Vol. 38 No. 7 (2022): September - October 2022

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Pak J Med Sci Vol.38, No.7 2022

Published: 2022-08-02

Editorial

Another landmark achievement by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences and the future challenges

Shaukat Ali Jawaid; Masood Jawaid
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6880

Original Articles

A study to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on Lifestyle of Medical students

Sania Tahir, Nazish Imran, Imran Ijaz Haider, Ali Burhan Mustafa, Aqeeb-ur Rehman, Muhammad Waqar Azeem, Afzal Javed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6031
Risk factors, types, and neuroimaging findings in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Sabeen Abid Khan, Sidra Talat, Munir Iqbal Malik
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6175
Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of scar pregnancy

Zhulan Huang, Jinghua Liu, Zongyu Jing, Limei Lin, Xiaoyun Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6288
The effects of Anisodamine-Tirofiban Combined Therapy in acute myocardial infarction treated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Yan Jiao, Xiaoying Fu, Qingxin Liu, Wei Zhang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5410
Two hours method for RNA and DNA co-extraction from blood of coronary artery disease patients: Fast, simple and economical technique

Abdullahi Dandare, Muhammad Rafiq, Afrose Liaquat, Muhammad Jawad Khan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5509
Dietary Intake patterns in women with GDM and Non-GDM: A comparative study

Shabnam Nadeem, Aisha Khatoon, Shaista Rashid, Fauzia Ali
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5889
Changes of blood gas and serum indexes in patients with acute heart failure complicated with respiratory failure treated by noninvasive ventilator

Yuan Wu, Xin Hong, Ni Yang, Ru Zhang, Yu Shi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6526
Clinico-pathological features and related risk factors of Type-2 diabetes mellitus complicated with nonalcoholic fatty liver

Lisha Chen, Li Jiang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6289
Laparoscopic Umbilical Hernia repair in male patients with abdominal obesity

Abdulrahman S AlMulhim , Abdul Qadeer Memon
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6470
The spectrum of Self-directed learning perceptions among faculty members and students of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences

Mukhtar Mehboob
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6517
Medical colleges’ challenges and coping strategies in implementing accreditation standards in Pakistan

FOUZIA GUL, USMAN MAHBOOB, GOHAR WAJID, AKHTAR SHERIN
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6121
A comparative study on the efficacy of robot of stereotactic assistant and frame-assisted stereotactic drilling, drainage for intracerebral hematoma in patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage

Liang Liang, Xin Li, Haiqing Dong, Xin Gong, Guanpeng Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5481
Efficacy analysis of C5V chemotherapy combined with transcatheter subcutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of children with advanced (Stage III/IV) hepatoblastoma

Yan-wei Qi, Wei-dong Liu, Lei Gao, Ying-xin Gong
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5899
Association of mortality and endothelial dysfunction with serum ADMA level in COVID-19 patients

Cengiz Karacaer, Selcuk Yaylacı, Taner Demirci, Deniz Cekic, Kezban Ozmen Suner, Erdem Cokluk, Ceyhun Varım
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5327
A novel technique for prevention of anterior fistula and facilitation of alveolar cleft repair: Gingivoperiosteoplasty with palatoplasty

Owais Ahmed, Sobia Yasmeen, Muhammad Imran Khan, Mirza Shehab Afzal Beg
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5422
Clinical profile of children with posterior urethral valve at Tertiary Care Center

Rabia Yamin, Dr, Khemchand Moorani, Dr, Mehmood shaikh, Dr, Sidra Yamin
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5823
Comparison of PAP smear and liquid based cytology as a screening method for cervical carcinoma

Mehnaz Khakwani, Rashida Parveen, Maryam Azhar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5742
Effects of punctate skin grafting combined with or without irrigation on skin graft survival, redness and swelling score and pain in treatment of large-area residual burn wounds

Lei Wan, Jin Zhou, Linjie Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5522
Study on the clinical correlation between the expression of serum TNF-α and iNOS as well as cognitive impairment and disease burden in patients with schizophrenia

Shouning Peng, Changcai Liang, Shimin Deng, Yanbo Fu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5326
Clinical comparative study of standard channel percutaneous nephroscope combined with flexible ureteroscope and traditional standard channel combined with microchannel percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the treatment of multiple renal calculi without hydrone

Yuanshan Guo, Lijun Yang, Xin Xu, Chao Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5526
Incense Burning Indoor Pollution: Impact on the prevalence of prediabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

Thamir M. Al-khlaiwi, Sultan Ayoub Meo, Syed Shahid Habib, Imran Muhammad Umar Meo, Mohammed S. Alqhtani
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6189
Subgenomic sequence analysis reveals emergence of new circulating recombinant forms of HIV-1 in Pakistan

Maria Zahid, Saeed Khan, Muhammad Asif Qureshi , Yasir Raza
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5591
Association of extensively drug resistant salmonella infection in children with typhoid fever

Hanif Memon, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Iqbal, Erum Saboohi, Shahina Hanif, Professor, Abdul Hadi Hassan Mallick
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5868
Prediction of Covid-19 infection severity using ABO blood group types and Rh factor

Syed Asim Ali Shah, Dr, Naveed Arshad, Dr, Fareena Asim, Dr, Muhammad Nadeem, Dr
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5128
Prediction performance of serum placental growth factor (PLGF) human chorionic gonadotropin β (β-hCG) and PAPP-A levels in early pregnancy for pregnancy outcomes

Xiao Guo, Feng Wang, Jing Li, Zhankun Guo, Jing Wang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5248
Effects of inflammatory cytokines on eradication and recurrence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children

Sisi Zhang, Yuanda Zhang, Songsong Chen, Yongnan Teng, Chen Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5281
Clinical study on the treatment of moderate to severe persistent allergic rhinitis by posterior nasal nerve combined with anterior ethmoid neurotomy

Rongrong Wu, Lvhua Dong, Huajie Mao, Jianjun Wang, Dijiang Ma, Jianing Sun
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5561
Effect of CYP3A4 and PPARA polymorphism on concentration-to-dose ratio and adverse effects of tacrolimus in Pakistani liver transplant recipients

Dr. Fahad Azam, Dr. Moosa Khan, Dr. Abida Shaheen, Dr. Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6180
Clinical value of AEF in the post-processing technique of liver perfusion-like phase III enhanced CT scan in evaluating the degree of liver function impairment in patients with Hepatitis-B cirrhosis

Nannan Wang, Zhilei Sun
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5362
Endoscopic-assisted lateral neck dissection and open lateral neck dissection in the treatment of lateral neck lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: A comparison of therapeutic effect

Tao Ma, Shuai Zhang, Dongmei Huang, Gang Zhang, Boyi Chen, Ning Zhang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5826
Prognostic value of carboxyhemoglobin in pediatric intensive care unit

Mehmet Alakaya, Ali Ertug Arslankoylu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5753
Prevalence of minor physical anomalies in children with autism spectrum disorder reporting to a tertiary care hospital Lahore-Pakistan

Dr. Ansa Rabia, Saqib Mahmood, Dr. Shazia Maqbool
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6639
The blame game- experiences of female residents in obstetrics & gynecology regarding lapses in patient safety

Shazia Tufail, Nilofar Mustafa, Rizwana Kamran, Junaid Sarfraz Khan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5741
Clinical analysis of distribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in blood culture of Dalian Municipal Central Hospital from 2015 to 2019

Jinghua Gao, Jing Song
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5377
Effects of intravenous anesthesia with sevoflurane combined with propofol on intraoperative hemodynamics, postoperative stress disorder and cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery

Li Yang, Zhigang Chen, Dengguo Xiang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5763
Factors disturbing undergraduate students’ interaction during lectures: A university-based survey

Muhammad Imran, Mukhtiar Baig, Manal Abdulaziz Murad, Saleh H Almurashi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5101
Army Public School Terrorist Attack - Perceptions and Experiences of school children of Karachi

Mehjabeen Musharraf, Lubna Baig, Zarrukh Ali Baig
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5596
Application evaluation of mixed-reality holographic imaging technology in the surgical treatment of spinal cord glioma

Zhenjie Liu, Xin Li, Jing Lu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.4777
Curative effect observation among patients with alcohol dependence in rehabilitation period by grouping motivational interviewing

Yong Xu, Xiuling Pan, Chunqing Cui, Yanfeng Li, Wei Zhang
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.4741
Hematological manifestations in patients newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis

Yasmeen Batool, Gulzaib Pervaiz, Amna Arooj, Sabeen Fatima
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5911
Clinical efficacy of highly agglutinative staphylococcin combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy on patients with intermediate or advanced oral cancer

Nan Guo, Gengbing Lin, Xie Shi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5323
Clinical efficacy of motor imagery therapy based on fNIRs technology in rehabilitation of upper limb function after acute cerebral infarction

Yi Dai, Fang Huang, Yanfang Zhu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5344
Health Related Quality of Life amongst Sewerage and Sanitary Workers of Karachi, Pakistan

Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Fatmi, Naveed Mansoori, Syed Muhammad Mubeen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5697
Granisetron versus Ondansetron: Comparison of 5HT3 antagonists in preventing spinal anaesthesia induced hemodynamic instability in obstetric patients

Maheen Wahid, Shabana Ali, Bilal Yasin, Kulsoom Farhat, Mudassar Noor, Fatima Tassadaq Syed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5585
The relationship between choroidal thickness and axis length and corneal curvature in high myopia

Hongwei Lu, Yongqing Guan, Guangchuan Wei, Na Li
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6409
Analysis of blood coagulation indexes, thromboelastogram and autoantibodies in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss

Huizhen Yao, Yimei Ji, Yanru Zhou
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6284
Frequency of resistance to first-line antiretroviral therapy observed among HIV patients

Feroz Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Yaseen Khan, Mian Fareezuddin
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6144
Significance of recombinant human growth hormone therapy in promoting growth and development of children with idiopathic short stature

Wenbiao Han, Jing Zhang, Tao Song, Yanni Han
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6535
To evaluate rising caesarean section rate and factors contributing to it by using Modified Robson’s Criteria at a tertiary care hospital

Erum Majid Shaikh, Shazia Kulsoom, Sara Fatima, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5983

Special Communications

Good is not meaningful?

Shabih H Zaidi, Hasan Zaidi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6564

Case Reports

Detection and Management of Giant Submandibular Gland Sialolith

Syed Fareed Mohsin, Mohamed Abdulcader Riyaz, Abdulmalik Ali Alqazlan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.5988
Management of concomitant strip and apical perforation in mandibular first molar

Mustafa Hussein Al Attas, Thiyezen Abdullah Aldhelai , Muhammad Qasim Javed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6009

Guideline

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Pakistan Guideline on Second Trimester Anomaly Scan

Nishat Zohra, Shama Munim, Shamila Ijaz, Shehla Baqai, Haleema Yasmin, Razia Korejo, Lees CC
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6212

Publication Audit

Publication audit & ever increasing problems faced by editors of Biomedical Journals

Shaukat Ali Jawaid
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6920