Vol. 38 No. 3 (2022): March - April 2022 (Part-I)

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Pak J Med Sci Vol.38, No.3 2022

Published: 2022-01-14

Guest Editorial

The association of pre-existing comorbid conditions with COVID-19 severity and post-COVID complications; insights from South Asia Pre-existing comorbid conditions and COVID-19

Sahrai Saeed, Ronak Rajani
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5719
A new functional Hip Scoring System compatible with Asian Lifestyle

Javeria Junaid, Anisuddin Bhatti
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5758

Original Articles

Clinical spectrum of Celiac Disease in adults at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Verda Arshad, Maha Inam, Safia Awan, Faisal Wasim Ismail
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4446
Post traumatic growth among police officials who participated in Global war on Terror in FATA (Federally Ministered Areas) Pakistan

Mrs Azra Azeem, Nelofar Kiran Rauf
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5324
Cardiac cycle time-corrected electromechanical activation time greater than 15% is an independent risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events in chronic heart failure outpatients

Jing Zhang, Wenxian Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4500
Effect of Kegel Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Combined with Clean Intermittent Self-catheterization on urinary retention after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

Jingjing Zong, Minghui You, Chen Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4495
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students of clinical clerkship in South Korea: A qualitative study exploring medical students’ experiences

Kwi Hwa Park, So Jung Yune, Min Kyu Jung, Yura Kim, Geon Ho Lee, Seong Yong Kim
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5031
Correlation of computer-based test anxiety with medical students’ performance before, during and after assessments

Abida Shaheen, Fahad Azam, Muhammad Waqas Rabbani, Nosheen Kazmi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4989
Contact tracing along with epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Novel corona virus 2019 in prisoners of Camp Jail, Lahore – A prospective case ascertaining study

Afshan Shahid, Shaza Shahid, Muhammad Ashraf, Khawwar Saeed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4753
Introduction of temporal integration in fourth year MBBS curriculum; Students’ experience

Rameen Shahid, Sumera Badar Ehsan, Muhammad Nawaz
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4732
Epidemiology, trend and in-hospital outcome of traumatic spinal injuries due to road traffic accidents

Mubrak A Algahtany
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5288
Intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction

Lilin Gao, Shaojie Zhang, Xuewen Wo, Xiangpeng Shen, Qiangyuan Tian, Guoqing Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4521
Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis technique combined with locking compression plates guided by C-Arm X-Ray machine in treatment of tibial metaphyseal fractures: Curative effect and postoperative complications

Xu Zhang, Bin Liu, Quan Wang, Hongtao Shang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4757
Subchorionic hematoma and pregnancy outcomes in patients with threatened miscarriage

Sumaira Naz, Sheikh Irfan, Tahira Naru, Ayesha Malik
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4283
Problems faced by patients and health service utilization experiences of gastrointestinal patients during lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic

Hamid Ali Kalwar, Lubna Kamani
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4799
Evaluation of major coronary artery Bifurcation angles with digital angiography: A detailed study of prevalence in the Upper Euphrates Basin

Gülnihal Deniz, Ahmet Kavakli, Murat Kucukukur, Evren Kose, Ilgin Karaca
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4782
Analysis of clinical features of myasthenia gravis complicated with hyperthyroidism

Yaxuan Wang, Guoyan Qi, Ying Yang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4656
Pathogenic characteristics of pulmonary infection in hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure and diagnostic value of sTREM-1, sCD163, and sTWEAK

Fang Zheng
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4758
Frequency of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) among patients presenting with Organophosphate Poisoning at National Poison Control Centre, Karachi: A prospective cross-sectional survey

Sadaf Hanif, Rukhsana Abdul Sattar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4819
Differential expression of cancer associated plasma miRNAs in the ordnance factory workers, exposed to 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene

Muhammad Aamir, Abdul Khaliq Naveed, Muhammad Afzal, Amer Siddiq
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4928
Clinical curative effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy and its impact on immunological function and the expression of ER, PR, HER-2 & SATB1 in HER-2-Positive breast cancer patients

Zhi Chen, Mei-xiang Sang, Cui-zhi Geng, Wei Hao, Hui-qun Jia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5199
Multidisciplinary cooperative first aid model for the treatment of patients with pelvic and multiple fractures

Yun Han, Ganggang Peng, Lijun Liu, Xiaohua Xie
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5014
Effect of Neural Therapy on shoulder dysfunction and pain in supraspinatus tendinopathy

Ibrahim Bashan, Gulsah Yasa Ozturk
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4823
Impact of long duty hours on education and well-being of diagnostic radiology residents: A national survey in Saudi Arabia

Ayman S Alhasan, Shahad M Alahmadi, Yara A Altayeb, Tareef S Daqqaq
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4440
Factors affecting the consumption of iodized salt by pregnant women in Karachi

Faryal Shaikh, Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry, Asad Ali Khan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4991
Gynaecologists’ views on the management of Vaginal Vault Prolapse: A qualitative study

Omaema Al-Baghdadi, Christian Barnick, Garima Srivastava, Hassan Elbiss
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5215
Rasagiline Pharmacokinetics in CYP1A2 Variant Healthy Smokers & Non-smokers in Different Doses

Rabiea Bilal, Naseem Saud Ahmad, Sehrish Zaffar, Muhammad Usama Mazhar, Waqar Ahmed Siddiqui, Saba Tariq
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4940
The effectiveness of tamsulosin hydrochloride with terazosin combination therapy for chronic prostatitis Type-III b

Bin Duan, Xinxi Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4931
Correlation between α-SMA and ß-catenin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and severity of pneumonia

Xiaoying Li, Zinan Jiang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5329
The association between the lymph node ratio, surgical margin, and survival in patients with colon cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy

Evren Fidan, Elif Merev, Arif Usta, Celal Alandağ, Şafak Dişli, Ali Özdöver
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5085
Serum albumin levels monitoring in ICU in early days and mortality risk association in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Mirza Ayub Baig, M. Mohsin Raza, Mougheesa Baig, M. Usman Baig
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4154
Perception of Master of Public Health Students regarding E-Learning in Covid-19 Era: A New Normal in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Saima Aleem, Naheed Mahsood, Zeeshan Kibria, Rubeena Gul
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4626
Triglyceride to High-Density Lipoprotein Ratio can predict coronary artery calcification

Beilei Wang, Jinsheng Hua, Likun Ma
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5290
Optimal ablation index parameters for radiofrequency ablation therapy of atrial fibrillation

Xiaoru Qin, Xiaofei Jiang, Qiyan Yuan, Guangli Xu, Xianzhi He
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4971
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep quality among medical and general science students: King Saud University Experience

Sultan Ayoub Meo, Joud Mohammed Alkhalifah, Nouf Faisal Alshammari, Wejdan Saud Alnufaie, Ahad Fahad Algoblan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5171
A retrospective analysis of emergency hysterectomy intervention strategy in obstetrics

Zhuanji Fang, Huale Zhang, Shuisen Zheng, Lingling Weng, Jianying Yan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5335
Intermediate frequency electrotherapy stimulation to the medial femoris muscle for functional recovery of knee joint after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Dejun Song, Yubao Ma, Lihua Zhang, Quansheng Ma
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5298
Investigation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Selected Coagulase Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Blood Culture bottles and Determination of their Sensitivities to Antibiotics

Aynur Veliev, Yasar Nakipoglu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4738
Comparison of efficacy of systemic antibiotics alone and combination of systemic antibiotics with gentamicin cream in diabetic foot infections

Munawer Latif Memon, Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Azhar, Varda Balouch
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.3277
Frequency of hearing loss among medical students using electroacoustic device

Saba Asghar, Hurtamina Khan, Saima Parveen, SM Tariq Rafi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4927
Subtle morpho-functional kidney changes in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: A duplex ultrasound assessment

Amal A. Alareqi, Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Abdulaziz A. Qurashi, Abdullgabbar M. Hamid
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4699
Correlation of predisposing factors and Esophageal Malignancy in high risk population of Balochistan

Syed Muhammad Ishaque, Muhammad Sadiq Achackzai, Zia Ud Din, Shahid Pervez
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4612
White blood cell differential fluorescence abnormal scattergram: A useful indicator for early detection of malarial parasite

Madeeha Rehan, Attika Khalid, Fariha Nasreen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4702
Need for including Hand Eye Coordination and Hand Function Training in the Management of Adhesive Capsulitis – A non-randomized control trial

Senthil Kumar Balu, Subbaiah Siva, Arunachalam Ramachandran
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5153
Prospective randomized study comparing outcome of myocardial protection with Del-Nido Cardioplegia versus Saint Thomas Cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgical patients

Muhammad Farhan Ali Rizvi, Syed Muhammad Arslan Yousuf, Attaullah Younas, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4730
Predictive value of serum adiponectin and hemoglobin levels for vascular cognitive impairment in ischemic stroke patients

Zhouling Li, Manlian Zhu, Cheng Meng, Hai Lin, Lifen Huang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5204
Ileosigmoid knotting: A review of 923 cases

Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp, Esra Disci, Assist. Prof. MD., Rifat Peksoz, Assist. Prof. MD., Refik Selim Atamanalp, Assist. MD., Cansu Tatar Atamanalp, Assist. MD.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5320
Effectiveness of Mobile Health Augmented Cardiac Rehabilitation (MCard) on health-related quality of life among post-acute coronary syndrome patients: A randomized controlled trial

Aliya Hisam, Associate Professor, Zia Ul Haq, Prof, Sohail Aziz, Prof, Patrick Doherty, Prof, Jill Pell, Prof
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4724
Effect of flurbiprofen axetil combined with “Cocktail” therapy on opioid dosage in patients after total knee arthroplasty

Lu Wang, Li-xin Wu, Zhe Han, Wen-hai Ma, Zhi-hui Geng
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4735

Systematic Review

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A systematic review

Kavous shahsavarinia, Golnarz Rahvar, Hassan Soleimanpour, Mohammad Saadati, Leila Vahedi, Ata Mahmoodpoor
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5529
Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography vs transoesophageal echocardiography for infective endocarditis − A meta-analysis

Liqin Jing, Yanchun Song
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5139
Accuracy of Non-Contrast MRI for the Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Liping Lu, Xuming Pan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5142

Review Article

Orthopaedics and Additive Manufacturing: The Start of a New Era

Hisham Khan Gandapur, M. Suhail Amin
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5182
Efficacy of local anaesthetic and steroid combination in prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia: A meta-analysis

Xiaolu Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Yiyuan Xian
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5140

Case Reports

Thoracic Splenosis - A necessary differential diagnosis for pleural based nodules with history of thoracoabdominal trauma

Faisal Mehmood, Muhammad Murad Murtaza, Shehrbano Ali, Amna Ashraf
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4563
Isolated pericardial cystic Echinococcosis: A rare clinical presentation

Pratikshya Thapaliya, Taimur Asif Ali, Mahwish Mahboob Bhutta
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.4965
980-nm diode laser excision of a giant pregnancy epulis

Lifeng Li, Yanming Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.3.5102

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement
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