March – April 2017 Pak J Med Sci
Table of Contents
Editorial
| What regulatory agencies like HEC, PM&DC can do to help improve quality and standard of Pakistani Biomedical Journals | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Masood Jawaid |
Original Articles
| Antibiotic susceptibility in commonly isolated pathogens from urinary tract infection in a cohort of subjects from low socioeconomic strata | |
| Saera Suhail Kidwai, Ayesha Nageen, Samina Ghaznavi, Farhat Basheer, Jamal Ara |
| Effect of azithromycin in combination with simvastatin in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by pulmonary arterial hypertension | |
| Peidong Wang, Jie Yang, Yanwei Yang, Zhixin Ding |
| Use of the internet related to infertility by infertile women and men in Turkey | |
| Duygu Gulec Satir, Oya Kavlak |
| Prevalence, predictors and triggers of migraine headache among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Afnan K. Aloitabi, Abrar Alhazmi, Rawan Alshehri, Rawan Saimaldhr, Muradi Murad |
| Single-incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy for acute Appendicitis using a 10-mm Laparoscope and the Glove Port Technique | |
| Takaaki Tsushimi, Hirohito Mori, Manabu Sudo, Yoshihide Minami, Koichi Ueki, Makoto Tamai |
| The prevalence of low back pain in Iranian dentists: An epidemiological study | |
| Mohammad Ali Mohseni-Bandpei, Nahid Rahmani, Faezeh Halimi, Muhammad Nazim Farooq |
| Surgical repair of partial atrioventricular septal defect | |
| Tariq Waqar, Muhammad Usman Riaz, Muhammad Shuaib |
| Clinical observation of fallopian tube obstruction recanalization by ozone | |
| Niuniu Sun, Lequn Wei, Diansen Chen, Wanqin Gao, Huanzhang Niu, Chao He |
| Association of vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency with thyroid artery Doppler ultrasonography in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis | |
| Ahmet Nalbant, Ayhan Aydın, Alper Karacan, Attila Onmez, Ali Tamer, Hakan Cinemre |
| Are we missing the diagnosis of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis at a tertiary care facility? | |
| Ammara Masood, Babur Salim, Amjad Nasim, Ziaullah Khalid, Amir Afzal |
| Effects of domperidone in combination with omeprazole in the treatment of chronic superficial gastritis | |
| Fengxiu Wang, Xiaoqi Zhang, Jinqiang Wang |
| Peripheral arterial blood pressure versus central arterial blood pressure monitoring in critically ill patient safter Cardio-pulmonary Bypass | |
| Rana Altaf Ahmad, Suhail Ahmad, Anjum Naveed Jamal, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig |
| Evaluation of Caspase 3 Enzyme and TNF-alpha as Biomarkers in Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in Children- a preliminary report | |
| Mehdi Shirazi, Ali Eslahi, Vahidreza Sharifi, Fatemeh Rahimi, Alireza Safarpour |
| Detection and Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori among Gastric ulcer and Cancer Patients from Saudi Arabia | |
| Fehmida Bibi, Sana Akhtar Alvi, Sara Ali Sawan, Muhammad Yasir, Ali Sawan, Asif A. Jiman-Fatani, Esam I. Azhar |
| Myocardial protection with Glucose-Insulin-Potassiuminfusion during adult cardiac surgery | |
| Suhail Ahmad, Rana Altaf Ahmad, Bilal Ahsan Qureshi, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig |
| Serum Uric Acid level in the severity of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | |
| Adnan Khan, Mohammad Hassan Shah, Sarbiland Khan, Umama Shamim, Sanan Arshad |
| Low-energy versus middle-energy extracorporeal shockwavetherapy for the treatment of snapping scapula bursitis | |
| Nihat Acar |
| Effects of siRNA-mediated HIF-1α gene silencing on angiogenesis in osteosarcoma | |
| Xu-dong Zhang, Qiang Wu, Shu-hua Yang |
| Prevalence, side effects and awareness about energy drinks among the female university students in Saudi Arabia | |
| Mohamudha Parveen Rahamathulla |
| Relationship of Oral Tumor Thickness with the rate oflymph node metastasis in Neck based on CT Scan | |
| Sohail Ahmed Khan, Sadaf Zia, Syeda Uzma Naqvi, Hatem Adel, Syed Omair Adil, Munawar Hussain |
| Frequency of Dyslipidemia in patients with Lupus Nephritis | |
| Saba Sajjad, Sumaira Farman, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Nighat Mir Ahmad, Bilal Azeem Butt |
| A comparison of preoperative and postoperative testicular volume and blood flow in patients with inguinal hernia, hydrocele, and cord cyst: A prospective cohort study | |
| Ahmet Ali Tuncer, Tamer Peker, Mehtap Beker Acay, Didem Baskın Embleton, Salih Çetinkurşun |
| Borderline tumors of the ovary: A clinicopathological study | |
| Samia Yasmeen, Abdul Hannan, Fareeha Sheikh, Amir Ali Syed, Neelam Siddiqui |
| The patient safety culture perception of Turkish nurses who work in operating room and intensive care unit | |
| Selda Rizalar, Sacide Yıldızeli Topçu |
| Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery as a primary modalityof treatment for primary and recurrent nasal polyposis | |
| Mohammad Shahid Gohar, Saleem Asif Niazi, Sohail Baber Niazi |
| Effect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on quality of life in rectal cancer patients undergoingpreoperative Chemoradiotherapy | |
| Elnaz Faramarzi, Reza Mahdavi, Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, Behnam Nasirimotlagh, Sarvin Sanaie |
| Determining the efficacy of corneal crosslinking in progressive keratoconus | |
| Sidra Malik, Sadia Humayun, Shahzad Nayyar, Mazhar Ishaq |
| Evaluation of the synergistic effect of a combination of colistin and tigecycline against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii | |
| İlkem Acar Kaya, Muberra Devrim Guner, Gulcin Akca, Semra Tuncbilek, Aslihan Alhan, Emin Tekeli |
| Frequency of nutritional anemia among female medical students of Faisalabad | |
| Shireen Jawed, Sundus Tariq, Saba Tariq, Anwar Kamal |
| Healthy lifestyle behavior of employees in small and medium-sized enterprises in Aydin, Turkey | |
| Safiye Ozvurmaz, Aliye Mandıracıoglu |
| Alpha thalassemia deletions found in suspected cases of beta thalassemia major in Pakistani population | |
| Saba Shahid, Mohammad Nadeem, Danish Zahid, Jawad Hassan, Saqib Ansari, Tahir Shamsi |
| What to eat for a better sleep in haemodialysis patients: Potential role of B vitamins intake and appetite | |
| Dilek Ongan, Aysun Yüksel |
| Expression of CD133, E-cadherin and WWOXin colorectal cancer and related analysis | |
| Wenwen Sun, Jinxia Dou, Likui Qiao, Lin Zhang, Na Shen, Wenyuan Gao |
| Frequency of color blindness in pre-employment screening in a tertiary health care center in Pakistan | |
| Shaukat Ali Chhipa, Farzeen K. Hashmi, Shehreen Ali, Mustafa Kamal, Khabir Ahmad |
| Prevalence of anemia and related factors among women in Turkey | |
| Birsen Saydam, Rabia Ekti Genc, Fulden Sarac, Esin Ceber Turfan |
| Efficacy of brow suspension with autogenousfascia lata in simple congenital ptosis | |
| Farhan Ali, Muhammad Saim Khan, Muhammad Sharjeel, Zaheer ud Din, Bilal Murtaza, Asfandyar Khan |
| Seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections among different blood group donors at Blood Bank LUMHS, Hyderabad | |
| Faheem Ahmed Memon, Ikramuddin Ujjan, Amir Iqbal Memon, Abdur Rehman Shaikh, Ali Raza Rao, Arshi Naz |
| Acute bacterial meningitis in children presenting to The Children’s Hospital Lahore before and after pneumococcal vaccine in Pakistan National Immunization Program; A comparison | |
| Attia Bari, Fatima Zeeshan, Aizza Zafar, Hasan Ejaz, Humera Javed, Uzma Jabeen, Ahsan Waheed Rathore |
| Antibiotics and over the counter medication use and its correlates among Arab pregnant women visitinga tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Hafsa Raheel, Sulaiman Alsakran, Abdulkhaliq Alghamdi, Majed Ajarem, Salman Alsulami, Afzal Mahmood |
| Low bone mineral density in chronic Hepatitis Bvirus infection: A case-control study | |
| Zengfa Huang, Xianzhe Liu, Hui Wei, Cheng Cheng, Shuhua Yang, Jing Wang |
| Correlation of Patterns of Bone Marrow Infiltration and Biochemical factors in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | |
| Naghmana Mazher, Nisar Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal |
| Comparison of Hydralazine and Labetalol tolower severe hypertension in pregnancy | |
| Ayesha Khan, Sajida Hafeez, Farah Deeba Nasrullah |
| Efficacy and safety of optic nerve sheath fenestration in patients with raised intracranial pressure | |
| Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Muhammad Amer Yaqub, Qamar Ul Islam |
Clinical Case Series
| Management options for interstitial ectopic pregnancies: A case series | |
| Ilker Kahramanoglu, Zahid Mammadov, Hasan Turan, Aslihan Urer, Abdullah Tuten |
| Duel-stage treatment for biliary cystswith cholangitis during pregnancy | |
| Baoxing Jia, Ludong Tan, Zhe Jin, Yahui Liu |
Review Article
| Role of antimicrobials in the treatment of adult patientspresenting to the emergency department with acute gastroenteritis - A mini review | |
| Omar Abbas Ahmed Malik |
Short Communication
| Penile transplantation: A long way to routine clinical practice | |
| Jinhong Li, Feng Qin, Ping Han, Jiuhong Yuan |
Special Communications
| Use of Oral Vitamin-D Glass ampoule and tablet: Experience of patients and physicians | |
| Syed Umair Maroof, Faizan Shaukat, Junaid Aslam, Masood Jawaid |
Brief Communication
| Detection of peritonsillar abscess using smartphone-based thermal imaging | |
| Myung Jin Ban, Yunyoung Nam, Jae Hong Park |
View Point
| Framework for an effective assessment: From rocky roads to silk route | |
| Zarrin Seema Siddiqui |
Case Reports
| Extension of Adrenocortical Carcinomainto the Right Atrium | |
| Yulanka Castro-Dominguez, Fatima Samad, Hayder Hashim, Alfonso Waller |
Publication Audit
| Importance of Publication Audit, fast track processingand categorization of manuscripts | |
| Shaukat Ali Jawaid |
