Vol. 39 No. 6 (2023): November - December 2023

Content

• November – December 2023 Content

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Guest Editorial

• Opening new vista for rapid detection of antimicrobial resistant genes via film array multiplex PCR

  Humaira Zafar, Irfan Ali Mirza

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Original Articles

• Epidemiology of hip & knee replacement across Pakistan according to Pakistan national joint registry: A cross-sectional study

  Syed Imran Bukhari, Asad Rehman Allana, Kazim Rahim Najjad, Syed Shahid Noor, Amin Chinoy

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• Comparison of the effect of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in the treatment of end-stage renal disease

  Yuan Zhao

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• Clinical efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy combined with Laparoscopic Surgery in patients with Middle and Low Rectal Cancer and its Effect on serum VEGF Levels and quality of life

  Wei Hou, Xin Song, Qingfang Pan, Sukun Liu, Qinglian Zhao, Dan Hong

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• Development and validation of Digi-MEE Instrument measuring online learning environments in medical education

  Noor-i-Kiran Naeem, Siti Nurma Hanim Hadie, Irwan Mahazir Ismail, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff

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• Correlations between APACHE-II score and pressure parameters of mechanical ventilation in patients with ARDS and their value in prognostic evaluation

  Wei Lu, Jiansong Zhang, Yao Qiu, Na Fei, Liansen Yin

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• Shunt rate of ductus arteriosus and ductus venosus in middle and late fetuses and their application value in the evaluation of fetal growth restriction

  Yijia Zhou, Qunqun Chen, Ruhui Luan, Yaping Zhao

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• Evaluating patient safety research performance in Arab world countries: Changing trends and reflections

  Nadeem Zubairi, Nadeem Butt, Ahmad Malik, Zohair Gazzaz

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• Efficacy of preoperative Tranexamic Acid in patients undergoing intertrochanteric hip fracture surgery: A randomized placebo controlled trial

  Faaiz Ali Shah, Naeemullah, Mian Amjad Ali, Mian Javed Iqbal

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• Clinical effectiveness of suture anchor repair combined with open reduction and internal fixation in the treatment of deltoid ligament rupture in ankle fracture

  Le Zhang, Xiaochuan Kong, Gang Hong, Yinfeng Zheng, Lei Zang

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• Application of Micro-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (Micro-PCNL) combined with FURL in 1-2 cm symptomatic, refractory lower calyceal stones

  Xiao-qiang Shi, Tao Ma, Wentao Wang, Zhenyu Cui, Xin-yao Li, Ying Gao

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• Spontaneous decompression of sigmoid volvulus

  Nurhak Aksungur, Rifat Peksoz, Esra Disci, Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp

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• Effects of periodontal initial therapy combined with orthodontic treatment on anterior tooth function and inflammatory factors in gingival crevicular fluid in patients with periodontal disease induced anterior tooth displacement

  Yan Liu, Xie Shi, Gengbing Lin, Nan Guo

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• Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for multi-segmental lumbar disc herniation

  Ya-fei Zhao, Bin-wu Tian, Qiu-shuang Ma, Meng Zhang

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• Surface, mechanical and chemical properties of modified denture resin using natural biopolymer

  Aftab Ahmed Khan, Abdulaziz Alkhureif, Meshal Awaiyer, Leonel Bautista

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• Post-graduate educational environment of two parallel programs in Pediatric Medicine

  Muhmmad Haroon Hamid, Usman Mahboob , Rehan Ahmed Khan

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• Analysis of risk factors and construction of predictive model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

  Ping Zhu

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• Bioequivalence assessment of two Ticagrelor formulations under fasting condition in healthy Pakistani subjects

  Naghma Hashmi, Masood Jawaid, Muhammad Raza Shah

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• Correlation analysis and clinical significance of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound semi-quantitative grading with bone salt metabolism, Rheumatoid factor and Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  Pei-ze Song, Nan Wu, Cong Huo, Xiao-ming Wang

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• Association between contrast-enhanced adenosine-stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and invasive coronary angiogram for the detection of coronary artery disease: A retrospective analysis

  Sher Bahadar Khan, Rehmat Ghaffar, Muhammad Adil, Muneeb Jan

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• Comparison of the effects of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and conventional ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation on benign thyroid nodules

  Shouxing Xu, Huiling He, Meijuan Jiang

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• Perceptions about the Implementation and Education of Telemedicine among University Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Shoukat Ali Arain, Juman Saleh Al Ajlan, Mohammed Ejaz Ahmed, Amjad Abdullah Alshehry, Sultan Ayoub Meo

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• Clinical and genetic attributes of congenital anomalies ascertained at a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

  Fatima Shaheen, Qaisar Shehzad Humayoon, Sajid Malik, Sara Mumtaz

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• Clinical effect of Lymph Node Dissection in the Lateral Neck for the treatment of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Endoscopic Thyroidectomy versus Open Surgery

  Guangyu Wang, Gang Zhang, Xiaoming Gao

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• Outcomes of Radioactive Iodine (131I) Therapy among Hyperthyroid patients

  Muhammad Sajjad Ali Khan, Arshad Hussain, Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Harris Shah

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• Value of Cardiac Troponin, Myoglobin Combined with Heart-type Fatty Acid-binding Protein Detection in Diagnosis of Early Acute Myocardial Infarction

  Jian-hua Sun, Xiao-kun Liu, Xiao-wei Xing, Yang Yang, Hui-hong Xuan, Bin-bin Fu

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• The effect of Dapagliflozin on renal functions in hospitalized patients with Acute Heart Failure

  Syedah Fauzia Fatima Gilani, Shabana Ali, Muhammad Bilal Siddique, Kulsoom Farhat, Mudassar Noor, Farzana Waqar

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• Correlation between Triclosan (TCS) exposure and endometriosis

  Kailai Ma, Yan Cheng, Hongling Guo, Jianguo Wang, Tingting Yu

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• MBBS admission criteria as predictor of academic performance in a medical college of Pakistan

  Sundus Iftikhar, Khalid Mahmood Cheema, Iqra Aziz

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• Osteoarthritis knee and modifiable cardiovascular risk factors: play in tandem

  Abrar Ahmed Wagan, Paras Surahyo, Abdul Qadir Bhutto, Ammad Asghar

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• Role of coronary arteries in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

  Muhammad Usman, Hareem Zahra Qureshi, Kiran Zahid, Syed Naseem Bukhari

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• Analysis of clinical efficacy of comprehensive nursing intervention on elderly patients with hypertension combined with hyperuricemia

  Na Lu, Jing Liu, Pan Cai

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• Relationship of Emotional Intelligence with academic scores and gender in students of Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) at a Public Sector University

  Afzal Fatima, Syeda Kauser Ali

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• Dimensions of challenges in transformation from traditional to integrated modular curriculum - Experiences from Pakistan

  Sajid Aziz, Gohar Wajid, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Fatima Zia Zaidi

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• Effects of Butylphthalide Combined with Fasudil on Inflammatory Factors, Cognitive Function and Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Complicated with Cerebral Vasospasm

  Nan Tian, Ning Gan, Chaoyan Song, Fei Su, Jing Xie, Yu Zhang

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• Demographic and clinical variables in the dengue epidemic in Punjab, Pakistan

  Saira Mushtaq Saad, Malik Ihsan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Aamir Husain

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• Prevalence of visual dysfunction and ocular motility disorders in developmentally delayed patients

  Muhammad Ajmal Ch, Muhammad Ajmal Chaudhary, Muhammad Nishat Bukhari, Naima Ahmed

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• Patient-reported outcomes of taste alterations and quality of life in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

  Jie Li, Xiaoqian Shao, Rongling Yu, Lingyun Shi, Dejing Xu, Xiaoyan Yu

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• Radiographic assessment of sacral hiatus anatomy with backache

  Samia Khalid Khokhar, Ambreen Surti Khan, Aisha Qamar, Saneed Khaliq

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• Effect of single intravenous injection of esketamine on quality of recovery during early period after modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer: A retrospective study

  Guofang Fei, Wei Yan, Huaqi Yao

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• Role of Human Papilloma Virus 16/18 In Laryngeal Carcinoma with Correlation to the Expression of Cyclin D1, p53, p16 and EGFR

  Naila Tariq, Talat Mirza, Maqsood Ansari, Sobia Nazir

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• Analgesic effect of thoracic paravertebral block on patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy under general anesthesia

  Wenhui Zeng, Jianbo Zhang, Leilei Huang, Zhihang Tang

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• Perceived Social Support and Anxiety among Chronic Hepatitis-C Patients

  Muhammad Hafeez, Qurat Ul Ain Hafeez, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi

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• Comparison of open and laparoscopic outcomes of adult Type-I congenital choledochal cysts

  Hui Lu, Wailin Hou

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• Responses of β-thalassemia and compound heterozygote of Sickle/βthalassemia of BCL11A Gene Polymorphism in Pakistani Patients

  Nayab Soomro, Mohsin Wahid, Mehreen Mehmood, Syed Hasan Danish

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• Effects of a Doula instrument combined with auricular acupuncture and acupoint application on numerical rating scale scores, labour time of puerperae with a natural delivery and Apgar scores of the newborns

  Bing Sun, Jing Ren, Ying Yang, Chunhong Yang

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• Translation and validation of Suicide Risk Scale for Medical Inpatient (SRMI) in Urdu Language

  Mobeen Mehmood, Noshi Iram Zaman

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• Comparison of Honey & Povidone Iodine dressings in Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Wound Infection Healing

  Erum Majid Shaikh, Sadia Pathan, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Memoona Rehman, Shoaib Malik

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• Clinical effect of glucosamine hydrochloride combined with compound osteopeptide injection for knee osteoarthritis

  Mo Han Liu, Kang He, Fengxia Liu

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• Correlation between HER2/neu protein overexpression on Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH) in breast carcinoma: Problems in developing countries

  Zubaria Mukhtar, Amina Faisal, Ghazala Mudassir, Nadira Mamoon

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• Clinical application of upper limb fracture fixator in emergency treatment of upper limb fracture

  Lianghao Xiong, Jintao Le, Chun Zhao, Rongxia Yuan, Mai Yang, Hai Shen

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• Frequency of extra pulmonary complications in critically ill COVID-19 patients and their association with inflammatory markers and hypoxia: Retrospective analysis at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

  Sadaf Hanif, Muhammad Sohaib, Syed Talha, Asma Rayani

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• Diagnostic Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET - CT Imaging in determining the bone marrow involvement (BMI) in pediatric Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL)

  Sana Naveed, Hira Faheem, Kashif Shazlee, Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf

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• A prediction model of risk factors of poor wound healing after craniocerebral surgery

  Chunlian Zhong, Wei Lu, Wenzhong Xie, Wei Jiao

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• Identification of appropriate tools to gauge brain functions in a clinical setup of a developing country: A pilot study

  Umema Zafar, Syed Hamid Habib, Syed Shahmeer Raza

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• Impact of combining Lenvatinib with Transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

  Jianwu Long, Longfei Liu, Xuefeng Yang, Xianzhou Lu, Lei Qin

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Clinical Case Series

• Optic nerve sheath fenestration for salvaging acutely threatened vision in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - A two-year completed follow up

  Sidrah Latif, Amna Rizwan, Asad Aslam Khan, Summan Zahra

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Review Article

• Role of autoimmunity in Neuronal damage in children with Autism spectrum disorder

  Dost Muhammad Halepoto, Laila Yousif AL-Ayadhi , Abdulrahman Mohammed Alhowikan, Nadra Elyass Elamin

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Brief Communication

• Building on the Health Policy Analysis Triangle: Elucidation of the Elements

  Aysha Zahidie, Meesha Iqbal, Saima Asif

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Case Reports

• An initial experience of using dual energy contrast enhanced mammography at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

  Sana Zeeshan, Gulnaz Shafqat, Danish Ali, Lubna Vohra

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• Lamotrigine-associated toxic epidermal necrolysis

  Omair Farooq, Akifa Abbas, Muhammad Ahmad, Abu Bakr Manzoor

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• Pleomorphic adenomia of lower lip: A case report

  Muhammad Usman Akram, Nausheen Hasham, Hafsa Atique, Ahmad Raza

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• Moya Moya Disease: A rare disease with a common presenting symptom in a chronic kidney disease patient

  Sidra German, Sajid Islam Bhatti, Rubina Naqvi, Tajammul Waqar

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• Intrapelvic Kirschner wire Migration following Developmental Dysplasia of Hip Surgery and Laparoscopic Removal

  Muhammad Abdul Basit, Ahmed Shams, Shahzad Anver Qureshi, Mumtaz Hussain

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Systematic Review

• The metabolic associated fatty liver disease responses of lifestyle changes using diet and exercise

  Benash Altaf, Mahaneem Mohamed, Shireen Jawed, Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali

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Correspondence

• Efficacy and safety of Telitacicept in patients with IgA nephropathy

  Dongrui Liang, Xiaodong Li

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• The potential of peritoneal dialysis as a cost-effective and sustainable treatment option for chronic kidney disease: A perspective from a resource-limited country like Pakistan

  Rahima Azam, Maryam Raza

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• Enhancing Diabetes Care in LMICs: Insights from a Multinational Consensus

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