  Author(s): Mohamed S. Imam*, Jawaher A. Ajeebi, Manal khaled Saeed Alharthi, Bayan Sami Altalhi, Raghad Sultan Alosaimi, Ghada Attaih Alzahrani, Layan Wadea Saad Alosaimi, Hawra Redha Abuayfah, Faisal Abdulaziz Abdullah Alshareef, Wajin Rubayyi Q. Alruwely, Waad Mohammed Abdullah Alamri, Nasser Mutiq Almuthaybiri, Khalid Sinhat Alotaibi, Hussain Ali Abdullah Alhammad and Abdulaziz Jameel Saud Alotaibi
  
  Background and objectives: A meta-analysis compared complications associated with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) and Implanted Port Catheters (IPCs) in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: A comprehensive literature search up to December 2024, involving 12,587 participants, was analyzed using pooled Odds Ratios (ORs) and Mean Differences (MDs) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs). Dichotomous and continuous outcome measures were evaluated via random-effects or fixed-effects models. Results: Results revealed that PICC use was linked to significantly elevated risks of occlusion (OR 4.39; 95% CI 2.95-6.52, p<0.001), catheter-related infections (OR 2.42; 95% CI 1.34-4.36, p=0.003), malposition (OR 7.39; 95% CI 3.52-15.50, p<0.001), thrombosis (OR 2.88; 95% CI 2.05-4.05, p<0.001), p.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18348387

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