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Vol. 37 No. 3 (2021): May – June 2021

Pak J Med Sci Vol.37, No.3 2021

Published: 2021-02-20

Editorial

Moral trauma caused by COVID-19 - An ethical debate

Shabih H Zaidi, Shaukat Ali Jawaid
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Leading Article

Problems faced by Researchers and pressure on Impact Factor Journal Editors

Shaukat Ali Jawaid
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Original Articles

Gynecological malignancies at tertiary care hospital, Pakistan: A five-year review

Tayyiba Wasim, Javeria Mushtaq, Ahmad Zunair Wasim, Gul e Raana
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Oral versus Vaginal Micronized Progesterone for the treatment of threatened miscarriage

Rashida Parveen, Mehnaz Khakwani, Sobia Tabassum, Sajjad Masood
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Standing at the edge of mortality; Five-year audit of an emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in a low resource setup

Sama Mukhtar, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Saima Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed Khatri, Anna Q Yaffee
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Outcome of patients with acute severe necrotizing pancreatitisin a dedicated hepato-biliary unit of Pakistan

Laima Alam, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Syed Kumail Hasan Kazmi, Rafi ud Din
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Effect of olanzapine combined with risperidone in the treatment of schizophrenia and its influence on cognitive function

Lujie Yang, Xia Qi
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Role of Concomitant Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM) Peeling during Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD) Surgery in Preventing Postoperative Epiretinal Membrane (ERM) Formation

Asaad Mahmood Syed, Fawad Rizvi Syed, Burhan Abdul Majid Khan, Tanweer Hasan Khan
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Gastrointestinal complications in critically ill children: Experience from a resource-limited country

Sidra Ishaque, Marium Shakir, Asma Ladak, Anwar Ul Haque
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Evaluation of empathy and fatigue among physicians and surgeons in tertiary care hospitals of Rawalpindi

Zubaida Rashid, Imtenan Sharif, Imdad Ali Khushk, Abdullah Anis Raja
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Aggressive thromboprophylaxis improves clinical process and decreases the need of Intensive Care Unit in Covid-19

Murat Ugur, Esra Adiyeke, Eymen Recep, Nurten Bakan, Nurettin Yiyit
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Effect of displacement on Adherence to TB Treatment: An observational study in TB patients from Internally Displaced Persons of Pakistan

Farman Ullah Khan, Zahid Asghar, Muhammad Khalid Tipu, Asim .ur. Rehman, Asif Khan, Tofeeq Ur- Rehman
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Clinical spectrum of chronic liver disease with final outcome in children at a tertiary centre: A single - centre study

Iqtadar Seerat, Eitzaz UD Din Khan, Muhammad Atique, Usman Iqbal Aujla
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Setting Agenda for Medical Education Research in Pakistan

Sarah Ali, Ahsan Sethi
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Influence of ABCB1 gene polymorphism on concentration to dose ratio and adverse effects of tacrolimus in Pakistani liver transplant recipients

Fahad Azam, Moosa Khan, Tanwir Khaliq, Abubakar Hafeez Bhatti
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Spectrum of associated congenital heart defects in patients with “Non-Cardiac Congenital defects at a tertiary care children hospital in Pakistan”

Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Muhammad Aslam, Shahnab Ahmad, Muhammad Kashif
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Determination of serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels in metabolic syndrome patients from Saudi population

Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Badr Alzahrani, Abdullah Alsrhani, Muhammad Atif, Ayman Ali Mohammed Alameen, Hasan Ejaz
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Surgical outcome of repair of aortic valve prolapse and regurgitation associated with ventricular septal defect

Tariq Waqar, Muhammad Farhan Ali Rizvi, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Kamran Khan
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Prevalence-pattern and risk factors of Cesarean section in a multiethnic cohort

Khadija Murtaza, Madeeha Chaudhry, Shabana Nazeer, Sajid Malik
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Intraoperative flexible nephroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: An 8 years’ experience

Yasir Masood, Nadeem Iqbal, Raja Mohsin Farooq, Sajid Iqbal, Faheemullah Khan
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Screening of ZIKA virus infection among dengue-like illness patients with negative RT-PCR for dengue virus in Punjab–Pakistan

Somia Iqtadar, Thuan Huu Vo, Mehreen Mehmood, Muhammad Salman, Mamunur Rahman Malik, Faisal Masud, Nhu Nguyen Tran Minh
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Impact of acne on quality of life in young Pakistani adults and its relationship with severity: A multicenter study

Shaheen Naveed, Sadia Masood, Atiya Rahman, Safia Awan, Saadia Tabassum
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Association analysis of 374T/A (rs1800624) receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) gene polymorphism with diabetic retinopathy in Pakistani patients

Shazia Qayyum, Muhammad Afzal, Abdul Khaliq Naveed
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Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of 3D Printing technology assisted surgery combined with early postoperative comprehensive rehabilitation in the treatment of Senile Intertrochanteric Fractures

Ye Zhao, Yong-hui Liu, Shu-ge Mao, Xin-xin Zhang
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Frequency of incidental ocular findings during pre-employment screening at a tertiary care Eye hospital

Summaya Khan, Aisha Rafique, Omar Zafar
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Measurement of Service Quality Gaps in Dental Services using SERVQUAL in Public Hospitals of Rawalpindi

Asmaa Riaz, Ume Sughra
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Occupational burnout, job satisfaction and anxiety among emergency medicine doctors in Turkey

Leyla Ozturk Sonmez, Mehmet Gul
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Post operative sore throat: Comparison between Macintosh versus Video Laryngoscope in patients intubated by trainee anaesthetists - A Randomised Control Trial

Amin Ahmed Kapadia, Faraz Shafiq, Amir Raza
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Consanguinity, inbreeding coefficient, fertility and birth-outcome in population of Okara district, Pakistan

Aqeela Nawaz, Muhammad Zaman, Sajid Malik
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Frequency of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among patients with Helicobacter pylori infection

Adeel Rahat, Lubna Kamani
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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of Gaucher disease in Iraq: A diagnostic experience from a developing country

Rabab Farhan Thejeal, Saja Baheer Abdulwahhab, Nebal Waill Saadi
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Roadblocks to Integration; Faculty’s perspective on transition from Traditional to Integrated Medical Curriculum

Asma Hafeez, Brekhna Jamil, Aaiz Feroze Khan
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Patterns and Outcomes of dog bite injuries presenting to emergency department in a tertiary care hospital at Karachi

Muhammad Ikram Ali, Seemin Jamali, Tehreem Ashraf, Nasibullah Ahmed
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Study on clinical application of susceptibility weighted imaging ombined with diffusion weighted imaging in patients with Liver Cirrhosis complicated with small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Zhi-bo Hou, Fei Zhao, Bin Zhang, Chun-zhu Zhang
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Distribution of subtypes and immunophenotypic characterization of 1379 cases of paediatric acute leukaemia

Saba Jamal, Fatima Meraj, Neelum Mansoor, Sadia Parveen, Ameerah Shaikh, Naeem Jabbar
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Evaluation of the implant diameter on the initial-stability of narrow- and standard-diameter implants placed in simulated Type-I and Type-IV bone-blocks

Saad Alresayes, Sameer A Mokeem, Aasem M Alhenaki, Fahim Vohra, Tariq Abduljabbar
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Association amid the comorbidity of Diabetes Mellitus in patients of Active Tuberculosis in Pakistan: A matched case control study

Nadia Khalid, Farah Ahmad, Dr., Farhan Muhammad Qureshi, Dr.
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Microbiology of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: An update from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Mst. Romena Khatun, Dr., Kh. Md. Faisal Alam, Dr., Mahmuda Naznin, Dr., Md. Abdus Salam
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Assessment of burnout and associated factors among medical educators

Zareena Akram, Ahsan Sethi, Aabish Mehreen Khan, Fatima Zia Zaidi
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Influence of time and hydration (ageing) on flexural strength of Yttrium stabilized Zirconia polycrystals (Y-TZP) fabricated with different CAD-CAM Systems

Khulud A Al Aali, Saad Alresayes, Aasem M Alhenaki, Fahim Vohra, Tariq Abduljabbar
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Characteristics of chest high resolution computed tomography images of COVID-19: A retrospective study of 46 patients

Yibo Lu, Jingru Zhou, Yimei Mo, Shulin Song, Xue Wei, Ke Ding
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Survey of factors influencing women’s selection of the delivery method of their second child in Shanxi Province, China

Jin-qiong Li
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Exploring clinical research efficacy of teaching and practicing medical professionals in Pakistan

Mubeen Akhtar, Aiman Irfan
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Differential Immune Landscape of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Suggests Potential role of Macrophages in Hepatocarcinogenesis

Yusra Shafique, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Saeed Khan, Talat Mirza
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A prospective cohort study of shock index as a reliable marker to predict the patient’s need for blood transfusion due to postpartum hemorrhage

Süleyman Cemil Oğlak, Mehmet Obut, Ali Emre Tahaoğlu, Neslihan Uğur Demirel, Bekir Kahveci, İhsan Bağlı
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Is leukopenia and lymphopenia a characteristic feature of COVID-19 in children?

Attia Bari, Aimen CH, Dr, Iqbal Bano, Dr, Nazish Saqlain, Dr
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Aftermath of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation: Our findings at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Fazali Wahid, Muhammad Saleem, Raza Muhammad, Muhammad Riaz Khan
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Application evaluation of intraoperative ultrasound combined with neuro electrophysiological detection in the spinal cord glioma surgery

Xin Li, Zhen-jie Liu, Liang Liang, Hai-qing Dong
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Correlation between monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention

Rong Yu, Ruigang Hou, Tong Wang, Tianliang Li, Huiyuan Han, Jian An
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Mobile Health Augmented Cardiac Rehabilitation (MCard) in Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A randomised controlled trial protocol

Aliya Hisam, Zia Ul Haq, Zohaib Khan, Patrick Doherty, Jill Pell
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The association of symptoms of overactive bladder with pelvic organ prolapse and its improvement after pelvic reconstructive surgery

Saida Abrar, DR, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Nida Zahid, DR
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The reasons and countermeasures of Bladder Rupture caused by Transurethral Clot Evacuation

Kai-long Liu, Xin Wang, Chang-bao Qu, Jin-Chun Qi
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Review Article

The cardiovascular complications in COVID-19: Focus on acute cardiac injury

Sahrai Saeed, Ronak Rajani
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Short Communication

Ileosigmoid knotting: An update for Atamanalp classification

Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp
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An Inexpensive model to teach hemorrhage control in resource limited settings

Omar Abbas Ahmed Malik, Rijah Chhapra
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Case Reports

Fiber reinforced composite supported restoration of congenitally missing tooth by minimally invasive approach: Two years follow-up

Muhammad Qasim Javed
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Rare Variant of Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as a Palatal Swelling

Hafiz Aamer Iqbal, Rabia Anjum, Nadia Naseem
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Correspondence

How can medical schools combat declining mental health amongst their students during the COVID-19 quarantine period?

Kajani Subhaskaran, Francesca Naomi Young
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