59 articles in this issue
Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Masood Jawaid
doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.2133How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Revised Publication Policies by Higher Education Commission for Health Science Journals. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(2):1-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.2133Thi... see more
Abdul Waheed Khan, Ahsan Sethi, Gohar Wajid, Raheela Yasmeen
Objective: There are growing concerns towards the quality of medical education in Pakistan. To help strengthen accreditation processes, this study identifies the challenges towards quality assurance of Basic Medical Education in Pakistan.Methods: A q... see more
Aysun Unal, Seyda Seren Intepeler
Objective: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to developing web-based, anonymous reporting system to increase reporting of medication errors, blood transfusion errors and patient falls in pediatric units and to compare the computerized syste... see more
Ayesha Isani Majeed, Asmat Ullah, Muniba Jadoon, Wasim Ahmad, Sheikh Riazuddin
Objective: To determine the role of variants in BRCA1 gene in breast cancer development, women of Pakistani origin, diagnosed with breast cancer, were screened for variants in the BRCA1.Methods: The present study involved screening of 5000 women for breas... see more
Cuiping Xiang, Xuegui Zhou, Xiaoxia Zheng
Objective: To investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate combined with nifedipine in the treatment of pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome (PIHS).Methods: Total 118 pregnant women with PIHS who were admitted to our hospital from April 2017 to June 201... see more
Salih Cagri Cakir, Bayram Ali Dorum, Nilgun Koksal, Hilal Ozkan
Objective: To investigate the effects of maternal preeclampsia on inflammatory cytokines and neonatal outcomes in premature infants.Methods: The study included preterm infants born at gestational age =32 weeks in a tertiary university hospital between Jan... see more
Sultan Ayoub Meo, Yasser Abdullah Bin Muneif, Nasser Abdullah Ben, Mohammad Abdullah AlSadhan, Raed Fuad Hashem, Abdullah Saud Alobaisi
Objectives: Occupational and environmental pollution have become an imperative jeopardy for developing devastating metabolic diseases. Limited animal model studies have examined the impact of exposure to cement dust on metabolic conditions. This study aim... see more
Haris Alvi, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Tazeen Rasheed, Muhammad Asad Ibrahim
Objective: To determine number of sessions of Endoscopic variceal band ligation required to obliterate the esophageal varices.Methods: This study was conducted at Civil Hospital Karachi between June 2018 to April 2019. All patients undergoing endoscopic V... see more
Haroon Tayyab, Chaudhry Nasir Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Ayaz Sadiq
Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone Acetonide (SCTA) injection in patients with treatment resistant Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).Methods: This was a prospective non randomized interventional study conducted in th... see more
Elnaz Faramarzi, Ata Mahmoodpoor, Hadi Hamishehkar, Kamran Shadvar, Afshin Iranpour, Tara Sabzevari, Sarvin Sanaie
Objectives: The value of gastric residual volume (GRV) monitoring in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has frequently been questioned in the past years. In this trial, the effect of GRV on the frequency of VAP was evaluated in critically ill patients ... see more
Yongxuan Liu, Lingling Zhang, Yanyan Yang
Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of tirofiban hydrochloride sodium chloride injection combined with cardiovascular intervention on acute myocardial infarction.Methods: Eighty-four patients with acute myocardial infarction who were treated ... see more
Hongmei Gan, Aihong Dong, Haiyan Xu
Objective: To find out the application value of minimally invasive percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: One hundred and forty critically ill patients who underwent tracheostomy in ICU of our... see more
Fasiha Fatima, Naveed Ahsan, Aliya Nasim, Faiza Alam
Background & Objective: Fetuin-A, hepatokine is responsible for instigating insulin resistance by inhibiting tyrosine kinase receptors. Our objective was to investigate the relationship of fetuin-A with dyslipidemia and insulin resistance in type-II diabe... see more
Zhibin Wang, Yu Ren, Weibo Huang, Haiying Yao
Objective: To discuss clinical effect of different dosage of rituximab combined with cyclophosphamide in treatment of refractory immune thrombocytopenia (rITP).Method: This study was conducted at Department of Hematopathology in XX Hospital from January 2... see more
Asma Shabbir, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Saadia Akram, Talat Mirza
Objectives: To present 7 years data mentioning the spectrum of preneoplastic & neoplastic cases of intestine received at Dow Diagnostic Research and Reference Laboratory.Methods: All the cases of preneoplastic & neoplastic lesions of intestine received du... see more
Haijing Zhang, Jinming Wang, Rui Guo
Objective: To study the value of color Doppler ultrasound and ultrasound contrast in differential diagnosis of ovarian tumors.Methods: Ninety-six patients with ovarian tumors who were treated in our hospital from May 2017 to July 2018 and confirmed by pat... see more
Fahad Alkhudhairy, Sulieman S. Al-Johany, Mohammed Bin-Shuwaish, Fahim Vohra
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess dentin shear bond strength (SBS) and mode of bond failure of bioactive cement (BA) in comparison to conventional resin cement when photosensitized by Er,Cr:YSGG Laser (ECL).Methods: The present in-... see more
Caglar Münevveroglu, Mehmet Gunduz
Objective: To determine the ideal method for postoperative pain management after circumcision by comparing the most frequently used different methods like; dorsal penile block, caudal epidural block, subcutaneous ring block, intravenous paracetamol and in... see more
Aatik Arsh, Zunaira Anwar, Amir Zeb, Syed Muhammad Ilyas
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of Occupational therapy (OT) in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients.Methods: A quasi experimental study was conducted at Paraplegic Center Peshawar from May&n... see more
Ling Yun Song, Qi Lin, Lian Biao Li, Xiu Cheng
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of marking targeting biopsy (MTB) in the intraoperative localization value of colon polypectomy.Methods: The clinical data from patients with polyp of colon discovered under colonoscopy from January 2014 t... see more
Emrah Beyan, Ahkam Göksel Kanmaz, Adnan Budak, Volkan Emirdar, Sadettin Oguzhan Tutar, Abdurrahman Hamdi Inan
Objective: The advantages of laparoscopic surgery used in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy is well-known; however, the efficacy of uterine manipulators remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of uterine manipulators in the l... see more
Munerah Binshabaib, Kawther Aabed, Fitoon Alotaibi, Milaf Alwaqid, Aljohara Alfraidy, Shatha Alharthi
Objective: The aim of the present in-vitro study was to assess antimicrobial efficacy of 0.8% hyaluronic acid (HA) and 0.2% Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) against Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis).Methods: The study was performed between December 20... see more
Shahid Ahmed, Sajjad Jamil, Hafeezullah Shaikh, Maryam Abbasi
Background & Objective: Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) broadly includes the whole spectrum of reflux disease symptoms like heartburn or acid regurgitation to endoscopic, reflux esophagitis or Barrett’s esophagus. Our aim therefore was to study th... see more
Yuan-hua Liu, Hai-tao Dai, Chang-mao Liu, Zhong-yu Wang, Jiang Zheng
Objective: To discuss the clinical effect and safety evaluation of laparoscopic nephron sparing surgery (LNSS) under selective segmental renal artery clamping (SSRAC) and main renal artery clamping (MRAC).Methods: Eighty-four patients with T1 localized re... see more
Dr. Atif Hafeez Siddiqui, Saad Shakil, Danish ur Rahim, Irfan Ahmed Shaikh
Background & Objectives: Transient paralysis of facial nerve is seen to vary from 15 % to 66 % in post-parotid surgery. The objective of this study was to find out the complications in post-parotidectomy with regards to facial nerve dysfunction since it i... see more
Hongmei Jiang, Li Wang, Jing Liang
Objective: To compare the effects of uterine compression suture versus conventional mode of treatment for the management of postpartum haemorrhage after caesarean section.Methods: This study enrolled 84 women with postpartum hemorrhage who were admitted t... see more
Amir Afzal Khan, Jahanzaib Farooq, Madiha Abid, Rabaab Zahra
Objective: To study the prevalence of inducible clindamycin along with vancomycin and methicillin resistance and assessment of hyper variable region (HVR) of mecA gene among different clinical isolates of Staphylococcus spp.Methods: A total of 176 clinica... see more
Haitao Zhao, Chunyan Wang, Fengying Yu, Qingwei Guo
Objective: To analyze the efficacy and safety of decitabine combined with CAG ((cytarabine + aclacinomycin + granulocyte colony stimulating factor)) regimen and CAG regimen alone in the treatment of elderly acute myeloid leukemia.Methods: 96 elderly patie... see more
Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Abdulkaleq Ayedh Binnuhaid, Dr, Moawia Bushra Gameraddin, Dr, Kamal Dahhan Alsultan
Background & Objective: Chronic rhino sinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition of the paranasal sinuses and the nasal passage lasting more than three months either with or without sinonasal polyps. This study aimed to report the common sinonasal lesio... see more
Sumerah Jabeen, Saira Fatima, Aisha Sheikh, Najmul Islam
Objective: To determine the cases of Noninvasive Follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary like nuclear features (NIFTP) in Pakistani population retrospectively. Another objective was to determine their clinical and radiological outcomes with respect to ... see more
Rui Han, Qianqian Yu, Guohui Zhang, Baoqiang Li, Shuzhen Han, Guiying Li
Objective: To study and compare the clinical effects of azithromycin and erythromycin on children with mycoplasma pneumonia.Methods: Total 132 children with mycoplasma pneumonia who were admitted to our hospital between November 2017 and September 2018 we... see more
Mazia Jawaid, Tabassum Ahsan Qadeer, Muhammad Faisal Fahim
Objectives: The objectives were to evaluate the intensity of pain perceived 24 hours following insertion of fixed orthodontic appliance components i-e separators, bands and brackets.Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted at a Dental College in Kara... see more
Caner Turan, Ali Yurtseven, Eylem Ulas Saz
Objective: Despite the national/international warnings and little evidence as to whether over-the-counter cough and cold medications (OTC-CCM) are effective, physicians frequently overprescribe, parents overuse these drugs and antibiotics for URTIs in you... see more
Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Majid Ahmed Shaikh, Faiza Sadaqat Ali, Tazeen Rasheed, Zunaira Nawaz
Objective: To determine effect of pre-endoscopy intake of simethicone solution on endoscopic mucosal visibility.Methods: A randomized, single blinded placebo control trial was done in patients undergoing oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy for any indication at... see more
Ali Ahmed Khudhair, Afrah Abdul-Mahdi Salih, Ausama Jamal Kadhum
Background and Objective: Factor VII (FVII) deficiency is probably one of the most common of the rare autosomal recessive coagulation disorders, with an estimated prevalence of l: 500000. All age groups can be affected with FVII deficiency. This stud... see more
Jinying Zhang, Haixia Zhao, Lingmei Lv, Jiang Yuan, Yuzhen Sun
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of uniportal thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy in the treatment of lung cancer.Methods: One hundred and ten patients with lung cancer who were admitted to our hospital from February 2017 to June 2018 were en... see more
Naima Zamir
Objective: To document our experience of initial management of Cloacal malformation in female patients.Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the National Institute of Child Health Karachi from J... see more
Hang Li, Kaihu Shi, Yang Zhao, Jin Du, Dinghui Hu, Zuntao Liu
Objective: To study the expressions of TIMP-1 and MMP-9 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated with spontaneous pneumothorax, and their correlations with treatment outcomes.Methods: A total of 80 COPD patients complicate... see more
Rabia Sadaf, Tehmina Munir, Sheroze Farrukh, Saleem Abbasi
Objective: To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in healthcare workers in tertiary care hospitals of Rawalpindi, using interferon gamma release assay.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. The samples were collected from pu... see more
Chunmei Li, Lingzhi Li, Juan Shi
Objective: To explore the value of gastrointestinal endoscopy in the early diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors and lay a foundation for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors.Methods: One hundred and eight patients with gast... see more
Sunila Tashfeen Arif, Rafia Mahmood, Saleem Ahmed Khan, Tahir Khadim
Objective: To determine the frequency of additional chromosomal abnormalities in Philadelphia chromosome positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) by conventional cytogenetic analysis.Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Armed Fo... see more
Modhi Al Deeb, Tariq Abduljabbar, Fahim Vohra, Muhammad S Zafar, Mudassir A. Hussain
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate factors affecting oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients using removable dental prosthesis.Methods: The present study employed a cross sectional analytical design. A total of 200 patients ... see more
Syeda Bushra Ahmed, Aisha Qamar, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Faisal Fahim
Objective: To compare the neck length, relative neck length and height between patients with cervical spondylosis and healthy subjects.Methods: This case control study was conducted at Patel hospital, Karachi after the ethical approval of Bahria Universit... see more
Hasan Oguz Kapicibasi
Objective: In the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), the influence of safety and applicability of uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) bullectomy/blebectomy and pleurectomy method were evaluated in 46 patients.Methods: B... see more
Arslaan Javaeed, Raheema Jeelani, Shazia Gulab, Sanniya Khan Ghauri
Objective: To assess the relationship between internet addiction (IA) and academic performance among the medical students of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.Methods: A cross-sectional study was done involving 316 medical students of Poonch Medical College, Azad Ka... see more
Li Xiahou, Chunlan Liu, Weihong Zhou, Shasha Yang
Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of microsurgical scleral drainage and trabeculectomy combined with scleral flap adjustable suture technique in the treatment of primary glaucoma.Methods: One hundred primary glaucoma patients (120 eyes) in Xin... see more
Hasret Cengiz, Ceyhun Varim, Taner Demirci, Sedat Cetin
Background & Objective: Subacute Granulomatous Thyroiditis (De Quervain’s Thyroiditis) is an acute painful inflammatory disease of the thyroid. We aimed to investigate easily accessible and cheap hemogram based parameters of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio... see more
Sumbal Nosheen, Nadeem Irfan Bukhari; Hasan Ejaz, Nasir Abbas
Objective: To gauge the recent breadth of MDR E. coli along with antibiogram of carbapenemase producing (CP) E. coli among children from an institute which receives patients from all over Punjab.Methods: The bacterial strains of E. coli isolated from vari... see more
Ume Kalsoom
Objective: To investigate gender role in quality of life, anxiety, and depression in chronic kidney disease patients. The study hypothesized that men will score high on depression and, anxiety and will score low on quality of life and perceived social sup... see more
Yasir Aziz, Ahmad Yar Khan, Iqra Shahid, Muhammad Athar Majeed Khan, Aisha Aisha
Objective: To determine the quality of life of students of a private medical college in Karachi in Pakistan.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 217 medical students of Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi from June 2017 t... see more
Seema Sakina, Syeda Sobya Owais, Ejaz Ahmed Khan, Abdul Malik Sheikh
Objective: To describe the demographics; clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic findings; treatment and outcome in a cohort of children with Kawasaki disease in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: This is a descriptive, observational, retrospective cohort ... see more
Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Domenico Coppoula, Aejaz Nasir
Objective: To assess clinicopathological characteristics of primary gastro-entero-pancreatic poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (GEP-PDNECAs) and evaluate overall survival in patients treated with systemic platinum and etoposide therapy.Metho... see more
Ayesha Fahim, Wan Harun Himratul-Aznita, Puteri Shafinaz Abdul-Rahman
Objective: Chlorhexidine mouthrinses are considered a gold standard as an adjunct treatment of oral infections. However, owing to its toxicity, discoloration of tooth surface and the emerging prevalence of drug-resistant species, attention is being given ... see more
Murat Akici, Murat Çilekar, Sezgin Yilmaz, Yüksel Arikan
Objective: This study presents the effects of intraoperative nerve monitoring on RLN injuries in patients who underwent primary surgery for benign thyroid pathology.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the data of 273 patients who had primary thyroidecto... see more
Gulseren Aktas
Objective: Enterococci have been isolated frequently worldwide and have difficulties in the treatment. Combination antibiotherapies have a distinct advantage over monotherapies in terms of their synergistic effect. In the study, it was aimed to investigat... see more
Sibtain Ahmed, Bushra Afroze
The glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are a group of inherited metabolic disorders that result from a defect in any one of several enzymes required for either glycogen synthesis or glycogen degradation. The traditional diagnostic approach is based on the i... see more
Dileep Kumar, Sheema Siraj, Khalid Ahsan, Faraz Shafiq
Meningioma is the benign tumor that can also occurs during pregnancy. We are reporting a case of 29 years, 13th weeks pregnant lady, who underwent supratentorial craniotomy using awake through out approach. The case report highlights the challenges we fac... see more
Guang-Ju Zhou, PhD, Pin Jin, MD., Shou-Yin Jiang
Gastric perforation is a rare complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), mostly resulting from incorrect airway management. If left unrecognized, it is associated with high mortality and morbidity. We present a case of gastric perforation after ... see more
We are extremely grateful to the following members of the medical profession from Pakistan and Overseas for sparing their precious time to review the manuscript during the year, 2019.