Vol. 34 No. 6 (2018): November – December 2018

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Vol.34, No.6 2018
Published: 2018-10-25

Editorial

  • Impact Factor is Off the Ventilator: Survives and is Thriving

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Masood Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16652

View Point

  • Blood Groups and Breast Cancer

    Anusha Sultan Meo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16824

Original Articles

  • Goal-directed fluid therapy based on noninvasive cardiac output monitor reduces postoperative complications in elderly patients after gastrointestinal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

    Kaiyu Yin, Jiahui Ding, You Wu, Mingqing Peng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15854

  • Pre-Ramadan health seeking behavior, fasting trends, eating pattern and sleep cycle in pregnant women at a tertiary care institution of Pakistan

    Shabeen Naz Masood, Saira Saeed, Nusrat Lakho, Yasir Masood, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, A. Samad Shera
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15883

  • Results of a long-term performance and follow-up of Endovenous Laser Ablat?on procedures performed for treating great saphenous vein incompetence

    Bozkurt Gulek, Muhammet Arslan, Sinan Sozutok
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15683

  • Breaking Bad News: A contextual model for Pakistan

    Lubna Ansari Baig, Sana Tanzil, Syeda Kauser Ali, Shiraz Shaikh, Seemin Jamali, Mirwais Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15663

  • Correlation between breast arterial calcification and the 10-year fatal cardiovascular risk by means of the SCORE Risk System

    Ahmet Yildiz, Seyma Yildiz, Huseyin Toprak, Cuneyt Kocas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16031

  • Echocardiography guided bed side balloon atrial septostomy in dextro transposed great arteries (dTGA) with intact ventricular septum (IVS): A resource limited country experience

    Naresh Kumar, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Veena Kumari, Najma Patel
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15792

  • The effectiveness of oral antiviral (Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir) in treating children with HCV infection

    Ban Adil Al-Kaaby, Abd El-Salam Dawood Al-Ethawi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15722

  • Evaluation and assessment of prescribing patterns in elderly patients using two explicit criteria based screening tools: (The PRISCUS list and STOPP/START criteria)

    Irum Butool, Shabnam Nazir, Maryam Afridi, Syed Majid Shah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.14928

  • Safety of endoscopic N-Butyl-2 Cyanoacrylate injection for the treatment of bleeding gastric varices in children

    Lubna Kamani, Baseer Sultan Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad, Pervez Ashraf
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16044

  • Randomized controlled trial on the comparison of chest tube drainage and needle aspiration in the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

    Ali Ramouz, Mohammad Hossein Lashkari, Sanam Fakour, Seyed Ziaeddin Rasihashemi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16126

  • Can we link foot ulcer with risk factors in diabetics? A study in a tertiary care hospital

    Muhammad Imran Hasan Khan, Usama Azhar, Fizza Zubair, Zohaib Abbas Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16199

  • The role of complete blood inflammation markers in the prediction of spontaneous abortion

    Funda Yildirim Bas, Esra Nur Tola, Suheyla Sak, Basak Asli Cankaya
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15939

  • A needs assessment for faculty development at two medical colleges of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

    Nusrat Shah Kamal, Afifa Tabassum, Nighat Shah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16302

  • Meconium stained liquor and its neonatal outcome

    Nadia Mohammad, Taha Jamal, Arjumand Sohaila, Syed Rehan Ali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15349

  • Current status of gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility with special reference to Azithromycin and Ceftriaxone: Report from a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

    Mahmuda Naznin, Md Abdus Salam, Md. Zahid Hossain, Md. Shah Alam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16144

  • Valve surgery in combination with cryoablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

    Weiwei Cai, Jie Hu, Hua Wang, Song Chen, Guijun Zhu, Xingpeng Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15537

  • The relationship of dyspnea and disease severity with anthropometric indicators of malnutrition among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Muhammad Adnan, Mirza Muhammad Ayub Baig, Naheed Hashmat, Tayyaba Rahat
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15769

  • Radiological and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Comparing titanium and PEEK (polyetheretherketone) cages

    Muhammad Junaid, Mamoon Ur Rashid, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Mamoon Ahmed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15833

  • Analysis of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio and Thiol/Disulfide homeostasis parameters in patients admitted to the emergency department with ischemic stroke

    Aysel Begum Yilmaz, Şervan Gökhan, Alp Şener, Özcan Erel
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16242

  • Infantile Spasms: Clinical profile and treatment outcomes

    Shazia Kulsoom Lashari, Shahnaz H Ibrahim, Sidra Kaleem Jafri, Khemchand N Moorani, Misbah Anjum
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15869

  • Prevalence, habits and outcomes of using contact lenses among medical students

    Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim, Hadeel Seraj, Raida Khan, Marwa Baabdullah, Lina Reda
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16260

  • Menorraghia

    Lamia Yusuf
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15410

  • Reforming Medical Education in Pakistan through strengthening Departments of Medical Education

    Muhammad Zahid Latif, Gohar Wajid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15942

  • Analysis of infectious spondylodiscitis: 7-years data

    Gulay Okay, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Sibel Bolukçu, Bülent Durdu, Ismail Necati Hakyemez, Meliha Meri Koç
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15717

  • Negative repercussions of caregiving burden: Poor psychological well-being and depression

    Neelam Ehsan, Nigar Johar, Tamkeen Saleem, Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Saima Ghauri
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15915

  • The effect of some missing teeth on a subjects

    Shafi Ullah Khan, Fazal Ghani, Zulfiqar Nazir
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15706

  • Early interventional embolization in the treatment of cerebral aneurysm rupture

    Song Jiang, Xiufen Xie
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15786

  • Association and implications in triple negative and triple positive breast cancer: Relationship with sociodemographic and reproductive factors in Pakistan

    Faria Fatima, Abdul Hameed, Ghulam Haider, Sitwat Zehra, Abid Azhar, Saima Saleem
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15763

  • Internet addiction among social networking sites users: Emerging mental health concern among medical undergraduates of Karachi

    Zaeema Ahmer, Sana Tanzil
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15809

  • The effect of diet on primary dysmenorrhea in university students: A randomized controlled clinical trial

    Yasemin Ayd?n Kartal, Elvan Yilmaz Akyuz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16477

  • Association of homocysteine with body mass index, blood pressure, HbA1c and duration of diabetes in type 2 diabetics

    Zulfania ., Adnan Khan, Sohaib Rehman, Tahir Ghaffar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16032

  • Effectiveness of self-empowerment-affirmation-relaxation(Self-EAR) program for postpartum blues mothers: A randomize controlled trial

    Krittipitch Thitipitchayanant, Ratana Somrongthong, Ramesh Kumar, Naowarat Kanchanakharn
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15986

  • Retrosternal Goiter: A couple of classification methods with computed tomograpy findings

    Gökhan Perincek, Sema Avcı, Pınar Çeltikçi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15932

  • Do we use antibiotics judiciously enough? A study in Accident & Emergency Department of tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

    Omar Abbas Ahmed Malik, Asim Saeed Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15542

  • Potential use of multi-strain synbiotics for improving postnatal head circumference

    Ipek Guney Varal, Nilgun Koksal, Hilal Ozkan, Onur Bagci, Pelin Dogan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16107

  • Does playing video games effect cognitive abilities in Pakistani children?

    Aliya Hisam, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Mahum Faheem, Mahrukh Sohail, Bilal Ikhlaq, Irfan Iqbal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15532

  • Phacoemulsification in the anterior chamber: An alternative surgical technique in post-vitrectomy cataract

    Tao Yu, Xu-Guang Han, Ying-Mei Li, Yu-Guang Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15962

  • Infection markers as predictors of Bacteremia in an Intensive Care Unit: A prospective study

    Pinar Sen, Tuna Demirdal, Salih Atakan Nemli, Ilknur Vardar, Mehmet Kizilkaya, Atilla Sencan, Huriye Erbak Yilmaz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15665

  • Outcomes of cataract surgery in Microophthalmia

    Saima Majid, Asim Ateeq, Sadia Bukhari, Munawar Hussain
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.14622

  • Titanium elastic nailing in pediatric femoral diaphyseal fractures in the age group of 6-15 years mid-term and long-term outcomes

    Kemal Kayaokay, Kemal Aktuglu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16297

  • Is human milk feeding protective for Retinopathy of Prematurity?

    Ayesha Muneer, Attia Bari, Summaira Naveed, Agha Shabbir Ali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15799

  • Prevalence and risk factors of venous thromboembolism in postoperative patients: A retrospective study

    Aylin Durmaz Edeer, Saadet Comez, Hale Turhan Damar, Aysegul Savci
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16021

  • Impact of morning and rotational duties on physical health of nurses working in tertiary care hospitals of Karachi

    Amjad Ali, Abdur Rasheed, Subia Naz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16187

  • Influence of elderly patients’ coronary artery lesion severity on cardiac remodeling and left ventricular function

    Wang Chao, Xiang Tian, Huixin Cai, Liang Feng
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15906

  • Clinical application of multicolor optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of retinal pathologies

    Hunain Ghoghari, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Kaunain Razzak, Hina Loya
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16388

  • Neural mechanisms underlying visual pareidolia processing: An fMRI study

    Gülsüm Akdeniz, Sila Toker, Ibrahim Atli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16140

  • Emergency peripartum hysterectomy: A great obstetric challenge

    Sarah Kazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.13686

Review Article

Short Communication

  • Study of curriculum of Doctor of Physical therapy programme based on World Federation of Medical Education standards

    Syed Shakil Ur Rehman, Shakeel Ahmad, Raheela Yasmin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15926

  • The role of Ataturk University in data and publication production for sigmoid volvulus and ileosigmoid knotting

    Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp, Esra Disci, Refik Selim Atamanalp
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16113

Case Reports

  • Tuberculous Meningitis, Vasculitis, and Pericarditis presented by deep coma

    Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.16350

  • Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

    Khalid Abdul Basit, Sadaf Nasir, Ejaz Vohra, Muhammad Kashif Shazlee
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.346.15016