July - August 2015 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Editorial
| What ails the Pakistani medical institutions? | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
Original Articles
| Comparison of microcoils and polyvinyl alcohol particles in selective microcatheter angioembolization of non variceal acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage | |
| Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Idris, Basit Salam, Waseem Akhtar Mirza, Yasir Jamil |
| Perceptions of clinical years’ medical students and interns towards assessment methods used in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah | |
| Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Budoor Mohammed Al-Sharabi, Rasha Abdullah Al-Asiri:, Najat Abdullah Alotaibi:, Wejdan Ibrahim Al-Husani, Hussa Adel Al-Khajah, Reem Mohammed Rakkah, Afnan Mohammed Turkistani |
| Can living donor liver transplantation offer similar outcomesto deceased donor liver transplantation using expandedselection criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma? | |
| Li-Ping Chen, Chuan Li, Tianfu Wen, Lu-Nan Yan, Bo Li, Jia-Yin Yang |
| The effectiveness of trendelenburg positioning on the cross-sectional area of the right internal jugular vein in obese patients | |
| Ozkan Onal, Seza Apiliogullari, Alaaddin Nayman, Ali Saltali, Huseyin Yilmaz, Jale Bengi Celik |
| Occupational lead toxicityin battery workers | |
| Shahla Basit, Nasim Karim, Alia Bano Munshi |
| Is Gemcitabine and Cisplatin induction chemotherapy superior in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma? | |
| Wei Zheng, Sufang Qiu, Lingling Huang, Jianji Pan |
| The effects of blood transfusion on renal functions in orthopaedic surgery | |
| İsmail Safa Satoğlu, Serkan Akçay, Levent Horoz, Erol Kaya, Ahmet Karakaşlı, Eyad Skiak, Onur Başcı |
| Influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses: Efficacy of different diagnostic assays | |
| Md Mostafizur Rahman, K.K. Wang, H. Alfizah ., S. Hussin ., I. Isahak . |
| Practices and challenges of infectious waste management: A qualitative descriptive study from tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan | |
| Ramesh Kumar, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ratana Somrongthong, Robert S Chapman |
| Readiness for self-directed learning among First Year Saudi Medical students: A descriptive study | |
| Mona Soliman, Ghadeel Al-Shaikh |
| Serum levels of MDC and MMP-9 and the relationship between serum levels and disease activity in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | |
| Yang Liu, Tie Ning, Li-Jie Bai |
| Prognostic factors for stereopsis in refractive accommodative esotropia | |
| Hande Guclu, Vuslat Pelitli Gurlu, Sadik Altan Ozal, Zeynep Gursel Ozkurt |
| Comparison of higher order aberrations inpatients with various refractive errors | |
| Saim Khan, Sadia Humayun, Aisha Fawad, Mazhar Ishaq, Sabahat Arzoo, Fawad Mashhadi |
| Prevalence of obesity and hypertension among University students’ and their knowledge and attitude towards risk factors of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| Mukhtiar Baig, Zohair J Gazzaz, Mamdooh A Gari, Haidar G Alattallah, Khaled S alJedaani, Amjad T Mesawa, Abdulrahman A Alhazmi |
| Psychosocial risk factors of myocardial infarctionand adverse effects of streptokinasein public sector hospitals | |
| Saira Afzal, Muhammad Arif Khan, Muhammad Hafiz waqas Khan, Ayesha Ashraf, Maria Afzal |
| Child sexual abuse among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: A concealed public health behavioral issue | |
| Pius Manyike, Josephat Chinawa, Elias Aniwada, Udechukwu NP, Odutola Odetunde, Awoere Chinawa |
| Acute post surgical pain may result in chronic post surgical pain: A systemic review and meta analysis | |
| Wang Jiang Mei, Lin Hong Fei, Yan Hai Jin |
| The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in young Turkish men | |
| Fatih Cakir Gundogan, Necmettin Kocak, Ramazan Akyildiz, Umit Yolcu, Abdullah Ilhan, Ibrahim Aydin, Selim Kilic |
| Response Guided Interferon Therapy for Genotype 3 of Chronic Hepatitis C: Compliance and Outcome | |
| Shahid Sarwar, Anwaar A. Khan, Shandana Tarique |
| Knowledge and practice of implant-retained restorationsamong dental students in Saudi Arabia | |
| Fahim Vohra, Altaf Hussain Shah, Mohammad Sohail Zafar, Zaheer Kola |
| Effect of different pH solvents on micro-hardness and surface topography of dental nano-composite: An in vitro analysis | |
| Aftab Ahmed Khan, Adel Zia Siddiqui, Abdulaziz A. Al-Kheraif, Ambreen Zahid, Darshan Devang Divakar |
| Dietary practices in Saudi Cerebral Palsy Children | |
| Nouf Saleh Al-Hammad |
| Prevalence of celiac disease in adult type 1 patients with diabetes | |
| Burcu Doğan, Can Oner, Oya Uygur Bayramicli, Elif Yorulmaz, Güneş Feyizoglu, Aytekin Oguz |
| Correlation between uterine fibroids with various magnetic resonance imaging features and therapeutic effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation | |
| Hailing Cheng, Chen Wang, Jun Tian |
| Brief culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy forobsessive compulsive disorder: A pilot study | |
| Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Irfan, Farooq Naeem |
| Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ESR1) gene polymorphismsin pre-eclamptic Saudi patients | |
| Hesham Abdelaziz El-Beshbishy, Manal A. Tawfeek, Nevin M. Al-Azhary, Reham A. Mariah, Fawzia A. Habib, Lamya Aljayar, Abrar F. Alahmadi |
| Gender difference in components of metabolic syndromeamong patients of Type 2 diabetes | |
| Muhammad Ahmad Alamgir, Riaz Ahmad Javaid, Abdul Hameed, Irum Mustafa |
| Histopathological examination of appendicectomy specimens at a district hospital of Saudi Arabia | |
| Mohammad Ayub Jat, Farhan Khashim Al-Swailmi, Yasir Mehmood, Majid Alrowaili, Shehab Alanazi |
| Frequency of Hepatitis-B and C in patients undergoing cataract surgery in a tertiary care Centre | |
| Muhammad Ali Tahir, Alyscia Cheema, Saifullah Tareen |
| Diagnostic value of urinary protein and creatinine in combinationwith renal ultrasound examination in early renal damage of patients with hypertension | |
| Jihong Zhu, Ke Wen, Hongwen He |
| Caudal ropivacaine and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesiain infants undergoing lower abdominal surgery | |
| Ayse Surhan Ozer-Cinar, Canan Tulay Isil, Sevtap Hekimoglu-Sahin, İnci Paksoy |
| Early outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in patients with significant Left Main Stem stenosis at a tertiary cardiac care center | |
| Muhammad Sher-i-Murtaza, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig, Hafiz Muhammad Azam Raheel |
| Thyroid function status and its impact on clinical outcome in patients admitted to critical care | |
| Faiza Abdulaziz Qari |
| Analysis of uterine rupture at university teaching hospital Pakistan | |
| Nousheen Aziz Memon, Sajida Yousfani |
| Diagnosis and treatment of acute urogenital and genitalia tract traumas: 10-year clinical experience | |
| Qingsong Zou, Qiang Fu |
| Treatment of displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerusin children by open pining from lateral approach: An investigation of clinical and radiographical results | |
| Nasser Sarrafan, Seyed Abdolhossein Mehdi Nasab, Tahmineh Ghalami |
| Cytogenetic and Molecular Analyses of Philadelphia Chromosome Variants in CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Patients from Sindh using Karyotyping and RT-PCR | |
| Ikram Din Ujjan, Anwar Ali Akhund, Saboor Khan, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Saeed Khan |
| Is handgrip strength and key pinch measurement related with biochemical parameters of nutritionin peritoneal dialysis patients? | |
| Bulent Yardimci, Abdullah Sumnu, Ibrahim Kaya, Meltem Gursu, Zeki Aydin, Serhat Karadag, Sami Uzun, Emel Tatli, Savas Ozturk, Ercan Cetinus, Rumeyza Kazancioglu |
| Comparing the effectiveness of airway managementdevices in pre-hospital emergency care: A randomized clinical trial | |
| Shahla Khosravan, Ali Alami, Arash Hamzei, Jalal Borna |
| Selective lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: Retrospective analysis of morbidity and survival data at a tertiary care centre | |
| Uzma Chishti, Aliya B Aziz, Munazza Akhtar, Sana Sheikh |
| Arthroscopic synovectomy and postoperative assisted radiotherapy for treating diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee: An observational retrospective study | |
| Wei Li, Xiaofei Sun, Jianning Lin, Wei Ji, Dike Ruan |
| Differences in various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to family history of Non Communicable Diseases in fourth year MBBS students of Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Asadullah Munir, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Sidra Siddiqui, Abdul Basit, Khalid Abdul Basit |
| Bone mineral density and diet of teachers of College of Home Economics at Lahore | |
| Zahra Javed, Sardar Fakhar Imam, Kanwal Saba, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Neelam Imam |
| It is not “Just Circumcision” | |
| Ebru Yesildag |
| Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in detection of blunt abdominal trauma and comparison of early and late ultrasonography 24 hours after trauma | |
| Ali Feyzi, Masoud Pezeshki Rad, Navid Ahanchi, Jalil Firoozabadi |
| Frequency of ABO blood groups and RhD factor in the female population of District Peshawar | |
| Rubina Nazli, Jamila Haider, Mohammad Akmal Khan, Tasleem Akhtar, Hina Aslam |
| Outcome of four years experience in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair | |
| Dileep Kumar, Hina Khan, Muhammad Shamim Qureshi |
| Significant association of serum creatinine with HbA1C in impaired glucose tolerant Pakistani subjects | |
| Tasnim Farasat, Saima Sharif, Shagufta Naz, Sabiha Fazal |
Clinical Case Series
| Success of hydrocone (TORIS-K) soft contact lens for keratoconus and traumatic keratopathy | |
| Ahmet Altun, Sevda Aydin Kurna, Tomris Sengor, Gulengul Altun, Osman Okan Olcaysu, Mert Hakan Simsek |
Special Communications
| The panacea statistical toolbox of a biomedical peer reviewer | |
| Younis Abdelwahab Skaik |
Review Article
| Association of smoking with restenosis and major adverse cardiac events after coronary stenting: A meta-analysis | |
| Bangli Hu, Rui-ting Hu, Jie Liu, You Zhou |
Case Reports
| Fulminant Hepatic Failure (FHF) due to acute Hepatitis-C | |
| Bilal Bin Younis, Rozina Arshad, Saima Khurshid, Junaid Masood, Farhan Nazir, Maham Tahira |
| Rare cause of bilateral groin swelling: Round ligament varicosities | |
| Erdogan Bulbul, Mine Islimye Taskin, Bahar Yanik, Gulen Demirpolat, Ertan Adali, Murat Basbug |
| Hepatic metastasis complicated by abscess formation | |
| Yi Liao, Lihua Qiu, Xianming Diao, Qiyong Gong |
| Neglected bilateral posterior shoulder fracture dislocation in an uncontrolled seizure patient | |
| Moaath A. Amir, Bashir Alenazi, Richard K.H. Wyse, Waleed Tamimi, Omar Kujan, Tajdar Khan, Faris Q Alenzi |
