Vol. 38 No. 6 (2022): July - August 2022

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Pak J Med Sci Vol.38, No.6 2022

Published: 2022-06-25

Commentary

Incidence, predictors and prognostic impact of acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19

Sahrai Saeed, Dominique Guerrot
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6475

Leading Article

Human Monkeypox: Fifty-Two Years based analysis and Updates

Sultan Ayoub Meo, Shaukat Ali Jawaid
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6775

Original Articles

Effect of donor and red blood cells concentrate characteristics on recipient hemoglobin increment following red blood cells transfusion in pediatric patients

Nazish Saqlain, Naghmana Mazher, Sundas Arshad, Maha Sajjal
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5739
Clinical characteristics of catheter-related infection in patients with chronic renal failure End Stage Renal failure undergoing semi-permanent catheter placement during maintenance hemodialysis through tunnelled cuffed hemodialysis catheter

Jun Dou, Xuebing Wu, Hua Ao, Qiuling Zhang, Ming Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.4834
Specialty preferences and factors affecting the choices of postgraduate specialty among undergraduate medical students

Elsadig Yousif Mohamed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5571
Treatment success with two doses of methotrexate vs single dose of methotrexate in Ectopic Tubal Pregnancy

Mehnaz Khakwani, Rashida Parveen, Syeda Ali
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5251
Students’ Perceptions of their Dental Curriculum and Education

Aljazi Aldweesh, Mohammed Aldhubaiban, Alanoud Alqahtani, Iman Emad Almohammad, Fares S. Al-Sehaibany, Sahar F. Albarakati
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5183
Effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with customized tumor-type total knee arthroplasty on immune function and limb function in the treatment of malignant bone tumors around the knee joint

Xu Zhang, Zhigang Lang, Yitian Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5433
Comparison of Critical Thinking among undergraduate medical students of Conventional and Integrated curricula in Twin Cities

Ume Sughra, Dr, Ambreen Usmani, Prof Dr
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5409
Clinical efficacy of early postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy combined with Temozolomide chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with malignant glioma

Hongyang Zhou, Huijie Wu, Meng Li, Chao Dong, Tongyou Sun
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5244
Effect of pre-operative administration of single-dose of gabapentin on postop surgical pain in patients undergoing sternotomy for CABG

Rukhsana Latif, Kashaf Ilyas, Zainab Hafeez
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5518
Value of TCT combined with serum CA153 and CA50 in early diagnosis of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions

Heyue Li, Linxia Li, Jianming Sun, Shengdong Dong, Hong Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5503
Comparative study of core needle biopsy and fine needle aspiration in the treatment of metastatic lymph nodes guided by contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Wei-na Mu, Jian-heng Li, Ying Liu, Hui-qing Liang, Xin Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5471
Clinically significant endoscopic findings in a dyspeptic rural population cohort of Sindh, Pakistan: Are we over-investigating?

Muhammad Kamran, Asher Fawwad, Bushra Rabbani, Jameel Ahmed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5948
Clinical application of directional dilation in transurethral columnar balloon dilation of the prostate

Ming Zhang, Jianghua Jia, Qingsong Meng, Dongbin Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5235
Effects of budesonide combined with salbutamol on pulmonary function and peripheral blood eosinophiles and IgE in patients with acute attack of bronchial asthma

Jing Liu, Yu Wang, Yanfen Tang, Gang Liu, Qi Chen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5718
Five years’ retrospective analysis of childhood ocular morbidities: A priority setting guidelines for pediatric eye clinic

Sadia Bukhari, Shua Azam, Shahid Ahsan, Tauseef Mahmood, Muhammad Saleh Memon, Uzma Haseeb, Muhammad Arslan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5441
Clinical effects of TP-based hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) on CD133 and HE4 expression in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

Xianhui Su, Xuewen Sun, Ying Wang, Yanhui Kang, Yuna Dai
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5287
Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein to rule out infectious complications following hip fracture surgery

Syed Kamran Ahmed, Muhammad Gulfam Shahzad, Sundus Iftikhar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5577
Analysis of changes in the expression levels of peripheral blood immunoregulatory T Lymphocytes in children with bronchial asthma accompanied by recurrent infection

Junda Mi, Yong Guo
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5521
Investigation Study of Ultrasound Practitioners’ Awareness about Artefacts of Hepatobiliary Imaging in Almadinah Almunawwarah

Hassan Ibrahim Alsaedi, Anas Malik Krsoom, Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Walaa M. Alsharif
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5084
Analysis of diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of 70 patients with atelectasis by painless bronchoscopy

Qiang Li, Jun Sun, Xuefen Shuai, Junqing Ren, Xuedong Chen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5273
An Audit to optimize antibiotics use in neonatal septicemia

Ayesha Usman, Maria Zamurad Khan, Maimoona Zamurad Khan, Abdullah Hussain
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5073
Retrospective analysis of remifentanil combined with dexmedetomidine intravenous anesthesia combined with brachial plexus block on shoulder arthroscopic surgery in elderly patients

Yan Zhang, Lingling Zhao, Liangce Lv, Songxue Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5724
Effects of high viscosity bone cement percutaneous vertebroplasty on pain, bone specific alkaline phosphatase, Type-I collage cross-linked-telopeptide and Boneglaprotein levels in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Guangcheng Zhang, Juan Zhu, Qing Zhang, Jiazhu Tang, Mingjun Nie
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5828
Impact of COVID pandemic upon radiological services in a tertiary care hospital - A clinical audit

Laiba Masood, Dr., Salma Gul, Dr., Suraya Bano, Dr., Rohama Saeed, Dr.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5272
Cone-beam computed tomographic analysis of root canal morphology of permanent mandibular incisors - Prevalence and related factors

Reham Ahmad Alaboodi, Swati Srivastava, Muhammad Qasim Javed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5426
Analysis of the improvement of serological indexes in patients with diabetic nephropathy and hypertension using Valsartan combined with Nifedipine controlled-release regimen

Lili Cai, Hailli Zhu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5871
Comparison of Redo percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty for mitral restenosis with first procedure for de novo mitral stenosis

Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Kashif Javed, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Jahanzeb `
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5447
Clinicopathological features and prognostic factors for uterine myoma

Xiaoli Wu, Yanqing Zheng
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5455
Comparison of Ondansetron versus Domperidone for treating vomiting in acute gastroenteritis in children at a resource limited setting of South Punjab, Pakistan

Tauseef Ahmad, Uzma Zarafshan, Bushra Sahar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5532
Comparison of Gefitinib in the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer and clinical effects of Osimertinib and EGFR Gene mutation

Xiaofeng Li, Zhanqiang Zhai, Youcai Zhu, Haiou Zhou
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5456
Long-term therapeutic effect of percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with & without back muscle rehabilitation exercise in elderly patients. A comparative study

Jun Jin, Weihui Shen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5873
Comparison of two suspension injection tracers of nano activated carbon and methylene blue in mapping and tracing of sentinel lymph nodes of patients with endometrial cancer

Weifeng Zhang, Yan Shu, Dongmei Ni, Zeqiu Wan, Shuying Yang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5714
Outcomes of topiramate for prophylaxis of chronic migraine headache

Khawar Ahmed, Hussain Rafiq, Shalmeen Tariq
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5616
Application of exposure enhancement technique combined with femoral condyle pushing technique in repairing the posterior horn of the medial meniscus under knee arthroscopy

Xinwei Liu, Dulei Xiang, Ying Zi, Tianyu Han, Chenchen Xue
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5176
Association of fetal hydrocephalus with other embryological anomalies: A prenatal ultrasound-based study

Ambreen Surti, Ambreen Usmani, Quratulain Javaid, Sehrish Shafique
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5223
Effects of Tigecycline combined with Cefoperazone on bacterial clearance and serum biochemical indexes in patients with pulmonary infections in ICU

Nina Li, Huiyan Zhang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5872
Application of intervention of information motivation behavior skill (IMB) model in the cardiac rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease

Meihua Li, Hailing Zhu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5721
Prevalence and predictors of eating disorders: A cross-sectional survey of medical students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Ranya A. Ghamri, Asma M Alahmari, Lama S Alghamdi, Sarah F Alamoudi, Mada M Barashid
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5033
Radiographic patterns on Chest X-ray as a supporting imaging tool in triaging of suspected Corona Virus Disease (COVID) patients

Tahira Nishtar, Nadeem Ullah, Fatima Sultan Ahmad, Sohana Rahim
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5279
Analysis of extrauterine growth retardation and related risk factors in 132 premature infants

Meng Sun, Jing Lu, Meng Sun, Yan Zheng, Qianqian Zhu, Caixia Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5864
Study on the correlations of different clinical types with imaging findings at initial diagnosis and clinical laboratory indexes in COVID-19 patients

Hongwei Ren, Xiaobo Zhang, Yu Tang, Tao Yan, Yuan Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5091
Differentiation of CD117+ Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells towards Nephron Progenitors

Hina Jabeen, Mohsin Wahid, Jahan Ara Ainuddin, Farrukh Mustafa
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.4887
Total or Near-total Thyroidectomy in treatment of Thyroid Cancer

Gang Li, Lihong Wu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5765
Acute and subacute toxicity studies of a poly herbal formulation used for diabetes

Aymen Owais Ghauri, Ejaz Mohiuddin, Tayyeba Rehman, Sheraz Muhammad Siddiqui
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5928
Prognostic factors of 112 elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Fanglan Ran, Qin Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5457
Comparison of outcome of Ponseti method with traditional clubfoot treatment in children up to five years of age at tertiary care hospital

Ayesha Yaqeen, Hafiza Sidra, Muhammad Abdullah Ijaz, Muhammad Muneeb Ijaz
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5519
Comparative study of the effect of U100 laser and pneumatic ballistic combined with percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotomy in the treatment of intra-and extrahepatic bile duct stones and its effect on liver function

Zhongliang Yin, Bin Shen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5903
Reflection of mentors and mentees at initiation of Faculty Mentorship Program at Aga Khan University: A perspective

Rehana Rehman, Fauzia Khan, Naila Kayani, Tazeen Saeed Ali
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5454
A randomized controlled trial of bedside ultrasound RUSH process to improve the quality of anesthesia for elderly emergency surgery patients

Dawei Liu, Kun Chen, Yanfeng Yao, Jingfei Sun
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5104
Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation therapy combined with conventional drugs on BODE and pulmonary function indexes in elderly patients with interstitial pneumonia

Zhen Zhang, Yumei Tian, Jing Yang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5748

Special Communications

Role of Politics, Guilds and Pedagogy in defining Policies in Medical Education: The Pakistan Scenario

Lubna Baig, Kauser Ali, Shaur Sarfaraz
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6057

Short Communication

Factors triggering knot formation in ileosigmoid knotting

Ercan Korkut, Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6133
Chief Resident Election of Emergency Department (CREED) – An innovative approach to fair and bias-free chief resident selection in a residency program

Shahan Waheed, Noman Ali
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6099

Case Reports

Deflating abdominal pseudocyst causing temporary normalization of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction

Mubarak Ali Algahtany, Zeljko Kojadinovic, Aws Algahtany
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6278

Letter

Nonverbal communication skills: New-era education needs of younger generation medical students

Manabu Murakami, Shigeki Jin, Akiko Takeuchi, Kotaro Matoba
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6058
Utility of McGrath Video Laryngoscope in detecting unexpected Tracheal tube kinking

Abdullah Nisar Mahar, Faraz Shafiq
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.6582