37 articles in this issue
Faaiz Ali Shah, Shaukat Ali Jawaid
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.2.7398How to cite this: Shah FA, Jawaid SA. The h-Index: An Indicator of Research and Publication Output. Pak J Med Sci. 2023;39(2):315-316. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.2.7398This is an Open Access art... see more
Shireen Qassim Bham, Khalid Mahmood Ahmad Khan, Sagheera Anjum Munaver, Umer Hayat Ahmed Sharif
Objective: To identify the breastfeeding practices in nursing mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Pediatrics and Gynecology & Obstetrics departments at two of the tertiary care hosp... see more
Huma Zartash Syeda, Sidra Saleem, Zain Rasool, Abeera Mansur
Objective: Prolonged intensive care unit stay not only increases hospital cost but it also prevents hospital equipment to be used by other patients who need them. The aim of this study was to identify factors that affect the duration of intensive care uni... see more
Dong Liu, Wei Li, Li Chen
Objective: To compare the efficacy and side effects of sufentanil and morphine titration for patient-controlled subcutaneous analgesia (PCSA) in severe advanced cancer pain management.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the patients who wer... see more
Qian Zhang, Jiangtao Dong, Xiaozuo Zheng, Kai Kang, Shijun Gao
Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of tear and repair of the lateral meniscal posterior root (LMPR) on the patellofemoral contact pressure of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed.Methods: This was a descrip... see more
Si Jiang, Biao Zhou, Zheng Li, Juan Gao, Pei Wang
Objective: To compare the effects of high-speed turbodrill root extraction and piezosurgery tooth socket enlargement on the alveolar ridge preservation of maxillary anterior teeth.Methods: Thirty-six clinically eligible patients admitted to the No.2 Hospi... see more
Hailin Luo, Yong Qiao
Objective: To explore the correlation of blood thrombomodulin (TM), triglyceride (TG) and D-Dimer (D-D) with the formation of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA).Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out focus... see more
Faizan Ullah , Awais Naeem , Nighat Bakhtiar, Osama Shakeel , Ihtisham UlHaq , Shahid Khattak, Aamir Ali Syed
Objective: The objective of the study was to review the experience of dealing oncological emergency esophagectomies at a dedicated Cancer hospital.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of data of eleven esophagectomies at the Department of Surgical... see more
Zhen Lin, Lian-yun Gao, Kang-ming Ruan, Deng-bing Guo, Yan-hua Chen, Qing-ping Liu
Objective: To explore the curative effect of buttress plate and traditional internal fixation in the treatment of ankle fracture, so as to provide potential reference for the clinical treatment of this disease.Methods: This is a clinical comparative study... see more
Shakeel Ahmed, Lal Rehman, Ali Afzal, Farrukh Javeed
Objective: To determine the impact of helmet wearing on traumatic brain injury.Methods: We analyzed 400 cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in motorbike riders with and without helmet, from July 2017 to December 2020 presenting to the neurosurgery depar... see more
Uzma Naeem; Prof. Akbar Waheed, Yasmeen Azeem, Nazir Awan
Objective: To determine the relationship between the patient’s Body Mass Index (BMI) and the cardiovascular effects produced by propofol at a dose of 1.5 mg/kg in the Pakistani population.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in th... see more
Jun Ying, Chunhui Jiang, Chunjie Xu, Ye Liu, Lei Gu
Objective: To evaluate the analgesic effect of transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) on patients undergoing transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME).Methods: Medical records of patients who were eligible to receive proctectomy surgery in Renji Hospi... see more
Farrukh Ansar, Hira Naveed, Almas Khattak, Sylvia Ali Khan
Objectives: To determine the frequency of clinical anger, adverse childhood experiences, self-esteem, and their mutual relationship among undergraduate medical and sociology students.Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, data from 400 underg... see more
Wenxin Jiang, Xiao-dong Yu, Yanqing Deng
Objective: To evaluate the effect of butylphthalide combined with oxiracetam on cognitive function, intellectual recovery and serum inflammatory factors in patients with cognitive impairment after cerebral infarction.Methods: This is a Clinical comparativ... see more
Wenxing Zhou, Lianxia Li, Yan Lang, Hongxin Jiang
Objective: This study aimed to observe the diagnostic value of cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with vascular dementia induced by ischemic stroke.Methods: The experiment was designed according to the randomized control principle. Two h... see more
Ke Ma, Yajuan Zhang, Jian Hao, Jing Zhao, Ying Qi, Cong Liu
Objective: To investigate the correlation between systemic immune inflammatory (SII) index, serum interleukin-35 (IL-35) and high mobility Group-Box one (HMGB-1) with the severity and prognosis of sepsis.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on ... see more
Guohui Jin, Lei Li, Jing Liu, Wang Baoyan , Bo Zhan
Objectives: To compare and analyze the incidence of anxiety and depression of infectious disease fever patients in hospitalized isolation and home isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the risk factors for the negative emotions of hospitalize... see more
Dr. Mehwish Feroz Ali, Dr. Mervyn Hosein, Dr. Saima Butt, Dr. Rehan Siddiqui
Objectives: In this study, we investigated the expression of zinc alpha-2 glycoprotein in oral squamous cell carcinoma tissue samples. Additionally, ascertained its association to the oral cancer stage and subscale parameters (TNM).Methods: This observati... see more
Marriam Suleman, Ume Sughra, Asmaa Riaz, Maheen Akbar
Objective: Early years of childhood form the basis of intelligence, personality, social behaviour, and capacity to learn and nurture oneself as an adult. Our objective was to find out the effects of screen time on behavior of pre-schoolers, which could pr... see more
Zeng-Yan Wang, Shu-Xing Huang, Jing-Di Yang, Dan-Ping Li, Yan-Wen Xu
Objective: To analyze the pregnancy outcomes of patients presenting with infertility solely due to diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and treated by assisted reproductive technology (ART), including artificial insemination by husband (AIH) and in vitro fert... see more
Rabiah Sadaf , Faiza Sadaqat Ali, Tazeen Rasheed, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
Objective: To determine the effect of Remdesivir on liver enzymes and renal functions in SARS-CoV-2 patients.Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at Dr. Ruth KM Pfau, Civil Hospital Karachi between 1st December 2021 to 31st January, 2022. ... see more
Naila Yaqoob, Sadaf Ahsan
Objectives: The present research examined the impact of mood disorder and personality disorders on suicide intent among self-harm patients using cross sectional research design.Methods: A clinical sample of 220 self-harm inpatients with age of 18 to 35 ye... see more
Zeeshan Kibria, Muhammad Nasim Khan, Saima Aleem, Zia Ul Haq
Objective: To assess household poverty, sanitation and hygiene practices, and food security in both urban and rural settlements of district Peshawar.Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study from March 2019 to October 2019 in the urban and rural ho... see more
Peter Natesan Pushparaj , Mahmood Rasool, Muhammad Imran Naseer, Kalamegam Gauthaman
Objectives: Accurately identifying the cellular, biomolecular, and toxicological functions of anticancer drugs help to decipher the potential risk of genotoxicity and other side effects. Here, we examined bleomycin for cellular, molecular and toxicologica... see more
Muhammad Arslan Farooq, Sabeen Abid Khan, Munir Iqbal Malik
Objectives: This study was done to compare the clinical features, laboratory findings and surgical outcomes of pediatric patients with choledochal cysts.Methods: Retrospective review of the hospital records of all pediatric patients admitted with choledoc... see more
Amna Rizwan, Rana Muhammad Mohsin Javaid, Sidrah Latif, Muhammad Suhail Sarwar, Asad Aslam Khan
Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of fluid-air exchange with silicone oil-fluid exchange in reducing the residual silicone oil (SO) droplets after the removal of SO.Methods: This was a prospective, quasi-experimental study conducted from October 20... see more
Hong-Lei Wu, Hai-Yan Shi, Jia-hai Shi, Wang-Qin Shen
Objectives: The cuff pressures > 30 cmH2O may create a seal in the trachea. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with lack of tracheal sealing by an endotracheal cuff inflated to > 30 cmH2O in patients undergoing mecha... see more
Pei-pei Luo, Li Wu, Fang Liu, Yan-hong Tian, Lai-yin Chen, Ya-lin Liu
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of a chemotherapy regimen combined with levofloxacin in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with Type-2 diabetes.Methods: Total 80 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with Type-2 diabe... see more
Ning Gan, Tong-le Jia, Nan Tian, Si-si Liu, Shan Cao
Objective: To evaluate the effect of nimodipine combined with atorvastatin calcium on the micro inflammation and oxidative stress levels in patients with cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and its clinical implications.Methods: A... see more
Tazeen Zahid, Dr. Muhammad Umer Khan, Aymn Zulfiqar, Fatima Jawad, Anosh Saleem, Ahmad Raza Khan
Objective: To identify the genetic variants in the CYP1B1 gene associated with Primary Congenital Glaucoma (PCG) and to predict its pathological effect.Method: A descriptive study was conducted in the time period of nine months (September 2021-May 2022) a... see more
Fizzah Nadir, Hassan Sardar, Husnain Ahmad
Background and Objective: The term “brain drain” refers to the exodus of educated or professional individuals to another nation, industry, or field, typically in search of a higher salary or living standard. Our objective was to look into the reasons why ... see more
Abeer Altaf, Dr, Zaigham Abbas, Prof., Muhammad Ali Qadeer, Dr, Mehreen Siyal, Dr
Objectives: COVID-19 has taken the world by storm, creating much disparity among both healthcare and non-healthcare centres regarding the provision of services. The purpose of our study was to see the prevalence of the SARS-COV-2 exposure in the asymptoma... see more
Mingfu Ye, Wenjun Liu, Shaolong Cheng, Lihui Yan
Objective: The current review aimed to assess the efficacy of adjunctive chlorhexidine (CHX) in the non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis/peri-implant mucositis.Methods: PubMed, Embase, Science Direct, CENTRAL, and Google Scholar databases were searc... see more
Halla Tariq, Aroosha Ihsan, Dr Asadullah Khan, Roshila Shamim
Pachydermodactyly (PDD) is a rare benign condition characterized by painless soft tissue swelling of small joints of hands. The most common presentation is bilateral Symmetrical swelling of proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joint similar to... see more
Li-po Han, Feng-xian Wang, Cheng-yue Zhang
Congenital Dacryocystocele is a rare disease of the eye and nose, which originates from congenital obstruction of lacrimal duct system, but accounts for a low proportion in congenital obstruction of lacrimal duct system. We present a case of congenital da... see more
Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi
Neurofibromatosis Type-2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant genetic tumour-predisposing condition caused by mutations in the NF2 gene located on chromosome 22q12. It is characterized by multiple benign tumours of the central and peripheral nervous systems and... see more
Xiaodong Li, Fang Ran, Yancong Guo
Oliguric patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) often requires an internal jugular vein or femoral venous catheter to establish vascular access for emergency hemodialysis. Puncture with catheterization (PC) of the right internal jugular vein (RIJV) is re... see more