Objective: To asses the indications and complications of temporary loop ileostomy. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study conducted at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan between Feb ... Read More
Objective: To assess the magnitude, causes and substandard care factors responsible for the third delay of maternal mortality seen in our unit III, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Civil Hos ... Read More
Objective: To examine the outcome of surgery for active infective endocarditis (IE) in a cohort of patients. Methods: One hundred sixty-four consecutive patients who underwent valve surgery for a ... Read More
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the occurrence of hypertension (HTN) in pregnancy and antiphospholipid antibodies. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional stu ... Read More
Objective : To determine the incidence of malarial parasites in human population of Mastung and Khuzdar areas of Pakistan. Patients and Methods: Malarial parasites were identified in the blood slide ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate outcome of single stage ossicular reconstruction in patients with chronic otitis media. Methods: We assessed thirty-three patients with chronic otitis media who underwent eith ... Read More
Objective: To assess prevalence of depression in nurses of Shiraz Namazi Hospital and it’s connection with some effective factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 130 nurses of Shiraz Nam ... Read More
Objective: To define the advantage and disadvantage of Co2 laser tonsillectomy compared with conventional method. Material and Method: One hundred patients age 5-15 underwent tonsillectomy. One ton ... Read More
Objective: To emphasize the importance of the size, shape and multiplicity of incisional hernia defect and its recurrence after repair. Methods: From June 1990 to August 1993, fifty-two patients pre ... Read More
In many aspects of human endeavor great achievers enter their chosen field with an innate ability that enables them to out perform their peers who have a similar education or training. Medical educato ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effect of metal splints on ear lobe keloid recurrence after surgical excision. Methods: The study was conducted in Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi and POF Hospital, Wah Me ... Read More
We present a case in which epiglottis edema developed after laryngeal airway mask leading to strider. The condition was recognized quickly and managed appropriate with satisfactory outcome. (Rawal M ... Read More
ABSTRACT Large airway stenosis is common in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis. We used high frequency jet ventilation for management of anesthesia during rigid bronchoscopy for dilation of lef ... Read More
A five year old girl presented with history of nasal obstruction, snoring, nasal discharge from last one year. X-Ray of nasopharynx showed obstruction of airway and diagnosis of Enlarged adenoid was ... Read More
Protein S deficiency is a disorder with increased risk of venous and rarely arterial thrombosis. We report three cases of arterial ischemic stroke secondary to protein S deficiency. All patients were ... Read More
Death is a biological fact but it has social, cultural, historical, religious, psychological and ethical aspects and often these are closely intertwined. The traditional definition of biological dea ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the effect of propolis, a natural bee product on lung and liver schistosomules as well on adult worms of Schistosoma mansoni in immunosuppressed mice. Meterials and Methods: ... Read More
Objective: To examine and evaluate the predominant and common etiologic agent(s) of urinary tract infection (UTI) in Sukkur city and to determine their current antibiotic susceptibility/resistance t ... Read More
Objective: To Study the Relationship between Maternal Hemoglobin and Perinatal outcome in a cohort of 860 pregnant women and to highlight the importance of antenatal care regarding maternal health a ... Read More
Background : To define the various causes of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, to outline management modalities and to determine the final outcome of patients. Methods: A retrospective a ... Read More
Objective: To demonstrate the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and bacteriological profile of bacterial meningitis in children beyond the neonatal period in our hospital. Methods: This was a r ... Read More
Objectives: The aim of this study was measurment of Coronary Sinus Blood Flow (CSBF) and Coronary Sinus Velocity time Integral (CSVTI) via transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with acut ... Read More
Objective: To measure and to evaluate the effect of bromocriptine on the concentration of uric acid in infertile women with hyperprolactinema. Methods: Sixty infertile women, who had serum prolactin ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of relaxation technique as an adjunctive therapy for control of Hypertension. Methods: From April 2004 to January 2005, with a single blind randomized controlled ... Read More
Objective: To asses the efficacy of droperidol and metoclopramide for prevention of post operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery under general anesthesia. Mate ... Read More
Objective: To see the frequency of cholecystectomy in Hyderabad and adjoining areas during the year 2002 to 2005. Methods: The records of patients admitted in Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro, ... Read More
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of diabetes mellitus (DM) on outcome and survival of patients with first acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). Methods: In 500 patients (358 men and 142 women), 74 ( ... Read More
Objectives: To assess the prognostic impact of Right Ventricular (RV) myocardial involvement in patients with inferior MI. Methods: One hundred seventy patients who were admitted to cardiac care uni ... Read More
Objective: To assess the hospital results in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with or without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Methods: This study was performed in Shahid Madani Hospital in Tabriz, ... Read More
Objective: To review and analyze the incidence, causes, management and results oftreatment in patients who were treated for nasal bleeding. Materials and Methods: This retrospective descriptive study ... Read More
Objective: To study the effect of the organic substances on adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity in normal and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Methods: Various concentrations of 2-mercaptopurine, ... Read More
Objective: To assess the outcome of surgical therapy and choice of surgical strategy for patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction. Methods: Between February 1989 and January 2005 ... Read More
Objective: To report our experience of surgical intervention in Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Methods: During a 10 year period, fifty MDR-TB patients (26 men and 24 women) had surgica ... Read More
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of education on the promotion of the knowledge and attitude of students on HIV/AIDS prevention in Tabriz, Iran. Methods: The study was co ... Read More
Objective: To study the epidimiology of Acanthamoeba and to evaluate the effectiveness of some recent drugs against parasite. Material and Methods: The study was carried out from March to May 2005 a ... Read More
Objectives: To determine the incidence of complications occurring during Supraclavicular block of brachial plexus in our hospital. Materials and Methods: In this prospective, clinical trial, three-h ... Read More
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare continuous infusion and intermittent bolus administration of cisatracurium (CA) with respect to total intraoperative dose and time of recovery from ne ... Read More
Objectives: To asses the value of urinary oxygen pressure for evaluation of renal graft outcome. Material and Methods : In this prospective study we evaluated the oxygen pressure of urine samples o ... Read More
Objective: Assessment of surgical pathology of excised heart valves in a referral hospital in Iran in a five years period. Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was done from 2002 to 2005 ... Read More
No one library is able to make available every thing a client might need on a particular topic. To deal with this common problem, the libraries of similar type are cooperating among each other to sh ... Read More
Anorexia Nervosa is one of the important causes of depression. This paper also aims to evaluate prevalence of all types of mood disorders in order to yield comparable estimates of them in general. T ... Read More
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a leading infectious cause of adult death in the world. Untreated disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a case fatality, which approac ... Read More
Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is an infrequent condition that can result from penetrating or blunt trauma to abdomen or chest. We are presenting a case of traumatic rupture of diaphragm due to blu ... Read More
This is a case history of 26 years old man who claimed that he is possessed by a fairy called “Pareenaâ€. He believed that spirit possession is a major cause of all his physical problems and that ... Read More
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS), a major form of euthanasia, has received much attention of the public. As a matter of fact, it is not active euthanasia. In, PAS, Physician does not inject a patien ... Read More
The problem solving paradigm is well known to public health practitioners and public health agencies. This approach is different from the clinical approach in the sense that instead of thinking in t ... Read More
Objectives: To compare the effect of on-pump and off-pump CABG on the induction of the oxidative stress and the metabolism of homocysteine, which is involved in the synthesis of glutathione. Method ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the effect of injection of remifentanil with propofol in decreasing the undesirable anesthetic airway responses such as coughing and gagging. Methods: We performed a randomize ... Read More
Objective: To examine and evaluate the predominant and common etiologic agent(s) of pharyngitis in Sukkur city and to determine their current antibiotic susceptibility/resistance trends. Methods: O ... Read More
Objective: To present guidelines for citing online resources in Vancouver style. Methods: A review was carried out of the literature relating to citing online resources in Vancouver style using Yaho ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in pregnant women and in cord blood of their newborns. Methods: Serum calcium, phosphorus and 25(OH) Vit D, were measured in 193 pregnant ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate efficacy and safety of preoperative paracetamol for postoperative pain relief. Methods: The study population consisted of 40 adult female patients scheduled for tubectomy as ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the duration of antibiotic therapy in neonates with suspected septicemia. Methods: The study was conducted prospectively on fifty consecutive neonates with suspected septicem ... Read More
Objective: To examine the level of satisfaction with specific dimensions of nursing care in an effort to provide quality improvement knowledge that will lead to understand and identify the principle ... Read More
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify and investigate the knowledge and practice of breast self- examination (BSE) with the influencing factors on its compliance among female nurses. ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the patterns of involvement of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods: A total of 968 patients with diabetes mellitus were seen over a period o ... Read More
Objective: To compare the sensitivity of PCR, wet preparation and culture in detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in urine and vaginal fluid. Methods: A PCR targeting the beta-tubulin genes of T. vaginal ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the spiral-CT in patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis. Material and Methods: A total of 124 patients referred for CT scan with susp ... Read More
Objective: To study the effects of stress among lady health visitors and housewives in regard to their serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Methods ... Read More
Objectives: To measure the true prevalence of hearing impairment in neonates in Tafila, Jordan. Material and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out at Prince Zeid Hospital, Taflia, Jorda ... Read More
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of unnecessary plain abdominal films and the magnitude of their impact in management plan of abdominal pain. Methods: This was ... Read More
Objective: To analyze the clinical presentation and outcome of Jordanian patients with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Data from 184 patients registered and treated at different Royal Medical ... Read More
