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Vol. 42 No. 4 (2026): April 2026

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Pak J Med Sci Vol.42, No.4 2026

Published: 2026-04-11

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Original Articles

Prevalence and outcome of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in living donor liver transplant (LDLT) patients in a developing country

Saleem Sharieff, Iqbal Hussain , Farrah Tariq , Sadia Ghulam Mustafa , Faizan Rathoor , Arslan Saleem Chughtai

797-802
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.15082
Exploring the related factors of fertilization failure in in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Jiajia Liu, Yan Qin, Qi Song, Chen Li, Rongrong Liu, Hongzhi Shi

803-807
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13188
Clinical effects of the Collaborative Care Model on pulmonary function and quality of life in postoperative patients with lung cancer

Pei Liu, Cuifang Liu, Weihua Liu, Xiaohui Qi, Chao Shi, Haozheng Cao

808-813
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13278
Incidental Gynecological Premalignant and Malignant Lesions in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications

Gökçen Ege, Hasan Volkan Ege, Hüseyin Levent Keskin, Ayşe Filiz Yavuz

814-821
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13825
Preparing safe doctors through innovative methodologies. Importance and cost-effectiveness of emphatic patient safety teaching to undergraduates.

Nadeem Zubairi, Fahad Anwer, Fahad Ussif Gadi, Moayyad Salah Baothman, Mohammed Faleh Alahmadi

822-828
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14969
Conceptualising equity in basic medical education accreditation standards: A qualitative study of expert perspectives

Neelofar Shaheen, Usman Mahboob, Ahsan Sethi, Muhammad Irfan

829-840
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14422
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan as a Salvage Therapy after Disitamab Vedotin Failure in HER2 Altered Solid Tumors: A Preliminary Real-world Comparative Study

Lihong Wang, Xuanye Lian, Qijing Guo

841-847
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14485
Drug-Induced Hyponatremia Surveillance: A disproportionality analysis based on FAERs database

Xin Xi, Zhanfeng Bai, Songqing Liu, Jie Dong

848-855
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13918
The use of systemic immune-inflammation index in the differential diagnosis of acute scrotum in children

Hasan Madenci, Cüneyt Ugur

856-861
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14849
Comparative evaluation of chlorhexidine, er, cr: ysgg laser, and iron oxide nanoparticles as dentin disinfectants: effects on streptococcus mutans inhibition and glass ionomer bond strength in primary molars

Faisal Ali bin Abbooud AlQhtani, Zuhair Motlak Alkahtani, Ahmed Ali M Albariqi, Muhammad Abdullah Kamran

862-867
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.15044
Impact of Low Dose Prophylaxis (LDP) on spontaneous bleeds in Hemophilia-A: A Bicentre study from Pakistan

Maryam Khan, Tahira Zafar, Lubna Zafar, Ayesha Imran, Shahla Tariq Sohail

868-872
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.12279
Comparison of nucleic acid testing and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in screening Hepatitis-B Virus in blood samples

Hanxiao Xin, Wei Luo, Pengyun Zhao

873-878
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13203
Efficacy of drug‐eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization in patients with intermediate to advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and its effects on serum γ‐glutamyltransferase, calcium‐phosphorus metabolism, and hepatic reserve function

Chen Liu, Yuanlong Zhou, Zan Li, Yuan Wang, Hao Lu

879-884
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13779
New Method of Percutaneous Revascularization Treating Severe and Hard-to-Treat Chronic Limb-Threatening

Emced Khalil

885-891
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14356
Comparative evaluation of physical and mechanical properties of ion-releasing and non-ion-releasing bulk-fill restorative composites

Majed M. Alsarani, Manal Al-Mutairi, Aftab Ahmed Khan

892-896
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13960
Novel cause of Acute Kidney Injury and its Predictors of Mortality

Rubina Naqvi, Zara Khan

897-900
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14130
Predictive value and application of thrombelastography combined with coagulation parameters for adverse pregnancy outcomes

Yufang Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Yanwei Guo, Mengyuan Wang, Yanju Zhu

901-906
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13510
Evaluating the effectiveness of precision integrative nursing plans in nursing quality management at a digestive endoscopy center

Na Zhao, Fengjuan Wang

907-912
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13594
Development of the low back health awareness in patient transfer scale for operating room and intensive care unit staff and evaluation of factors associated with low back pain Low back pain

Kamber Kasali, Habib Burak Ozgodek, Aysenur Dostbil, Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp

913-919
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14381
Efficacy of Phacoemulsification combined with different auxiliary surgeries in the treatment of primary angle closure glaucoma and cataract: A retrospective study

Feng Xiao, Yanjing Liu, Yanbo Wang

920-925
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14676
Diagnostic Significance of Circulating EBV-miR-BHRF1-3 and EBV-miR-BART2-5p in Lymphoma A Case-Control Study

Asli Kara, Murat Kizilkaya, Eda Balkan, Fuat Erdem, Hasan Turkez

926-931
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14739
Clinical and pathological factors associated with recurrence after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: A single-center retrospective study

Nadeem Bin Nusrat, Sarmad Imtiaz , Asadullah Aslam , Assad ur Rehman, Shujah Muhammad, Nauman Zafar, Abdullah Muhammad Ashfaq, Hassan Arshad

932-937
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14997
Comparative analysis of Methamphetamine and Alcohol-Induced Liver Damage using Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography

Ali Mohsin Hasan , Tara Farooq Kareem , Nour Aldeen Sabah Waheed

938-945
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.6844
Reforming the cellular, molecular, and genetics course in a graduate biomedical science program: CIPP guided course evaluation

Fazal Arain, Satwat Hashmi, Kulsoom Ghias, Ambreen Surti, Rehana Rehman

946-951
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.12712
Impact of family-centered care combined with the transtheoretical model on health behaviors of children with nephrotic syndrome

Jingxia Wang, Huan Zhang, Yanjun Yang, Xiaohong Xi, Licai Gu

952-960
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.15552
Assessment of clinical characteristics, treatment responses, relapses, and survival in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange: A single-center experience

Ali Dogan, Ramazan Ipek

961-968
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14962
The effectiveness of surgical management in knee flexion contracture in primary total knee arthroplasty

Muhammad Aamir, Noor Rahman, Faizan Shah, Waseem Khan

969-972
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13311
Clinical application of robot-assisted laparoscopic resection of large pheochromocytomas via the renal surface plane using the fatty fissure as an anatomical landmark

Deqiang Gu, Tao Ma, Wei Zhang, Yang Yu, Yong Suo, Jingyang Guo

973-978
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13369
One-year comparative effectiveness of bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy in smoking cessation: A prospective observational cohort study in Turkey

Neslişah Gürel Köksal, Mustafa Koksal

979-985
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13527
Unraveling the Enigma of COVID-19 pneumonia and lung diameters: An HR-CT based study

Madiha Mushtaq, Ambreen Usmani, Ambreen Surti, Syed Hasan Saeed Kazmi

986-990
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.13318
Efficacy of personalized traditional Chinese medicine massage combined with tuina in the treatment of pediatric congenital heart disease and malnutrition intolerance

Yanhua Wang, Junping Yao, Yaqin Xiao, Qian Ma, Shuguang Tao

991-996
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14839
Whole-Genome Sequencing for Antimicrobial Resistance Detection: A Simulation-Based Evaluation of WHO-Recommended Workflow in Pakistan

Hayam A.Alrasheed, Asif Jan, Abdur Rahim, Bushra Waheed, Rani Akbar

997-1002
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14515
Fall risk and its determinants among home-dwelling older adults: A multivariate logistic regression analysis

Özge Tuncer, Ayça Asma Sakallı, Nil Tekin

1003-1011
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.12475
Risk factors of pleural effusion in post-liver transplant pediatric population

Muhammad Saqib, Nazia Iqbal, Ahmad Saqib, Safia Khan

1012-1018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14742
Evaluating the efficacy of right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy vs. standard median sternotomy for atrial septal defect repairs: A single center analysis from Pakistan

Mujeeb Ur-Rehman, Hammad Saif, Muhammad Ihtesham Bangash, Muhammad Abdullah Ali

1019-1025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14416

Special Communications

Medical Technology Transfer and Health System Capacity Building in Pakistan: Evidence from the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

Zhang Tong, Qu Qiumei

1026-1034
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.16011

Systematic Review

Association between fibrinogen–albumin ratio and outcomes in myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Peng Xu, Hua Xu, Si Shen, Jiahui Zhu, Wenxi Shen

1035-1041
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14991
Prognostic value of myocardial work indices measured on echocardiography in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Juan Zhou, Ronghua Liu, Fei Chen, Yujia Chen, Qinyu Xiao, Yuehui Yu

1042-1050
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.15217
Prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide in patients with cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yan Zhang, Jiacheng Wu, Yunxia Qin, Zhenzhen Zhang

1051-1061
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.14657

Case Reports

A novel heterozygous mutation in ANK1 solves a mystery of a patient with hyperbilirubinemia and splenomegaly

Yixian Shi, Yang Ou, Haicong Wu

1062-1066
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.4.12871

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