23 articles in this issue
Shaukat Ali Jawaid
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1861How to cite this:Jawaid SA. Promoting Research Culture at Indus Health Network. Pak J Med Sci. Special Supplement ICON 2020. 2020;36(1):S2. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1861This is a... see more
Qurat ul Ain Shaikh, Saima Saeed
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1729How to cite this:Saeed S, Shaikh QA. Guest Editorial. Pak J Med Sci. Special Supplement ICON 2020. 2020;36(1):S3. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1729This is an Open Access article dist... see more
Maher Ali, Syed Farjad Sultan, Anil Kumar, Nida Ghouri
Background and Objective: Childbirth ranks amongst the most painful experiences a woman has to endure. In developing countries issues related to awareness, acceptability and availability of analgesia exist. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitud... see more
Saima Salman, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Quratulain Shaikh, Anna Q Yaffee
Objective: Structured trauma care has proven to improve patient outcomes, and this is more relevant in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The objective of this study was to determine the distribution, etiology, severity and outcomes of trauma p... see more
Aqsa Mazhar, Shazia Moosa, Alizeh Abbas, Yousuf Mallick, Lubna Samad
Objective: Vascular anomalies are a diverse group of lesions, ranging from simple to complex, disfiguring anomalies. Our objective was to diagnose and provide comprehensive treatment to patients presenting with vascular anomalies, using a multi-disciplina... see more
Fatima Meraj, Naeem Jabbar, Kishwer Nadeem, Momal Taimoor, Neelum Mansoor
Objective: To determine frequency of post induction and post consolidation minimal residual disease (MRD) in pediatric B-lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients and its association with clinical risk factors.Methods: This is a retrospective, cross section... see more
Samreen Sarfaraz, Sundus Iftikhar, Naseem Salahuddin
Objectives: To investigate the clinical characteristics, risks and outcomes of Paradoxical upgrading reactions (PUR) during anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) in superficial tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLA).Methods: In this nested case-control study, all p... see more
Fivzia Herekar, Sundus Iftikhar, Ahsana Nazish, Sabeen Rehman
Background and Objective: Malaria is an arthropod-borne infectious disease transmitted by the mosquito Anopheles and claims millions of lives globally every year. Reasons for failure to eradicate this disease are multifactorial. The seasonality of the mal... see more
Aisha Syed Wali, Raheela Rafique, Sundus Iftikhar, Rakhshinda Ambreen, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob
Objectives: To determine the frequency of diabetes in pregnancy (DIP), namely pre-gestational, gestational (GDM) and overt diabetes mellitus (DM) in women registered for delivery.Methods: A retrospective chart review of antenatal women registered between ... see more
Muhammad Amin Chinoy, Salman Javed
Objective: To determine the frequency of vertebral fractures in patients presenting with hip fractures.Methods: This prospective study was conducted at The Indus Hospital, Karachi, from May 2018 to November 2018. All patients above 40 years presenting wit... see more
Sheikh Sulaiman Sajjad, Nabila Sajid, Asad Fatimi, Nawal Maqbool, Naila Baig Ansari, Farhana Amanullah
Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the impact of structured counselling on the knowledge of patients and families attending the Tuberculosis (TB) clinic at the Indus Hospital, Karachi.Methods: This was a case control study conducted from ... see more
Sana Z Sajun, Katherine Albutt, Umme Salama Moosajee, Gustaf Drevin, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay, Lubna Samad
Background and Objective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) usually manifest post-discharge, rendering accurate diagnosis and treatment challenging, thereby catalyzing the development of alternate strategies like self-monitored SSI surveillance. This study ... see more
Nida Zia, Ahmer Ahmer Hamid, Sundus Iftikhar, Muhammad Hamza Qadri, Anzal Jangda, Muhammad Rahil Khan
Objective: To study the clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of Retinoblastoma (Rb) in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, The Indus Hospital (TIH),... see more
Salman Imtiaz, Ashar Alam, Beena Salman
Pakistan is experiencing a “double burden’’ of disease. Under-development is associated with illnesses like infections and nutritional deficiency, and is accompanied with diseases linked with development, such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer and chronic... see more
Rafeah Rafeah Khan, Nuzhat Irfan Malik, Abdul Razaque
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, and the leading cause from a single infectious agent. Pakistan has an overwhelming burden of TB and it is a major health hazard for the majority of the rural population. The lung continues... see more
Albeerdy Mohammad Irfaan, Nadeem Ahmed Shaikh, Anila Jamshaid, Abdul Hafeez Qureshi
Background and Objective: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, life-threatening necrotizing renal parenchymal infection. Traditional management of EPN with nephrectomy had a mortality of 40-50%. The purpose of this case series was to assess the m... see more
Muhammad Aqil Soomro, Maryam Aftab, Maria Hasan, Hana Arbab
Corrosive ingestion in children is a common problem in low income countries. These agents cause injuries and later strictures of esophagus and stomach. Gastric outlet obstruction is known complication of acids and surgery is the mainstay of treatment. The... see more
Farah Hameed, Samia Shuja
Intrauterine retention of fetal bones is a rare complication of unsafe abortion. Patients may present with infertility, chronic pelvic pain, menorrhagia and vaginal discharge. Here, we discuss a management of young female patient with uterine bleeding aft... see more
Muhammad Amin Chinoy, Sateesh Pal, Mansoor Ali Khan
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in children after treatment of femoral neck fracture is a very rare condition. This complication should be recognized promptly and treated urgently. The risk of development of this complication can be minimized by ... see more
Riyasat Ahmed Memon, Yusra Shafquat, Nausheen Yaqoob
Actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease that presents as three entities, cervico-facial, abdominal and genital, with cervico-facial being the commonest. Due to its subacute presentation and indolent course, abdominal actinomycosis is difficult to diagn... see more
Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Kaniz Farwa Haider, Zayed Yasin, Megan Rybarczyk
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1726
Tooba Nadeem Akhtar, Muhammad Fareeduddin, Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1727
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