Vol. 32 No. 3 (2016): May - June 2016 Pak J Med Sci

Pak J Med Sci

Published: 2016-05-07

Original Articles

  • Medical errors; causes, consequences, emotional response and resulting behavioral change

    Attia Bari, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Ahsan Waheed Rathore
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9701

  • The Syrian civil war: The experience of the Surgical Intensive Care Units

    Hatice Kaya Ozdogan, Faruk Karateke, Mehmet Ozdogan, Sibel Cetinalp, Sefa Ozyazici, Yurdal Gezercan, Ali Ihsan Okten, Muge Celik, Salim Satar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9529

  • Cardiovascular risk score in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Abrar Ahmed Wagan, Tafazzul Haque Mahmud, Aflak Rasheed, Zafar Ali Zafar, Ata Ur Rehman, Amjad Ali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9779

  • Pulmonary artery closure in combination with patch technique for treating congenital heart disease combined with largepatent ductus arteriosus: A clinical study of 9 cases

    Bing Wen, Junya Yang, Huiruo Liu, Zhouyang Jiao, Wenzeng Zhao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9872

  • The effect of fibromyalgia syndrome to gravidity, parity and duration of breastfeeding; A prospective study from Turkey

    Koca Tuba Tulay, Emrullah Tanrıkut, Ayd?n Arslan, Filiz Özdemir
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9574

  • Influence of silane and heated silane on the bond strength of lithium disilicate ceramics - An in vitro study

    Tariq Abduljabbar, Mohammed Ayedh AlQahtani, Zaid Al Jeaidi, Fahim Vohra
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9851

  • Comparison between the treatment area of electrode used for radiofrequency ablation of liver cancer focusing on 15G cooled-tip and CWT electrode

    Hyun-Jin Kim, Hae-Kag Lee, Jae-Hwan Cho
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.8538

  • Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitoron glomerular hyperfiltration in patients with type 1 diabetes

    S. A. Jaffar Naqvi, Shahid Ahsan, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, A. Samad Shera
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9399

  • Therapeutic outcomes of canal wall up mastoidectomy in combination with Type I tympanoplasty in otitis media

    Liansheng Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9780

  • Flexible ureteroscopy versus laparoscopy for the treatment of patients who initially presented with obstructive pyelonephritis

    Selcuk Sahin, Berkan Resorlu, Mithat Eksi, Bekir Aras, Arda Atar, Volkan Tugcu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9938

  • Importance of immature platelet fraction as predictor of immune thrombocytopenic purpura

    Arshi Naz, Samina Naz Mukry, Mahwish Rauf Shaikh, Ali Raza Bukhari, Tahir Sultan Shamsi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9456

  • N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide measurementsin hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

    Shehab Ahmed Alenazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9690

  • Olfactory neuroblastoma: A clinicopathological experience of a rare entity from Pakistan

    Saroona Haroon, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Aisha Memon, Saira Fatima, Sheema Hasan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9738

  • Nonunion of subtrochanteric fractures: Comminution or Malreduction

    Sang Hyun Park, Gyu Min KONG, Kun Hyung KIM, Byeong Ho HA, Jun Ho Park
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9897

  • Frequency of minimal hepatic encepalopathy inilleterate patients with compensated cirrhosis

    Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Haris Alvi, Faisal Faiyaz Zuberi, Tazeen Rasheed, Zunaira Nawaz, Fatima tuz Zohra
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9655

  • Effects of early enteral nutrition on the gastrointestinal motility and intestinal mucosal barrier of patients with burn-induced invasive fungal infection

    Yu Zhang, Fang Gu, Fengxian Wang, Yuanda Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9717

  • Medication adherence to oral iron therapy in patients with iron deficiency anemia

    Cigdem Gereklioglu, Süheyl Asma, Asli Korur, Ferit Erdogan, Altug Kut
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9799

  • Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: Clinico-demographic profilesof patients in a secondary level hospital of Bangladesh

    Mohammad Shah Kamal, Md.Hafiz Ehsanul Hoque, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Rubina Farzana
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9550

  • To compare anti-albumin urea effects of valsartan alonewith combination of valsartan and amlodipinein patients of chronic kidney disease

    Ameen ., Muhammad Alii Kashif, Sumreen .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9541

  • Using a double-channel gastroscope reduces procedural timein performing gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

    Xu Li Hua, Liang Jun Li, Chuan Wen Zhou, Ying Lin Ji, Ye Tian, Xue Liang Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9743

  • Prevalence of Type II diabetes in District Dir Lower in Pakistan

    Sohail Akhtar, Zahid Khan, Muhammad Rafiq, Ajmal Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9795

  • Comparison of cutaneous nerve injury and vessel disruption complications following saphenous vein stripping using big or small olive heads

    Mustafa C Çiçek, Ömer Faruk Çiçek, Gökhan Lafçı, Alper Uzun
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.10017

  • Iron deficiency anaemia is still a major killer of pregnant women

    Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Aneela Sheeba Baloch, Sarmad Baloch, Fahad Khan Khaskheli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9557

  • Clinical comparison of the efficiency and security of balloon dilators versus fascial dilators in percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL)

    Lingbo Yang, Shuaiqi Lu, Xingtao Han, Pengtao Wei, Jinhui Yang, Tongtong Hao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9281

  • Two years

    Faizia Nasim Ahmed, Imtiaz Ahmad Mahar, Fehmina Arif
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9165

  • The healing effect of bone marrow-derived stem cells in acute radiation syndrome

    Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Fatemeh Shekoohi-Shooli, Seyed Mahmood Reza Aghamir, Davood Mehrabani, Amirreza Dehghanian, Shahrokh Zare, Mohammad Amin Mosleh-Shirazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9895

  • Passive removal of silicone oil through 23 gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy system

    Nisar Ahmed Siyal, Lakhani Das Hargun, Shahid Wahab
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9498

  • Comparison of hemorrhoidectomy by LigaSure with conventional Milligan Morgan’s hemorrhoidectomy

    Nighat Bakhtiar, Foad Ali Moosa, Farhat Jaleel, Naeem Akhtar Qureshi, Masood Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9976

  • Comparison of tumor curettage and resection for treatment of giant cell tumor of the bone around the knee joint

    Sheng Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Xin Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9654

  • Therapeutic approaches and long-term follow-up for prenatal hydronephrosis

    Bahattin Aydogdu, Gulay Aydin Tireli, Oyhan Demirali, Unal Guvenc, Cemile Besik, Serdar Sander, Aysel Kiyak
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9133

  • Conventional clinical and prognostic variables in 150 oral squamous cell carcinoma cases from the indigenous population of Karachi

    Muhammad Mohiuddin Alamgir, Qamar Jamal, Talat Mirza
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9905

  • Clinical effect of minimally invasive intracranial hematoma in treating hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage

    Gang Yang, Gaofeng Shao
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9533

  • Intravenous ketamine, propofol and propofol-ketamine combination used for pediatric dental sedation: A randomized clinical study

    Dilek Gunay Canpolat, Mustafa Denizhan Yıldırım, Recep Aksu, Nukhet Kutuk, Alper Alkan, Kenan Cantekin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9834

  • A prospective observational study assessing the outcome of Sepsis in intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital, Peshawar

    Arslan Rahat Ullah, Arshad Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, Abdul Samad, Syed Tajammul Ali Shah, Muhammad Yousef, Tahir Mehmood Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9978

  • Anthropometric measurements may be informative for nursing home-acquired pneumonia

    Bulent Yardimci, Sevki Murat Aksoy, Ismail Ozkaya, Tarik Demir, Gulsen Tezcan, Aysegul Yildirim Kaptanoglu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9635

  • Serum IL-17 & eotaxin levels in asthmatic patients with allergic rhinitis

    Hong Lv, Bing Lu, Xing-jia Qian, Jian-an Huang, Tiefeng Qiu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9914

  • Impact of waste management training intervention on knowledge, attitude and practices of teaching hospital workers in Pakistan

    Ramesh Kumar, Ratana Somrongthong, Jamil Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9903

  • Comparison between continuing midwifery care and standard maternity care in vaginal birth after cesarean

    Tieying Zhang, Chunna Liu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9546

  • Pheniramine Maleate is more effective than Lidocaine on Fentanyl Induced Cough

    OZGUR OZMEN, DUYGU KARA, EMINE UZLAS KARAMAN, FATMA KARAKOC, MUHAMMET AHMET KARAKAYA, ZAKIR ARSLAN
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9496

  • Students

    Rehana Rehman, Kulsoom Ghias, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Mehwish Hussain, Faiza Alam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9562

  • Apparent Diffusion Coefficient analysis of encephalitis: A comparative study with topographic evaluation and conventional MRI findings

    Ahmet Katirag, Mehtap Beker-Acay, Ebru Unlu, Hayri Demirbas, Nese Demirturk
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.10030

  • Factors affecting the decision to hospitalise children admitted to the emergency department due to non-fatal suicide attempts by pills

    Gamze Gokalp, Murat Anil, Alkan Bal, Yuksel Bicilioglu, Fulya Kamit Can, Ayse Berna Anil
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9765

  • Clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea among patients in a tertiary care center in China

    Yongqiang Li, Yi Huang, Yuyuan Li, Yuqiang Nie
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9400

  • Correlation between ovarian morphology and biochemical and hormonal parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome

    Cihan Inan, Cihan Karadağ
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.10082

  • Fournier’s gangrene: Causes, presentation and survival of sixty-five patients

    Kerem Taken, Mehmet Resıt Oncü, Muslum Ergun, Recep Ery?lmaz, Canser Y?lmaz Demir, Murat Demir, Mustafa Gunes
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9798

  • Trends of contraception among ladies of local population in Pakistan; why, how, when and what?

    Khaula Atif, Afeera Afsheen, Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi, Saleem Asif Niazi, Habib Ullah Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9662

  • A Needle-Free Injection System (INJEXTM) with lidocaine for epidural needle insertion: A randomized controlled trial

    Muhammet Gozdemir, Ruveyda Irem Demircioglu, Safinaz Karabayirli, Huseyin Sert, Bunyamin Muslu, Burhanettin Usta, Ummugulsul Yaz?c?
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9174

  • Association of blood neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in the patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis

    Chenshu Huang, Shaolin Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.10292

Review Article

  • Investigative and extrapolative role of microRNAs’ genetic expression in breast carcinoma

    Ambreen Usmani, Amir Ali Shoro, Bushra Shirazi, Zahida Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9321

Special Communications

  • Application of career related research in Pakistan:The case of apples vs mangoes Zarrin Seema Siddiqui

    Zarrin Seema Siddiqui
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9864

Short Communication

  • Mother

    Nazish Imran, Sania Ashraf, Rabia Shoukat, Muhammad Ijaz Pervez
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9775

Case Reports