Objective To determine whether the levonorgesterol releasing intra-uterine contraceptive device can safely reduce menstrual blood loss and improve quality of life in patients with bleeding disorder ... Read More
Objective To determine whether transvaginal ultrasound assessment of the cervix is superior to transabdominal ultrasonography in evaluating the cervical canal in the second trimester and to see whi ... Read More
Objective To determine the frequency and risk factors of perinatal death in women attending Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan.. Methods This retrospective study was carried out at L ... Read More
Objective To assess the association between maternal illiteracy and frequency of childhood diarrhea. Subjects and Methods This cross sectional study was carried out at Department of Pediatric of Co ... Read More
Background This study aimed to assess childhood obesity and physical activity patterns in an urban Thailand primary school. Methods In a case-control study, 85 male and female school children, age ... Read More
Objective To determine the neurodevelopmental outcomes, functional limitations and medical conditions associated with very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight infants. Subjects and Meth ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the possibility of performing ureterorenoscopy and insitu lithotripsy for upper ureteric and solitary pelvic calculi under spinal anesthesia. Patients and Methods This descri ... Read More
Objective To determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI), and their association with dose to bladder, bladder volume and treatment time in patients with early prostate cancer during t ... Read More
Objective To compare and correlate the Tympanic Temperature (TT) readings with the Axillary Mercury Thermometer (AMT) in the OPD setting. Subjects and Methods The study was carried out in the outp ... Read More
Objective To design an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) method for evaluation of medical students in practical immunology course and to compare their perceptions regarding OSCE with ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the practices of surgical intensive care in comparison to new evidence based transfusion practice guidelines. Methods The study was carried out at surgical intensive care uni ... Read More
Objective To use different teaching tools and study their effectiveness by assessing changes in knowledge, attitude and management skills of fourth year medical students about breast feeding. Meth ... Read More
We describe a peculiar kind of scalp avulsion injuries, in women wearing scarves while working. (Rawal Med J 2009;34: ). Key words: Granulation, scarf, avulsion, cranium ... Read More
We report a case of late erosion of a permanent pacemaker generator after 6 months of implantation in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis who developed complete heart block, during the inactiv ... Read More
We report a case where globe was dislocated into the brain following orbital wall fracture. Traumatic dislocation of the eye into the brain is rare and urgent management and surgical repair is indic ... Read More
Peritonsillar abscess is frequently a unilateral disease but odynophagia, trismus and fever with centralized uvula should alert us of bilateral variant. We report a rare case of bilateral peritonsil ... Read More
We report a 41 years old non-booked female married for 22 years and 24 weeks pregnant with sharp pain in the abdomen followed by fainting. Exploratory laparotomy showed gross hemoperitoneum and rupt ... Read More
We report a case of teratoid rhabdoid brain tumor in a 4 months old male child, who presented with unusual radiological features that could be confused with other brain tumors. (Rawal Med J 2009;34: ... Read More
Stress perception is highly subjective, and so the complexity of medical practice may result in variation between doctors in their identification of sources of stress, especially when the workplace ... Read More
Objective To determine the frequency of malignant and benign breast diseases and the level of awareness about breast disorders. Method This cross sectional prospective descriptive study was condu ... Read More
Objective To investigate the degree of parent involvement and satisfaction with their children’s education, among children with and without a specific learning disability. Method This is a cros ... Read More
Objective To investigate the effects of smoking as portrayed in movies, on the attitudes towards smoking of adolescents. Method A sample of 27 adolescents, 13 boys and 14 girls were selected fr ... Read More
Objective To asses the out come of Lichtenstein mesh repair of inguinal hernias with special reference to postoperative complications and recurrence rate. Method This prospective cohort study was ... Read More
To evaluate the role of abdominal sonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Method This was a descriptive study and was conducted in the Cantonment General Hospital Rawalpindi from May 20 ... Read More
Objective To analyze the outcome of cholecystectomies in patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis for improvement in the pre-operative symptoms. Methods This cross-sectional interview-based prospe ... Read More
Objectives To correlate pterygium size and induced corneal astigmatism using a computerized corneal topographic analysis system. Patients and Methods This study was conducted at Al-Shifa Eye Trust ... Read More
Objective To examine the diagnostic effectiveness of the Flexible Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy in ENT as an OPD procedure. Method This descriptive study was conducted at the Department of ENT and Head ... Read More
Objective To determine the hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy/tracheal intubation using GlideScope® videolaryngoscope in patients with ischemic heart diseases. Methods In a randomized clinical t ... Read More
Objectives To determine the serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) at the time of admission and its correlation with traditional risk factors, cardiac ... Read More
To determine the impact of education and physical activity on the awareness and control of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients of Islamabad. Methods A total of 240 p ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the relationship between hyperleptinemia, obesity and gender in males and females. Methods This was an observational study carried out at Shifa College of Medicine from Janu ... Read More
Objective To determines the frequency of retinopathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients. Methods This cross sectional study was conducted on 100 newly diagnosed type-2 diabetic patients a ... Read More
Objective To compare the incidence and severity of thrombocytopenia in various types of malaria Methods This study was conducted from June 2004 to May 2007 at the Infectious Diseases Unit, Rashid ... Read More
Objective To determine the awareness regarding hepatitis C infection among women attending an obstetrics and gynecology clinic. Methods This descriptive study was conducted in the department of ob ... Read More
Objectives To determine malpractices in syringe disposal by paramedics and to assess the awareness of this among patients. Methods This observational descriptive study was conducted in eight Teach ... Read More
Objective To explore the status of serum leptin levels in various phases of menstrual cycle in females of child bearing age. Methods This observational study was carried out at Shifa College of Me ... Read More
Objective To determine the contraceptive knowledge and practice of multiparous women towards contraception and reasons for having a large family. Methods A total of 176 multiparous women were sele ... Read More
We report three cases where BiPAP was used with CSEA to over come hypoventilation due to preoperative poor respiratory reserves and additive effect of sedation. This combination provided safe altern ... Read More
Objective: We describe a rare case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the trachea in a 47 years old female with paratracheal lymph nodes infiltration and mediastinal extension, who presented ... Read More
Objective: To determine whether there is a relationship between the presence of Lactobacilli and the growth of Candida. Material and Methods: Out of 3762 vaginal smears examined cytologically in Al- ... Read More
Objective: To observe the rate of instrumental delivery in parturients having Epidural Analgesia in labour and its effects on duration of labour. Methods: This comparative cross sectional study was ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate value of laryngoscopy as preoperative and postoperative work up in patients under going thyroid surgery. Patients and Methods: One hundred patients undergoing surgery for any ... Read More
Objectives: To determine the methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among the clinical isolates at a Microbiology Diagnostic Center in Kashmir, and to test the antimicrobial susceptibil ... Read More
Objective: To analyze the precipitating factors of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Methods: Two hundred admitted patients with liver cirrhosis with HE from 1st January 2006 to 30th September 2006 were ... Read More
OBJECTIVE To evaluate Serum albumin as a marker of Esophageal Varices (EV) in chronic liver disease (CLD) due to hepatitis B and C. METHOD In this prospective, cross-sectional study, patients ... Read More
Objective: To assess the prevalence of alternative treatment in Chronic Hepatitis C patients. Patients and Methods: Face to face interviews were conducted with 78 patients presenting in Liver Clini ... Read More
Objective: To determine necessity of use of drainage after cholecystectomy. Methods: The study included 70 patients under going cholecystectomy with and without drainage. Incidence of complications, ... Read More
Objective: In our study in which didactic lecture material is uploaded to a resident-accessible website, we determine utilization patterns and satisfaction with this online resource. Methods: Powerpo ... Read More
Objective: We describe a rare case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the trachea in a 47 years old female with paratracheal lymph nodes infiltration and mediastinal extension, who presented ... Read More
We report three cases where BiPAP was used with CSEA to over come hypoventilation due to preoperative poor respiratory reserves and additive effect of sedation. This combination provided safe altern ... Read More
We report a case of a carcinosarcoma of the uterus with rare and unusual features in an 82 year old female who presented with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding for two months.. Histopathology of surgi ... Read More
Objective: This study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) in men older than 50 years with a complaint of low back pain, employing MRI technique Patients and Meth ... Read More
Objective: To determine the bone mineral content in cancellous lumbar vertebral bone as a function of age and gender using Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) technique. Methods: This non-interven ... Read More
Objective To study the efficacy of miniplates fixation to nonplating in regards to prevention of anterior bone graft dislodgment, fusion rate and clinical outcome in patients undergoing one-level a ... Read More
Objective: To explore the specificity and sensitivity of clinical and intraoperative findings in comparison with histopathology of specimens in cases diagnosed as acute appendicitis and under going ... Read More
Objective: To determine the pattern of histopathological diagnoses in patients undergoing thyroid operations. Material and Method: This descriptive study was carried out at Isra University Hospital, ... Read More
Objective: To describes uncommon cases of Horner's syndrome after Head and neck tumors surgery. Patients and Methods: A total of 51 patients underwent surgery for head and neck tumors from January ... Read More
Objective: To present the pattern, management and outcome of penetrating colon injuries in peace keeping mission in Afghanistan. Methods: This prospective study was conducted in Zabol Hospital in Af ... Read More
Objective: To compare the incidence of post operative hemorrhage after tonsillectomy with dissection and with bipolar diathermy. Patients and Methods: This comparative study was carried out in Depar ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the role of “pre-anesthesia consultation clinic†in reducing operating room cancellation. Methods: We prospectively studied cancellation rate of 1716 scheduled cases for o ... Read More
Objective: To ascertain whether adolescents conform to the moral judgment of a group with emphasis on gender differences. Methods: A sample of 39 adolescents, 20 girls and 19 boys were selected from ... Read More
Objective: To assess mother’s Knowledge regarding immunization status of their children. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, two urban squatter settlements of Islamabad were studied. Result ... Read More
Objective: To determine the demographic, clinical, laboratory features and outcome of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) infection in children and young adults seen at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, ... Read More
Objectives: To assess the prevalence, causes and knowledge about hazards of smoking of smoking among health care providers in tertiary care hospitals at Rawalpindi. Methods: This descriptive cross- ... Read More
Abstract Objective: To determine the time from onset of symptoms to hospital evaluation in patients with acute cerebro-vascular accidents to assess their eligibility for thrombolytic therapy. Mate ... Read More
Objective To assess contrast sensitivity in relation to different Foveal Avascular Zone (FAZ) abnormalities in diabetic patients. Method Forty five diabetic patients underwent fluorescein ang ... Read More
Objective The study set out to compare the outcome of trabeculectomy augmented with mitomycin C in patients who had vernal keratoconjunctivitis with steroid induced glaucoma to those with other hig ... Read More
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the visual outcome of different methods of surgical treatment of high myopia. METHOD Study was carried out in the Research Institute of Ophthalmology on 60 myopic eyes d ... Read More
Objective To find out the validity of assumption that anemia is used as an indicator of iron deficiency and children found to be anemic are put on supplemental iron. Method In this cross sect ... Read More
Objective: The aim of the current study was to assess the incidence of U. urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in men with nongonococcal urethritis in Tabriz. Materials and Methods: Two hundred men wi ... Read More
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of extendedspectrum β- lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from different clinical specimens. Methods ... Read More
Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of thrombocytopenia in chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Patients and methods: In this prospective study, patients with chronic li ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency, indications, types and outcomes of emergency obstetric hysterectomy. Material and Method: This retrospective review was undertaken in the Department of obstetr ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the effects of uterine leiomyoma on the course of pregnancy, mode of delivery and frequency of complications during pregnancy and labour. Methods: The study was conducted at D ... Read More
