Vol. 41 No. 12 (2025): December 2025

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Pak J Med Sci Vol.41, No.12, 2025

Published: 2025-11-25

Guest Editorial

Countdown to 2030: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Pakistan

Summia Khan

3321-3322
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13828

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Commentary

Pakistan’s unsafe medical injections and the enduring public health crisis

Arshad Altaf, Sharaf Ali Shah

3323-3325
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13388

Original Articles

Burden of congenital anomalies in Faisalabad, Pakistan: Consanguinity, ethnic disparities and public health implications

Sidra Sajid, Zulaikha Batool, Areesha Rashid, Saima Naz, Sajid Malik

3326-3334
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12694
Predicting major adverse cardiovascular events during hospitalization in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: Development and validation of a nomogram

Feng Zhang, Yan Yang, Defang Meng, Jun Bao

3335-3346
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13403
Long-term clinical value of the anterolateral thigh perforator flap in the repair of limb soft tissue defects: A case series

Jirong Huang, Cuimei Rong, Lirong Hong

3347-3353
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12994
Determining the reliability of Artificial Intelligence programs in medical faculty board exams Artificial intelligence in medical school

Arif Keskin, Tayfun Aygün

3354-3358
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12855
Efficacy of laparoscopic versus open abdominal radical hysterectomy on stress response and urodynamic status in patients with early cervical cancer

Ping Gong, Haitao Wang, Yuanjing Wang

3359-3364
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12669
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting pulmonary embolism in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Xiaoting Wu, Shanshan Tang

3365-3371
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13232
Physiological anthropometric associations with health metrics across different blood types among nursing students

Ayesha Sadiqa, Asma Khalid, Shaista Arshad Jarral

3372-3378
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13109
Effects of Lenvatinib combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors on efficacy, immune function and prognosis in patients with primary liver cancer

Yuehong Hou, Zhenlin Gao, Ci Liu, Yajing Zhang, Dongliang Zhang

3379-3384
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12763
A risk prediction model for gastrointestinal bleeding in coronary heart disease patients undergoing dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention

Yuncong Ma, Suxia Fang

3385-3392
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13169
End-Tidal CO₂ Response to Passive Leg Raise for Fluid Management in Lung Resections: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Havva Suheyla Akin Uzan, Lale Yuceyar, Nevzat Cem Sayılgan

3393-3398
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12679
Frequency of typhoid-related intestinal perforation with atypical clinical presentation at Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

Tahniyat K. Rizvi, S. M. Ashraf Jahangeer, Aasia Yousuf, Ghansham Rawtani

3405-3410
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12031
Clinical application of Azithromycin in treating pediatric Mycoplasma Pneumonia and its effects on platelet count, D-Dimer Levels, and Serum Inflammatory Factors

Kun Dong, Wenjuan Tong, Songjian Lu, Honghua Lin

3399-3404
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12489
Gut Microbiota-Brain Axis in Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: An Observational Analysis

İbrahim Halil Öcal, Ömer Başol, Abdullah Oğuz, Hüseyin Bilge

3411-3421
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12010
Efficacy of acupoint injection of recombinant human erythropoietin in the treatment of postoperative hemorrhagic anemia in elderly patients with femoral intertrochanteric fracture

Li Fan, Yuxia Jiang, Xiaohong Tao

3422-3428
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13244
Efficacy of synergistic nursing and flexible play-based approach in children with Bronchial Asthma

Qianli Guo, Baochi Li, Yuxiao Hu, Linlin Liu, Wenshan Lv

3429-3436
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12626
Association of mastoid pneumatization with chronic otitis media: A comparative study

Huma Azmat, Yasmeen Mahar, Aisha Qamar, Areeba Younus

3437-3442
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12217
Efficacy of Narrative Nursing Model in psychological adjustment and improvement of treatment compliance in hypertension patients

Litao Du, Yiming Shao, Yubin Chi, Yingying Wei, Hongna Han

3443-3450
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12894
Clinical values of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, red blood cell distribution width and mean platelet volume in neonatal pulmonary infections

Juan Du, Qinglin Shi

3451-3455
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12297
Efficacy of combined lung and heart treatment method for yang deficiency with water overflowing type Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A prospective cohort study

Zhonghui Zhou, Zhengyu Xie, Xier Chen, Yali Yu

3456-3461
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12503
Frequency and determinants of hypoferritinemia without anemia among reproductive age women in Lahore: A cross-sectional study

Shehla Javed Akram, Abdul Majeed Akhtar, Rubeena Zakar

3462-3471
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12789
Serum Aquaporin-1 and 3 Levels in Term Newborns

Abdurrahman Avar Özdemir, Gökhan Büyükkale, İsmail Dağ

3472-3478
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12205
Nutritional risk screening and analysis of factors influencing nutritional risk in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Najuan Cui, Yongliang Cui, Qinghua Wu, Shaohua Wang, Wei Wang

3479-3484
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12215
Nomogram for predicting urinary retention after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer with comparative analysis of surgical methods

Tan Chen, Lan Zhen, Yanzhao Su, Huan Yi

3485-3492
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12969
Etiological spectrum and contributing factors of male infertility among Pakistani men

Sarwat jehan, Amanullah Khan, Musarrat Riaz

3493-3497
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13163
Correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms in TLR4, LTA and RFP175 genes and susceptibility to invasive bacterial infections in infants under three months of age: A case control study

Ali Yurtseven, Enise Avcı Durmusalioglu, Benay Turan, Eylem Ulaş Saz

3498-3502
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12651
A novel predictor of mortality for penetrating brain injury in paediatric patients

Mustafa Bolatkale, Kursat Kaan Kerimoglu, Yahya Efe Guner, Ahmet Cagdas Acara

3503-3509
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12172
Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS + HIPEC): An initial experience at a Tertiary care Hospital in Pakistan

Sibgha Aimon, Hadi Mohammad Khan, Ushna Khan, Muslim Atiq

3510-3514
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.11686
The comparison of colpocleisis and sacrospinous ligament fixation surgeries for treatment of vaginal vault prolapse: An observational study

Elcin İslek Secen, Emre Erdem Tas

3515-3521
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12333
Effects of infant touch on growth-related indexes of preterm infants

Man Guo, Qiuying Du, Qingqing Yang, Huichan Yang, Hongbin Zhu

3522-3526
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12682
Pakistan amid WHO (World Health Organization) red listed countries and mental health risk for nurses – A cross-sectional study

Azeem Kaleem, Changaiz Dil Essa

3527-3532
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12196
Narrowed pulse pressure as a predictor of active hemorrhage in hemodynamically stable blunt trauma: Insights from an Asian cohort

Juan Peng, Dandan Jiang, Shan Liu, Chanjuan Yang

3533-3539
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.11505

Short Communication

From Professionalism to Professional Identity: The Emerging Core of Modern Medical Education

Shabih H Zaidi, Ba’aha Abdulrahman Hadi

3540-3541
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.14174

Systematic Review

Impact of chromosomal polymorphisms on pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Liping Shen, Qiong Sun, Liwen Shen, Yurong Zhu, Yiwei Sun

3542-3557
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13037

Case Reports

Chronic Giardiasis: Devil of a developing country

Punhal Khan, Mian Shah Yousaf, Lubna Kamani, Rabia Ali

3558-3560
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.12123

Correspondence

When assessing sleep performance in dialysis patients, objective measures of sleep quality should be preferred to the PSQL

Josef Finsterer

3561-3562
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13971
Combined PCT, D-dimer and Fibrinogen in Paediatric Sepsis: Stratification Rather Than Diagnosis

Qing-Bao Jiang, Guo-Ming Zhang

3563-3564
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.41.12.13257

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement

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