Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): January – February 2016 Pak J Med Sci

Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2016-01-18

Editorial

Original Articles

  • Fertilization rate and its determinants in intracytoplasmic sperm injection

    Shireen Jawed, Rehana Rehman, Mohammad Ashfaq Ali, Umme Hani Abdullah, Hina Gul
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8329

  • Imaging changes after breast reconstruction with fat grafting - Retrospective study of 90 Breast Cancer

    Lubna Noor, Helen Rosemary Reeves, Dileep Kumar, Ous Alozairi, Pudhupalayam Bhaskar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9460

  • Clinical outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repairof abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated with hypertension: A 5-year experience

    Xi-Tao Peng, Qi-Dong Yuan, Ming-Zhe Cui, Hong-Chao Fang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.7966

  • The effects of Ramadan fasting on the number of renal colic visits to the emergency department

    Yunsur Çevik, Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu, Gülşah Çıkrıkçı, Veysel Öncül, Emine Emektar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8248

  • Comparison of gabapentin and ketotifen in treatmentof uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients

    Saeid Amirkhanlou, Anna Rashedi, Jalal Taherian, Ali Akbar Hafezi, Sahar Parsaei
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8547

  • Risk profiles of referred chronic kidney disease patients in a tertiary nephrology centre

    Christopher Thiam Seong Lim, Raihain Binti Ramli, Mohd Zharif Fikri Bin Abd Salim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8214

  • Comparison between effectiveness of mechanical and manualtraction combined with mobilization and exercise therapyin patients with Cervical Radiculopathy

    Syed Rehan Iftikhar Bukhari, Syed Shakil Urrehman, Shakeel Ahmad, Aamer Naeem
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8923

  • Double-lumen tube intubation using video laryngoscopy causes a milder cardiovascular response comparedto classic direct laryngoscopy

    Wei Wei, Ming Tian
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9044

  • Comparison of blood and urine nephrin levels in preeclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation

    Fatma Ozdemir, Ahter Tanay Tayyar, Gokhan Acmaz, Huseyin Aksoy, Gozde Erturk, Sabahattin Muhtaroglu, Mehmet Tayyar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8865

  • Cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty in patients with displaced femoral neck fractures

    Mohsen Khorami, Hamidreza Arti, Amir Aghaie Aghdam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8461

  • Perceptions, perceived barriers and practices ofphysicians’ towards Evidence-Based Medicine

    Mukhtiar Baig, Zaid Alamin, Osama Almouteri, Mohammed Algarni
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8841

  • The endovenous laser treatment for patients with varicose veins

    Jian-Jun Liu, Long-Hua Fan, De-Chun Xu, Xu Li, Zhi-Hui Dong, Wei-Guo Fu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8610

  • The relationship between HbA1c & atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in diabetic patients

    Suleyman Surer, Mustafa Seren, Onur Saydam, Ali Bulut, Ugursay Kiziltepe
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8588

  • Comparison of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) & conventional wound dressings in the open fracture wounds

    Hamidreza Arti, Mohsen Khorami, Vahid Ebrahimi-Nejad Ebrahimi-Nejad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8568

  • Renal Biopsy: A much needed tool in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE)

    Sumbal Nasir Mahmood, Kunwer Naveed Mukhtar, Saima Deen, Faiza Nafees Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.3386

  • Effect of trimetazidine on heart rate variability in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome

    Daxin Wang, Jing Zhang, Shenghu He, Xuefei Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8378

  • Frequency and pattern of congenital heart defects in a tertiary care cardiac hospital of Karachi

    Najma Patel, Shama Jawed, Nagina Nigar, Fariha Junaid, Asia Abdul Wadood, Fatima Abdullah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9029

  • Levels of empathy among undergraduate physiotherapy students: A cross-sectional study at two universities in Istanbul

    Hulya Yucel, Gonul Acar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8745

  • Frequency of stillbirths in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi

    Muhammad Ayaz MUstufa, Shazia Kulsoom, Ifra Sameen, Khemchand Netaram Moorani, Razia Korejo, Ashfaqe Ahmed Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8558

  • Effects of error on dose of target region and organs at risk in treating nasopharynx cancer with intensitymodulated radiation therapy

    Guangsheng Liu, Sumei Zhang, Yuzhuo Ma, Qing Yuan Wang, Xingxiu Chen, Lingling Zhang, Fengmei Ma
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9218

  • Surgical audit of outcome of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair

    Saifullah Khan Tareen, Muhammad Ali Tahir, Alyscia Miriam Cheema
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9297

  • Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio might help prediction of acute myocardial infarction in patients with elevated serum creatinine

    Ahmet Nalbant, Hakan Cinemre, Tezcan Kaya, Ceyhun Varım, Perihan Varim, Ali Tamer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8712

  • Thyroid dysfunction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Shahnaz Attaullah, Bibi Safia Haq, Mairman Muska
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8476

  • Post-infectious and non post-infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A comparative study

    Jianbo Wang, Shihua Lu, Shijie Zhao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8628

  • Burden of advance stage gynaecological cancersat Nuclear Institute of Medicine and Radiotherapy Jamshoro Sindh

    Seema Bibi, Sanober Ashfaq, Naeem Ahmed Laghari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8663

  • Efficacy of dexamethasone on postoperative analgesiain children undergoing hypospadias repair

    Ali Eslahi, Mehdi Shirazi, Hilda Mahmoudi, Behnam Nasihatkon, Sina Ghaffaripour
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9089

  • Effect of intralesional 5 fluorouracil injection in primary pterygium

    Muhammad Saim Khan, Sidra Malik, Imran Basit
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8169

  • Analysis of surgeries for Degenerative lumbar stenosis in elderly patients

    Bin Bai, Yuxin Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8917

  • Frequency and risk factors of low birth weight in term pregnancy

    Ayesha Khan, Farah Deeba Nasrullah, Riffat Jaleel
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8120

  • Virulence factors of Candida species isolated from patients with urinary tract infection and obstructive uropathy

    Faris Q.B. Alenzi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8559

  • The effect of anaesthesia techniqueon caesarean section

    Young Duck Shin, Sang Hi Park, Hyeon Tae Kim, Chan Jin Park, Jin Hee Lee, Young Jin Choi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9028

  • Research design and statistical methods in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences (PJMS)

    Sohail Akhtar, Syed Wadood Ali shah, Muhammad Rafiq, Ajmal Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9033

  • Influence of psychological intervention on pain and immune functions of patients receiving lung cancer surgery

    Xinying Zhao, Limin Cui, Wei Wang, Quanzhi Su, Xiuzhi Li, Junben Wu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8935

  • Correlation of CD24 expression with histological grading and TNM staging of retinoblastoma

    Syed Muhammad Ishaque, Shahnaz Imdad Kehar, Shahid Zafar, Syed Furqan-Ul-Hasan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8828

  • The information requirements and self-perceptions of Turkish women undergoing hysterectomy

    Emine Şen, Nursel Alp Dal, Hande Dag, Seyran Senveli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.7962

  • Frequency of magnetic resonance imaging patterns of tuberculous spondylitis in a public sector hospital

    Sumera Tabassum, Shahbaz Haider
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8524

  • Effects of total thoracoscopic surgery on coronaryartery fistulae complicated with ectasia

    Hongbin Sun, Liping Zhang, Xiuli Han, Zhongyu Wang, Lei Xu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.7501

  • Effectiveness of constraint induced movement therapy as compared to bimanual therapy in upper motor function outcome in child with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

    Imran Amjad, Hira Zafar, Arshad Nawaz Malik, Enfall Shaukat
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8491

  • Evaluation of effectiveness of the using a pillow in children for dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia in term for facilitate intubation

    Dilek G Canpolat, Mustafa Denizhan Yıldırım, Kenan Cantekin, Aynur Akin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8956

  • Impact of combined modular assessment on deep learningand personal development of medical students

    Shabana Ali, Humaira Fayyaz Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9007

  • Relationship of anxiety and burnout with extrasystoles in critical care nurses in Turkey

    Yıldız Denat, Serap Gökçe, Hasan Güngör, Cemil Zencir, Cağdaş Akgüllü
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8407

  • Post thrombolytic resolution of ST elevation in STEMI patients

    Sameer Saleem, Adnan Khan, Ihtesham Shafiq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8974

  • Quality of an informed consent prior to a surgical intervention? Experience of a teaching hospital

    Engin Kurt, Muharrem Ucar, Adnan Atac
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8968

  • The outcome of combination of low dose oral prednisolone with propranolol for the treatment of infantile haemangioma

    Muhammad Zulfiqar Anjum, Khawaja Haroon Khurshid Pasha, Syed Husnain Abbas, Muhammad Zubair
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.6390

  • Effects of thyroid cystectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism on immune function

    Xiangdang Yin, Liang Hu, Xiaochun Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8928

  • Effect of pan retinal photocoagulation on central macular thickness and visual acuity in proliferative diabetic retinopathy

    Ahsan Mukhtar, Saim Khan, Murtaza Junejo, Mazhar Ishaq, Bushra Akbar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8758

  • The results of photorefractive keratectomy with Mitomycin-C in myopia correction after Five Years

    Masih Hashemi, Mohammad Aghazadeh Amiri, Mehdi Tabatabaee, Ali Ayatollahi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8576

  • Evaluation of knowledge of Health Care Professionals on warfarin interactions with drug and herbal medicines

    Mohamed N. Al-Arifi, Syed Wajid Ali, Nawaf K Al-Manie, Faisal M Al-Saker, Salmeen D Babelgaith, Yousif A A. Asiri, Ibrahim Sales
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8902

  • Pattern of physical activity among persons with Type-2 diabeteswith special consideration to daily routine

    Rozina Arshad, Bilal Bin Younis, Junaid Masood, Maham Tahira, Saima Khurshid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8379

  • Comparing the Impact of topical application of human milk and chlorhexidine on cord separation time in newborns

    Fatemeh Abbaszadeh, Zanab Hajizadeh, Mohammad Jahangiri
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8223

Review Article

  • The role of sigmoidoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of sigmoid volvulus

    Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp, Refik Selim Atamanalp
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8410

  • Coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer risk: An update meta-analysis of cohort studies

    Heng-Quan Ran, Jun-Zhou Wang, Chang-Qin Sun
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8761

  • Impact of different orthodontic treatment modalities on Airway

    Nasser D Alqahtani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8743

Case Reports

  • Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A rare cause of invagination in adults

    Remzi Kızıltan, Ozkan Yilmaz, Necat Almali, Caghan Peksen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9326

  • Bile duct stone formation around a Prolene suture after cholangioenterostomy

    Qiang Li, Liang Tao, Lingjun Mou, Xitai Sun, Jianxin Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.8985

Acknowledgement

  • Reviewers for the Year 2015

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.321.9849