Vol. 31 No. 6 (2015): November – December 2015 Pak J Med Sci

November – December 2015 Pak J Med Sci

Published: 2015-11-20

Guest Editorial

  • What ails medical research in Pakistan? Role of institutions

    Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.9337

Original Articles

  • Anorexia nervosa among teenage girls:Emerging or prevalent?

    Aliya Hisam, Mahmood Ur Rahman, Syed Fawad Mashhadi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7617

  • The effect of Ramadan fasting on fetal development

    Atilla Karateke, Mustafa Kaplanoglu, Fazil Avci, Raziye Keskin Kurt, Ali Baloglu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8562

  • Predictor of cardiovascular risks in end stage renal failure patients on maintenance dialysis

    Christopher Thiam Seong Lim, Xian Hui Yap, Kuet Jun chung, Mohamad Azrul B Khalid, Norhayani B Yahya, Latiffah A Lattif, Bak Leong goh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8039

  • Longtime soaking of high concentration tranexamic acidin total hip arthroplasty: A prospective randomized controlled trial in 224 patients

    Xingming Xu, Xiaofeng Li, Wei Liu, Zhenyu Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8465

  • Dysmenorrhea among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University: Prevalence, Predictors and outcome

    Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim, Manar S. AlGhamdi, Alanoud N. Al-Shaibani, Fatima A. Al-Amri, Huda A. Alharbi, Arwa K. Al-Jadani, Raghad A. Alfaidi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8752

  • New modification of modified bentall procedure(A single centre experience)

    Ghulam Hussain, Naseem Ahmad, Sohail Ahmad, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig, Sara Zaheer, Aamir Furkan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7855

  • Comparison of emergency surgeries for obstructed colonic cancer with elective surgeries: A retrospective study

    Ilker Sucullu, Yavuz Ozdemir, Mehmet Cuhadar, Ahmet Ziya Balta, Ergun Yucel, Ali Ilker Filiz, Bulent Gulec
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8277

  • Association of vitamin D receptor gene BsmI (A>G) and FokI (C>T) polymorphism in gestational diabetes among Saudi Women

    Hesham Abdelaziz El-Beshbishy, Manal Tawfeek, Inass Taha, Intesssar Sultan, Thoraya Fadulelahi, Amal Shaheen, Fouad Bardi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7525

  • Beneficial effects of silver foam dressing on healing ofwounds with ulcers and infection control of burn patients

    Bo Yang, Xudong Wang, Zhonghua Li, Qi Qu, Yan Qiu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7734

  • Screening for New Delhi metallo-?-lactamase-1 in Enterobacteriaceae: Is there a role for the modified Hodge test?

    Md Mostafizur Rahman, Nor Zanariah Zainol Abidin, Anita Sulong, Hanafiah Alfizah, Chuan Hun Ding, Najihan Abdul Samat Muttaqillah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8159

  • Concomitant presence of culture-proven active pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - A hospital based study

    Noshin Wasim Yusuf, Aneela Liaquat, Shagufta Iram, Shahida Hussain, Hassan Azeem
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8166

  • An evaluation of the effects of perioperatively administered fluids on ischemia/reperfusion injury

    Serhat Ozçifçi, Mehmet Gamlı, Dilşen Ornek, Eyüp Horasanlı, Bayazit Dikmen, Orhan Canpolat, M.Z Cıracı, Oya Kılcı
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7630

  • Achieving fertility control through woman’s autonomy and access to maternal healthcare: Are we on track? In-depth analysis of PDHS-2012-13

    Sehar un Nisa, Salma Siddiqui, Ayeshah Mahmood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8354

  • Comparison of outcomes between endoscopic surgery and conventional nasal packing for epistaxis in the posterior fornix of the inferior nasal meatus

    You Zou, Yu-Qin Deng, Chang-Wu Xiao, Yong-Gang Kong, Yu Xu, Ze-Zhang Tao, Shiming Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8340

  • Feasibility of using Arabic Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess anxiety and depression among patients attending Accident and Emergency at a University Hospital setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Hosam A. Hassan, Muhammad Owais Suriya, Zohair Ahmed Al-Aseri, Mujtaba Hasan, Najeeb Khalid, Shaffi Ahmed Sheikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.6849

  • Comparison for efficacy of general exercises with and without mobilization therapy for the management of adhesivecapsulitis of shoulder - An interventional study

    Saba Aijaz Ali, Muhammad Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7909

  • Alarming high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Jordanian adults

    Ahmad Abdallah Obeidat, Mousa Numan Ahmad, Fares Halem Haddad, Firas Sultan Azzeh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7714

  • Resistance patterns of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an ICU of a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia

    Sivakami Janahiraman, Ahmad Fuad Shamsuddin, Muhammad Nazri Aziz, Hon Shen P’ng, Yang Liang Boo, Vasudevan Ramachandran, Fan Kee Hoo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8445

  • Use of recombinant factor VIIa in uncontrolled gastrointestinal bleeding after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation among patients with thrombocytopenia

    Yaqiong Tang, Qian Wu, Xiaojin Wu, Huiying Qiu, Aining Sun, Changgeng Ruan, Depei Wu, Yue Han
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8357

  • Frequency and determinants of Hepatitis B and C virusin general population of Farash Town, Islamabad

    Munazza Asad, Farah Ahmed, Humaira Zafar, Sabir Farman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7047

  • Validity of moyers mixed dentition analysis for Saudi population

    Yousef H. Al-Dlaigan,, Nasser D. Alqahtani, Khalid Almoammar, Thikriat Al-Jewair,, Fahad Salamah,, Mohammed Alswilem, sahar F AlBARAKATI
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8377

  • Reconstruction of post burn scalp alopecia by using expanded hair-bearing scalp flaps

    Farhat ul Ann Tayyaba, Mohammad Mughees Amin, Sohail Attaur- Rasool, Uzma Naseer, Akasha Ambar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7927

  • Polymorphisms in NF-?B pathway genes & their association with risk of lung cancer in the Chinese population

    Jing-Wei Zhang, Qiu-Sheng Chen, Jian-Xia Zhai, Peng-Ju Lv, Xiao-Yan Sun
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7935

  • Association between thyroid hormone levels and insulin resistance and body mass index

    Neval Aksoy, Mustafa Taner Yeler, Nilhan Nurlu Ayan, Ali Ozkeskin, Zeynep Ozkan, Ozden N Serin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7560

  • Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in school children in Ghazni Province, eastern Afghanistan

    Krzysztof Korzeniewski, Alina Augustynowicz, Agata Smoleń, Anna Lass
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8889

  • Breast cancer recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy

    Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsaif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8427

  • Gender differences among discrimination & stigma experienced by depressive patients in Pakistan

    Nashi Khan, Rukhsana Kausar, Adeela Khalid, Anum Farooq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8454

  • The predictive factors for lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer: A clinical study

    Yinzhong Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8247

  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with intensive antibiotic usage

    Canan Bor, Kubilay Demirag, Ozlem Okcu, Ilkin Cankayali, Mehmet Uyar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8038

  • Factors associated with utilization of antenatal care services in Balochistan province of Pakistan: An analysis of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2010

    Abdul Ghaffar, Sathirakorn Pongpanich, Najma Ghaffar, Tahir Mehmood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8181
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    Four-year follow-up of corneal aberrations and visual functionsof myopic patients after laser in situ keratomileusis

    Tai-xiang Liu, Tao Chen, Ting-ting Dan, Rong Shi, Shao-rong Linghu, Hai-xiang Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8338

  • The association between coping method and distress in infertile woman: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

    Hande Dag, Sayime Yigitoglu, Belgin Iyik aksakal, Oya Kavlak
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8605

  • Clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis at the Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital

    Faiza Abdulaziz Qari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7550

  • Fatty acid composition of diets of early school-agechildren and its health implications

    Małgorzata Kostecka
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7614

  • Plasmodium Vivax causing acute kidney injury: A foe less addressed

    Rubina Naqvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8859

  • Effects of early enteral micro-feeding on neonatal serum Vitamin D levels

    Liang Hu, Xiangdang Yin, Haifeng Chu, Guangli Zheng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8886

  • Refractive errors in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus

    Abdülhekim Yarbağ, Hayrullah Yazar, Mehmet Akdoğan, Ahmet Pekgör, Suleyman Kaleli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8204

  • Influence of mouth rinses on the surface hardness of dental resin nano-composite

    Aftab Ahmed Khan, Adel Zia Siddiqui, Syed Fareed Mohsin, Abdulaziz A. Al-Kheraif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7611

  • Effects of embolic agents with different particle sizes on interventional treatment of uterine fibroids

    Xigong Wang, Zhengfu Zhang, Jirong Pan, Weizhong Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7955

  • Comparison of two main treatment modalities for acute ankle sprain

    Serkan Bilgic, Murat Durusu, Bahtiyar Aliyev, Serkan Akpancar, Omer Ersen, Mehmet Yasar, Sukru Ardıc
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8210

  • Emergency contraception: Awareness, attitudes and barriers of Saudi Arabian Women

    Syed Irfan Karim, Farhana Irfan, Norah Al Rowais, Basma Al Zahrani, Riaz Qureshi, Bedoor Hassan Al Qadrah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8127

  • Comparison of frequency of insulin resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with normal controls

    Zareen Kiran, Numan Majeed, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7983

  • Developing a novel risk-scoring system for predicting relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis: A prospective cohort study

    Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Ali Reza Safarpour, Seyed Alireza Taghavi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8811

  • Multiple cannulated screw fixation of young femoral neck fractures

    Gyu-Min KONG, Joo Yong Kim, Dae Hyun Park, Dae Yoo Kim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8356

  • Increased Body Mass Index may lead to Hyperferritinemia Irrespective of Body Iron Stores

    Faiza Alam, Abdul Shakoor Memon, Syeda Sadia Fatima
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7724

  • Is it possible to objectify the visual pain scale?

    Mehmet Ergin, Abdullah Sadik Girisgin, Zerrin Defne Dundar, Goknil Saniye Celik, İzzettin Ertas, Mehmet Taskın Egici
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8269

  • Packed cell volume Platelet count, PT, PTTK and Fibrinogen concentration of HIV positive patients on antiretroviral drugs

    Evarista Odaburhine Osime, Omobolaji Oluwole Oresanja, Benson Uchechukwu Okwara
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.7943

Continuing Medical Education

  • Perception of content and non-content expert facilitators of PBL according to students’ performance levels

    Noor Akmal Shareela Ismail, Ekram Alias, Khaizurin Tajul Arifin, Mohd Hanafi A Damanhuri, Norwahidah Abd Karim, Goon Jo Aan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8691

Review Article

  • Disorders associated with malabsorption of iron: A critical review

    Muhammad Saboor, Amtuz Zehra, Khansa Qamar, Moinuddin .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8125

Short Communication

  • Outcome of pediatric procedural sedation & analgesiain a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

    Humaira Jurair, Amyna Bhimani, Anwar-ul-Haque .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8607

Case Reports

  • Recurrent mutation in CDMP1 in a family with Grebe chondrodysplasia: broadening the phenotypic manifestation of syndrome in Pakistani population

    Sara Mumtaz, Hafiza Fizzah Riaz, Mohammad Touseef, Sulman Basit, Faiyaz Ul Haque, Sajid Malik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8115

  • Pulmonary renal syndrome in a patient with vasculitis: Case report and review of literature

    Aijaz Zeeshan Khan Chachar, Omer Sabir, Irfan Haider, Imrana Tanvir, Kashif Rafique, Nauman tarif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8391

Correspondence

  • The bread and butter of statistical analysis “t-test”:Uses and misuses

    Younis Abdelwahab Skaik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.316.8984