Publications from 2025
Beyond the white coat: Redefining healing through the eyes of a parent, Noor Ul Ain and Zeeshan Ahsan Ali
Risk factors of peri-intubation cardiac arrest in critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department of a low-income country: A case-control study, Noman Ali, Nazir Najeeb Kapadia, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Naheed Habibullah, Shahan Waheed, and Zehra Habib-Hasan
Integrating artificial intelligence into medical education: A narrative systematic review of current applications, challenges, and future directions, Zeeshan Ahsan Ali
Strengthening emergency care in Pakistan: Priorities for reform, Zeeshan Ahsan Ali
Is central venous catheter placement overrated for inotropic support: A voice from low-resource setting, Zofishan Anwar and Madiha Ismail
Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of AI in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: A comprehensive meta-analysis, Neeraj Gul, Yumna Fatima, Hamid Saeed Shaikh, Maham Raheel, Arslan Ali, and Syed Umar Hasan
Improving the safety of outpatient to emergency department transfers: A quality improvement study in a tertiary hospital in Pakistan, Khairunnissa Hooda, Aziza Lakhani, Fatima Samar, Areej Khawaja, Tehreem Khan, Muzna Hashmi, and Qurratulain Virani
Long-term impact of heat educational intervention in the emergency department in Karachi, Pakistan, Uzma R. Khan, Aliza Ali, Muskaan Qadir, Junaid Razzak, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Saima Ali, and Salima Kerai
South-to-South cooperation: Lessons from the Pakistan life savers program to initiate a police-based CPR Initiative in Nepal, Ramu Kharel, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Saud Dhillon, Ghan Bahadur Thapa, and Siraj Amanullah
Epidemiological characteristics of elderly population receiving pre-hospital emergency care after road traffic injuries in Punjab, Pakistan, Kantesh Kumar, Sheza Hassan, Muhammad Bazil Musharraf, Komal Abdul Rahim, Sijal Akhtar Sheikh, Huba Atiq, Muhammad Waqas Ahmed, Rameez-Ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Yasir Shafiq, and Junaid Razzak
Strategic implementation of artificial intelligence in emergency department roster planning: Benefits, challenges, and future directions, Bushra Qaiser Qureshi, Shahan Waheed, and Rida Jawed
Randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of apnoeic oxygenation in adults using a low-flow or high-flow nasal cannula with head side elevation during endotracheal intubation in the emergency department, Shahan Waheed, Nazir Najeeb Kapadia, Rida Jawed, Ahmed Raheem, and Muhammad Faisal Khan
'Pediatric ehlers-danlos syndrome vi with retroperitoneal hemorrhage: Case report and management strategy', Aimen Yunus, Mudassir Khan, Abid Ali Jamali, and Sayyeda Ghazala Kazi
Publications from 2024
Traumatic optic neuropathy from an air gun pellet injury: A case report, Iqra Anis and Muhammad Akbar Baig
Unusual trajectory of a bullet from the shoulder to the brain: an emergency department perspective on finding a missing bullet, Zofishan Anwar, Erum Shakeel, Shahan Waheed, and Syed Muhammad Baqir
Acquired hyperkalaemia leading to periodic paralysis: An emergency department perspective, Preh Arbab, Zofishan Anwar, Raveeha Aamir, and Fareed Ahmed
Impact and outcomes of hyperglycemia among post-operative children who underwent repair of congenital cardiac defects in a tertiary care setup of Pakistan, Yumna Muhammad Aslam, Ayaz Ur Rehman, Tarab Zehra, and Noor Ul Ain
Frequency of neuro-imaging in the emergency room in patients with vertigo: A cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Nazir Kapadia, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, and Madiha Ismail
Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest in rural and suburban areas of Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Khan, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Junaid Razzak, and Zafar Fatmi
Pakistan's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system & out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA): A narrative review of an EMS system of a low middle income country in context of OHCA, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Rizwan Naseer, Shahnaz Akhter, Abid Jalaluddin Shaikh, and Junaid Razzak
Prediction of major adverse cardiac events in the emergency department using an artificial neural network with a systematic grid search, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Rida Jawed, Shahan Waheed, and Musa Karim
Epidemiology and outcomes of out of hospital cardiac arrest in Karachi, Pakistan - A longitudinal study, Uzma Rahim Khan, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Kamlesh M. Bhojwani, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Rubaba Khan, Ayaz Ilyas, Munawar Khursheed, Mohammad Ahraz Hussain, Junaid Razzak, Fareed Ahmed, Salima Kerai, Syeda Kanza, Saadia Sajid, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Learning urogenital diseases in oddity (LUDO)-a gamification-based innovation for learning urogenital diseases in emergency medicine, Asjad Mallick and Shahan Waheed
Temporal trends and burden of rheumatic heart disease in South Asia: A comprehensive analysis of three decades from global burden of disease study, Khalid Naseeb, Muhammad Nauman Khan, Najia Aslam Soomro, Abdul Hameed, Gian Chand, Jaghat Ram, and Ahmed Raheem Buksh
Exploring preconception health in adolescents and young adults: Identifying risk factors and interventions to prevent adverse maternal, perinatal, and child health outcomes–A scoping review, Zahra Ali Padhani, Komal Abdul Rahim, Gizachew A. Tessema, Jodie C. Avery, Negin Mirzaei Damabi, Patience Castleton, Rehana A. Salam, Salima Meherali, and Zohra S. Lassi
Preconception care interventions for adolescents and young adults to prevent adverse maternal and child health outcomes: Protocol for an evidence gap map, Zahra Ali Padhani, Gizachew A. Tessema, Jodie C. Avery, Komal Abdul Rahim, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Salima Meherali, Rehana A. Salam, and Zohra S. Lassi
Thirty-year trends of triple burden of disease in the adult population of Pakistan, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Ali Issani, Komal Abdul Rahim, Zeyanna Dhalla, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Asad Mian, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Assessing the impact of acute severe hypertension in the emergency department: A prospective cohort study in Karachi, Pakistan, Junaid Razzak, Noman Ali, Uzma Khan, Madiha Ismail, Badar Afzal Khan, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Priyanka Agrawal, and Junaid Bhatti
Access to care in Afghanistan after august 2021: A cross-sectional study exploring Afghans' perspectives in 10 provinces, Martina Valente, Alessandro Lamberti Castronuovo, Francesca Bocchini, Yasir Shafiq, Monica Trentin, Michela Paschetto, Ghulam Ali Bahdori, Jan Agha Khadem, Mohammad Tawoos Alizai, and Mirza Sayed Nadeem
A prospective study evaluating gender differences of serious outcomes through Difficult Airway Physiological Score (DAPS) in the emergency department, Shahan Waheed, Rida Jawed, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, and Asad Mian
Derivation of the Difficult Airway Physiological Score (DAPS) in adults undergoing endotracheal intubation in the emergency department, Shahan Waheed, Junaid Abdul Razzaq, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, and Asad Mian
Publications from 2023
Public sector rehabilitation services for physical disabilities in tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study, Naveed Ahmed, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, Atif Riaz, Farid Midhet, and Nukhba Zia
Road safety hazards for children while commuting to school: Findings from a pilot study in Karachi, Pakistan, Asrar Ali, Shafiqa Mehry, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Junaid Bhatti, and Uzma R. Khan
Clinical utility of routine investigations and risk factors of end-organ damage in asymptomatic severe hypertension, Noman Ali, Umaira Aftab, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Hafsa Tareen, Uzma R. Khan, Badar Afzal Khan, and Junaid Abdul Razzak
Point of care ultrasonographic life support in emergency (PULSE)-a quasi-experimental study, Noman Ali, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Ahmed Raheem, and Shahan Waheed
Chlorine gas hazardous material incident in Karachi, Pakistan: A clinical experience from an emergency department of a tertiary care hospital, Noman Ali, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Syed Mustahsan, Sajid Ali, Shahan Waheed, and Uzma R. Khan
Need of point of care ultrasound training in pediatric emergency medicine practice: A wake-up call for the low-income countries, Noman Ali, Erum Shakeel, and Salman Muhammad Soomar
Need of point of care ultrasound training in pediatric emergency medicine practice: A wake-up call for the low-income countries, Noman Ali, Erum Shakeel, and Salman Muhammad Soomar
Point-of-care ultrasound training in low-income countries: A need of time, Noman Ali, Salman Muhammad Soomar, and Shahan Waheed
An unusual presentation of Dercum's disease to the emergency department, Muhammad Akbar Baig
Carotidynia presenting as an atypical cause of unilateral neck pain in the emergency department, Muhammad Akbar Baig and Sadia Asad
Appropriateness of radiographic imaging ordered by emergency physicians: A knowledge-based survey, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, and Emaduddin Siddiqui
Healthcare benefits of preoperative tamsulosin in patients before ureteroscopy, Rahim Hirani and Ali Issani
The need for improved end-of-life care medical education: Causes, consequences, and strategies for enhancement and integration, Rahim Hirani, Hassan Khuram, Aria Elahi, Parker Alan Maddox, Maya Pandit, Ali Issani, and Mill Etienne
Epidemiological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on modifiable risk factors for dementia, Rahim Hirani, Hassan Khuram, Osscar Gonzalez Sandoval, and Ali Issani
The role of self-efficacy and risk perception in willingness to respond to weather disasters among emergency medicine healthcare workers in Pakistan, Bee-Ah Kang, Daniel J. Barnett, Ume-E-Aiman Chhipa, Amber Mehmood, Badar Afzal Khan, Junaid Razzak, and Nargis Asad
Improvement in the diagnosis and practices of emergency healthcare providers for heat emergencies after HEAT (heat emergency awareness & treatment) an educational intervention: A multicenter quasi-experimental study, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Shahan Waheed, Salima Mansoor Kerai, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Saima Salman, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Seemin Jamali, and Junaid A. Razzak
Trends in mortality related to unintentional poisoning in the South Asian region from 1990 to 2019: Analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma R. Khan, Umerdad Khudadad, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem, Shahan Waheed, and Junaid Abdul Razzak
Epidemiology of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute febrile illness in the summer months in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma R. Khan, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Naveed Ahmed, Zeyanna Dhalla, Faysal Subhani, Noman Ali, Badar Afzal Khan, and Junaid A. Razzak
Challenges and health outcomes of the exposure to soybean dust in the harbor neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan: A wake-up call, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Umerdad Khudadad, Uzma R. Khan, Salman Muhammad Sooma, Shehryar Abid, Mahmood Jilani, Seemin Jamali, and Junaid A. Razzak
Geriatrics emergency medicine: The need of time, Naheed Habibullah Khan, Sarah Afzal Kothari, and Shahan Waheed
Follow-up household assessment for child unintentional injuries two years after the intervention: A community-based study from Karachi, Pakistan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Asrar Ali, Umerdad Khudadad, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Nukhba Zia, Iqbal Azam Syed, Aruna Chandran, Junaid Abdul Razzak, and Adnan Ali Hyder
Epidemiological pattern and management of dog bite injuries in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Uzma Rahim Khan, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Sanam Mir Ghazi, Rubaba Naeem, Salima Kerai, and Seemin Jamali
Injury hazard assessment in schools: Findings from a pilot study in Karachi, Pakistan, Uzma R. Khan, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Aeman Naseer, Kate Wright, and Junaid Bhatti
Perceptions, barriers, and strategies regarding helmet use by female pillion riders in Pakistan: A qualitative study, Uzma R. Khan, Nukhba Zia, Umerdad Khudadad, Kate Wright, and Sayeeda Amber Sayed
Exploring the relationship between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and stillbirths, Khaula Khatlani, Iqbal Azam Syed, Muhammad Baqir, Amber Mehmood, and Omrana Pasha-Razzak
The COVID-19 pandemic and depression among medical students: Barriers and solutions, Hassan Khuram, Parker Alan Maddox, Rahim Hirani, and Ali Issani
Human cerebral organoids: Implications of ontological considerations, Hassan Khuram, Parker Maddox, Aria Elahi, Rahim Hirani, and Ali Issani
Workplace violence and bullying faced by health care personnel at the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Pardeep Kumar, Uzma Rahim Shah, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Zohra Asif Jetha, and Tazeen Saeed Ali
Sleep quality and physical activity in the management of depression and anxiety, Parker Alan Maddox, Aria Elahi, Hassan Khuram, Ali Issani, and Rahim Hirani
The CalculAuthor: determining authorship using a simple-to-use, fair, objective, and transparent process, Russell Seth Martins, Mohsin Ali Mustafa, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Nosheen Nasir, Alina Pervez, and Sarah Nadeem
Enhancing willingness-to-respond to disasters and public health emergencies among Health care workers using mHealth intervention: A multidisciplinary approach, Amber Mehmood, Daniel J. Barnett, Bee-Ah Kang, Ume-E-Aiman Chhipa, Nargis Asad, Badar Afzal Khan, and Junaid Razzak
Financial Literacy in Residency, Fatima Meraj, Sana Murtaza, and Shahan Waheed
To resuscitate or not to resuscitate – the crossroads of ethical decision-making in resuscitation in the emergency department, Kumar Nirdosh, Fatima Meraj, Subhani Faysal, Ghaffar Sara, and Shahan Waheed
Necrotizing acute pancreatitis with electrocardiogram changes masquerading acute coronary syndrome, Kumar Nirdosh, Shahan Waheed, Amnah Siddiqui, and Ahmed Tamiz
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in low-resource settings: A statement by the international liaison committee on Resuscitation, supported by the AFEM, EUSEM, IFEM, and IFRC, Sebastian Schnaubelt, Rakesh Garg, Huba Atiq, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Marta Bernardino, Blair Bigham, Samantha Dickson, Zehra Al-Hilali, Sanjaya Karki, and Sa'ad Lahri
Paediatric emergency medicine: Reality, expectation, experience, and need for improvements from a low- income settings, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Sara Fatima, Abid Ali Jamali, and Tooba Siddiqui
Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study, Salman Muhammad Soomar and Zeyanna Dhalla
Identifying factors to develop and validate a heat vulnerability tool for Pakistan – A review, Salman Muhammad Soomar and Sarmad Muhammad Soomar
Submissions from 2022
Raoultella species associated sepsis in children: A case series at a tertiary hospital, Karachi, Falak Abro, Asma Sherazi, Sara Fatima, and Ali Faisal Saleem
Acceptability of telephone-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) practice in a resource-limited country- a cross-sectional study, Fareed Ahmed, Uzma Rahim Khan, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Ahmed Raheem, Rubaba Naeem, Abid Naveed, Junaid Abdul Razzak, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Clinical profile and outcomes of adult oncological patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital, Noman Ali, Shanila Ahmed, Syed Muhammad Mustahsan, Fareed Ahmed, Taniya Sattar, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Predictors of abnormal electroencephalogram and neuroimaging in children presenting to the emergency department with new-onset afebrile seizures, Noman Ali, Sohaib Haider, Syed Mustahsan, Murk Shaikh, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, and Shahan Waheed
Internet of Things (IoT) in assessing physician wellness, Iqra Anis, Najmus Sahar, and Shahan Waheed
A survey of current practices and adherence to coronavirus disease airway management guidelines among frontline healthcare professionals in a resource-limited country, Amber Gulamani, Faisal Shamim, Sehrish Khan, Sohaib Haider Hashmi, and Shemila Abbasi
Pneumoperitoneum following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An unusual case, Naheed Habibullah, Salman Muhammad Soomar, and Noman Ali
Monkeypox outbreak in the age of COVID-19: A new global health emergency, Rahim Hirani, Dawood Rashid, Joshua Lewis, Rasheed Hosein-Woodley, and Ali Issani
The role of emergency departments for antimicrobial stewardship in COVID-19 pandemic; the time is now, Madiha Ismail, Nazeer Najeeb Kapadia, and Sara Usman
Association of age and severe injury in young motorcycle riders: A cross-sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Junaid A. Razzak, Rashid Jooma, and Martin Gerdin Wärnberg
Association of adolescents' independent mobility with road traffic injuries in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study, Uzma Rahim Khan, Junaid Razzak, and Martin Gerdin Wärnberg
Characteristics and outcomes of traumatic cardiac arrests in the Pan-Asian resuscitation outcomes study, Magdalene Hui Min Lee, Michael Yih Chong Chia, Stephanie Fook-Chong, Nur Shahidah, Takashi Tagami, Hyun Ho Ryu, Chih-Hao Lin, Sarah Abdul Karim, Supasaowapak Jirapong, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years, Ainulakbar Mughal, Syed Akbar Abbas, Abdul Basit Shah Vardag, Muhammad Wasif, Soubia Akhtar, and Ayesha Abbasi
Use of steroids in COVID-19 patients: What is known?, Syed Muhammad Mustahsan, Marzia Tahir, and Emaduddin Siddiqui
Tip-over injuries among children: Data from an urban emergency department of Karachi, Pakistan, Rubaba Naeem, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, Ayesha Quddusi, and Uzma Rahim Khan
Facilitating social innovation through a school emergency preparedness hackathon in Pakistan, Azra Naseem, Sohail Ahmad, Shahtaj Yousuf, Haider Ali, and Asad Iqbal Mian
074 Perceptions, challenges, and experiences of healthcare providers in emergency departments regarding workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory qualitative study from an LMIC (a qualitative study protocol), Maleeha Naseem, Hajra Arshad, Sarah Ashraf, Seemin Jamali, and Asad Mian
Perceptions, challenges and experiences of frontline healthcare providers in emergency departments regarding workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: A protocol for an exploratory qualitative study from an LMIC, Maleeha Naseem, Anam Feroz, Hajra Arshad, Sarah Ashraf, Muhammad Asim, Seemin Jamali, and Asad Mian
Pediatric appendicitis score for identifying acute appendicitis in children presenting with acute abdominal pain to the emergency department, Syed Maaz Salahuddin, Omair Ayaz, Mehtab Q. Jaffer, Rubaba Naeem, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, and Asad I. Mian
Emergency airway management in COVID-19 patients and risk to healthcare workers: A low-middle income country data from the intubate COVID registry, Faisal Shamim, M Nazir, Naseem A. Sheikh, Asma Salam, and Badar Afzal Khan
Determinants of domestic violence among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Quetta, Balochistan-a mixed-method protocol, Salman Muhammad Soomar and Sarmad Muhammad Soomar
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among the general population of Pakistan: A population-based survey, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Maria Khan, Ghazal Moin, and Iqbal Azam Syed
The serological confirmation and outcome of the pediatric dengue patients presenting to emergency department: A cross-sectional study, Sarmad Muhammad Soomar, Ali Issani, Ghazal Moin, Zeyanna Dhalla, Ahmer Adnan, and Salman Muhammad Soomar
Publications from 2021
Zero cost approach to fostering multidisciplinary engagement and innovation in an academic medical centre during COVID-19: Experience from the Jugaar Innovation Challenge, Rafeh Ahmed, Komal Dayani, Haider Ali Amir, and Asad Mian
Helmet wearing saves the cost of motorcycle head injuries: A case study from Karachi, Pakistan, Asrar Ali, Muhammad Ashar Malik, Uzma Rahim Khan, Umerdad Khudadad, Ahmed Raheem Buksh, and Adnan A. Hyder
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training strategies in the times of COVID-19: A systematic literature review comparing different training methodologies, Daniyal Mansoor Ali, Butool Hisam, Natasha Shaukat, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Jonathan L. Epstein, Eric Goralnick, Paul D. Kivela, Bryan McNally, and Junaid Razzak
Knowledge and attitude towards identification and management of sepsis among resident physicians in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan, Ainan Arshad, Abdul Aziz, Ahmed Ayaz, Syed Maaz Salahuddin, and Bushra Jamil
Innovation in emergency medicine; a perspective from a low middle income country, Pakistan, Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Walid Hussain Farooqi, and Asad Mian
Global surgery hackathons: A case study from Pakistan, Waqaas A. Butt, Amir Hafeez Shariff, Sadaf Khan, and Asad Mian
The necessity of human factors training in emergency medicine residency: A road less travelled, Abdul Ahad Chhotani and Shahan Waheed
Knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceived barriers of emergency health care providers regarding sepsis and septic shock in a tertiary care centre: A cross-sectional study, Madiha Ismail, Umaira Aftab, Kiran Azizi, and Badar Afzal Khan