Vol 32, No 3 (2016)

May - June 2016 Pak J Med Sci

Pak J Med Sci

Table of Contents

Original Articles

Medical errors; causes, consequences, emotional response and resulting behavioral change PDF
Attia Bari, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Ahsan Waheed Rathore
The Syrian civil war: The experience of the Surgical Intensive Care Units PDF
Hatice Kaya Ozdogan, Faruk Karateke, Mehmet Ozdogan, Sibel Cetinalp, Sefa Ozyazici, Yurdal Gezercan, Ali Ihsan Okten, Muge Celik, Salim Satar
Cardiovascular risk score in Rheumatoid Arthritis PDF
Abrar Ahmed Wagan, Tafazzul Haque Mahmud, Aflak Rasheed, Zafar Ali Zafar, Ata Ur Rehman, Amjad Ali
Pulmonary artery closure in combination with patch technique for treating congenital heart disease combined with largepatent ductus arteriosus: A clinical study of 9 cases PDF
Bing Wen, Junya Yang, Huiruo Liu, Zhouyang Jiao, Wenzeng Zhao
The effect of fibromyalgia syndrome to gravidity, parity and duration of breastfeeding; A prospective study from Turkey PDF
Koca Tuba Tulay, Emrullah Tanrıkut, Aydın Arslan, Filiz Özdemir
Influence of silane and heated silane on the bond strength of lithium disilicate ceramics - An in vitro study PDF
Tariq Abduljabbar, Mohammed Ayedh AlQahtani, Zaid Al Jeaidi, Fahim Vohra
Comparison between the treatment area of electrode used for radiofrequency ablation of liver cancer focusing on 15G cooled-tip and CWT electrode PDF
Hyun-Jin Kim, Hae-Kag Lee, Jae-Hwan Cho
Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitoron glomerular hyperfiltration in patients with type 1 diabetes PDF
S. A. Jaffar Naqvi, Shahid Ahsan, Asher Fawwad, Abdul Basit, A. Samad Shera
Therapeutic outcomes of canal wall up mastoidectomy in combination with Type I tympanoplasty in otitis media PDF
Liansheng Zhang
Flexible ureteroscopy versus laparoscopy for the treatment of patients who initially presented with obstructive pyelonephritis PDF
Selcuk Sahin, Berkan Resorlu, Mithat Eksi, Bekir Aras, Arda Atar, Volkan Tugcu
Importance of immature platelet fraction as predictor of immune thrombocytopenic purpura PDF
Arshi Naz, Samina Naz Mukry, Mahwish Rauf Shaikh, Ali Raza Bukhari, Tahir Sultan Shamsi
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide measurementsin hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants PDF
Shehab Ahmed Alenazi
Olfactory neuroblastoma: A clinicopathological experience of a rare entity from Pakistan PDF
Saroona Haroon, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Aisha Memon, Saira Fatima, Sheema Hasan
Nonunion of subtrochanteric fractures: Comminution or Malreduction PDF
Sang Hyun Park, Gyu Min KONG, Kun Hyung KIM, Byeong Ho HA, Jun Ho Park
Frequency of minimal hepatic encepalopathy inilleterate patients with compensated cirrhosis PDF
Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Haris Alvi, Faisal Faiyaz Zuberi, Tazeen Rasheed, Zunaira Nawaz, Fatima tuz Zohra
Effects of early enteral nutrition on the gastrointestinal motility and intestinal mucosal barrier of patients with burn-induced invasive fungal infection PDF
Yu Zhang, Fang Gu, Fengxian Wang, Yuanda Zhang
Medication adherence to oral iron therapy in patients with iron deficiency anemia PDF
Cigdem Gereklioglu, Süheyl Asma, Asli Korur, Ferit Erdogan, Altug Kut
Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: Clinico-demographic profilesof patients in a secondary level hospital of Bangladesh PDF
Mohammad Shah Kamal, Md.Hafiz Ehsanul Hoque, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Rubina Farzana
To compare anti-albumin urea effects of valsartan alonewith combination of valsartan and amlodipinein patients of chronic kidney disease PDF
Ameen ., Muhammad Alii Kashif, Sumreen .
Using a double-channel gastroscope reduces procedural timein performing gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection PDF
Xu Li Hua, Liang Jun Li, Chuan Wen Zhou, Ying Lin Ji, Ye Tian, Xue Liang Li
Prevalence of Type II diabetes in District Dir Lower in Pakistan PDF
Sohail Akhtar, Zahid Khan, Muhammad Rafiq, Ajmal Khan
Comparison of cutaneous nerve injury and vessel disruption complications following saphenous vein stripping using big or small olive heads PDF
Mustafa Cüneyt Çiçek, Ömer Faruk Çiçek, Gökhan Lafçı, Alper Uzun
Iron deficiency anaemia is still a major killer of pregnant women PDF
Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Aneela Sheeba Baloch, Sarmad Baloch, Fahad Khan Khaskheli
Clinical comparison of the efficiency and security of balloon dilators versus fascial dilators in percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) PDF
Lingbo Yang, Shuaiqi Lu, Xingtao Han, Pengtao Wei, Jinhui Yang, Tongtong Hao
Two years’ study of Tetanus cases in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit PDF
Faizia Nasim Ahmed, Imtiaz Ahmad Mahar, Fehmina Arif
The healing effect of bone marrow-derived stem cells in acute radiation syndrome PDF
Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, Fatemeh Shekoohi-Shooli, Seyed Mahmood Reza Aghamir, Davood Mehrabani, Amirreza Dehghanian, Shahrokh Zare, Mohammad Amin Mosleh-Shirazi
Passive removal of silicone oil through 23 gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy system PDF
Nisar Ahmed Siyal, Lakhani Das Hargun, Shahid Wahab
Comparison of hemorrhoidectomy by LigaSure with conventional Milligan Morgan’s hemorrhoidectomy PDF
Nighat Bakhtiar, Foad Ali Moosa, Farhat Jaleel, Naeem Akhtar Qureshi, Masood Jawaid
Comparison of tumor curettage and resection for treatment of giant cell tumor of the bone around the knee joint PDF
Sheng Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Xin Wang
Therapeutic approaches and long-term follow-up for prenatal hydronephrosis PDF
Bahattin Aydogdu, Gulay Aydin Tireli, Oyhan Demirali, Unal Guvenc, Cemile Besik, Serdar Sander, Aysel Kiyak
Conventional clinical and prognostic variables in 150 oral squamous cell carcinoma cases from the indigenous population of Karachi PDF
Muhammad Mohiuddin Alamgir, Qamar Jamal, Talat Mirza
Clinical effect of minimally invasive intracranial hematoma in treating hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage PDF
Gang Yang, Gaofeng Shao
Intravenous ketamine, propofol and propofol-ketamine combination used for pediatric dental sedation: A randomized clinical study PDF
Dilek Gunay Canpolat, Mustafa Denizhan Yıldırım, Recep Aksu, Nukhet Kutuk, Alper Alkan, Kenan Cantekin
A prospective observational study assessing the outcome of Sepsis in intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital, Peshawar PDF
Arslan Rahat Ullah, Arshad Hussain, Iftikhar Ali, Abdul Samad, Syed Tajammul Ali Shah, Muhammad Yousef, Tahir Mehmood Khan
Anthropometric measurements may be informative for nursing home-acquired pneumonia PDF
Bulent Yardimci, Sevki Murat Aksoy, Ismail Ozkaya, Tarik Demir, Gulsen Tezcan, Aysegul Yildirim Kaptanoglu
Serum IL-17 & eotaxin levels in asthmatic patients with allergic rhinitis PDF
Hong Lv, Bing Lu, Xing-jia Qian, Jian-an Huang, Tiefeng Qiu
Impact of waste management training intervention on knowledge, attitude and practices of teaching hospital workers in Pakistan PDF
Ramesh Kumar, Ratana Somrongthong, Jamil Ahmed
Comparison between continuing midwifery care and standard maternity care in vaginal birth after cesarean PDF
Tieying Zhang, Chunna Liu
Pheniramine Maleate is more effective than Lidocaine on Fentanyl Induced Cough PDF
OZGUR OZMEN, DUYGU KARA, EMINE UZLAS KARAMAN, FATMA KARAKOC, MUHAMMET AHMET KARAKAYA, ZAKIR ARSLAN
Students’ perception of educational environment at Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan PDF
Rehana Rehman, Kulsoom Ghias, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Mehwish Hussain, Faiza Alam
Apparent Diffusion Coefficient analysis of encephalitis: A comparative study with topographic evaluation and conventional MRI findings PDF
Ahmet Katirag, Mehtap Beker-Acay, Ebru Unlu, Hayri Demirbas, Nese Demirturk
Factors affecting the decision to hospitalise children admitted to the emergency department due to non-fatal suicide attempts by pills PDF
Gamze Gokalp, Murat Anil, Alkan Bal, Yuksel Bicilioglu, Fulya Kamit Can, Ayse Berna Anil
Clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea among patients in a tertiary care center in China PDF
Yongqiang Li, Yi Huang, Yuyuan Li, Yuqiang Nie
Correlation between ovarian morphology and biochemical and hormonal parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome PDF
Cihan Inan, Cihan KaradaÄŸ
Fournier’s gangrene: Causes, presentation and survival of sixty-five patients PDF
Kerem Taken, Mehmet Resıt Oncü, Muslum Ergun, Recep Eryılmaz, Canser Yılmaz Demir, Murat Demir, Mustafa Gunes
Trends of contraception among ladies of local population in Pakistan; why, how, when and what? PDF
Khaula Atif, Afeera Afsheen, Syed Abid Hassan Naqvi, Saleem Asif Niazi, Habib Ullah Khan
A Needle-Free Injection System (INJEXTM) with lidocaine for epidural needle insertion: A randomized controlled trial PDF
Muhammet Gozdemir, Ruveyda Irem Demircioglu, Safinaz Karabayirli, Huseyin Sert, Bunyamin Muslu, Burhanettin Usta, Ummugulsul Yazıcı
Association of blood neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in the patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis PDF
Chenshu Huang, Shaolin Li

Review Article

Investigative and extrapolative role of microRNAs’ genetic expression in breast carcinoma PDF
Ambreen Usmani, Amir Ali Shoro, Bushra Shirazi, Zahida Memon

Special Communications

Application of career related research in Pakistan:The case of apples vs mangoes Zarrin Seema Siddiqui PDF
Zarrin Seema Siddiqui

Short Communication

Mother’s perceptions of child mental health problems and services: A cross sectional study from Lahore PDF
Nazish Imran, Sania Ashraf, Rabia Shoukat, Muhammad Ijaz Pervez

Case Reports

Gastric perforation without generalized peritonitis; A very rare complication after necrosectomy for necrotizing pancreatitis PDF
Kamran Hakeem Khan, Mohammad Farid Khan, Tariq Jabbar Khan
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a 27 year-old female patient with type-1-Diabetes treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Canagliflozin PDF
Nimrah Bader, Lubna Mirza
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of isolated rectal endometriosis: long term complication of incomplete treatment for pelvic endometriosis PDF
Jae-Young Kwack, Seul Ki You, Yong-Soon Kwon
Falsely increased bispectral index values by convective air warming system during kidney transplantation PDF
Se Hun Kim, Byeong-Cheol Lee, Yong Han Kim


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