Publications from 2021
Relative risk of anxiety and depression among COVID-19 survivor healthcare workers from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: A pilot cohort study, Farnaz Zahoor, Zahid Nazar, Sarwat Masud, and Rehana Rahim
Submissions from 2020
Managing acute pain in HIV+/AIDS patients: Knowledge and practice trends among emergency physicians of major tertiary care centers of a developing country, Aliya Ahmed, Gauhar Afshan, Robyna Irshad Khan, Badar Afzal Khan, Seemin Jamali, Nighat Farooq, Sarosh Saleem, Rubaba Naeem, and Uzma R. Khan
Etiology of acute undifferentiated fever in patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan, Noman Ali, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Shahid Shahid, and Syed Mustahsan
Effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation in training emergency medicine physicians in point of care ultrasonography in Pakistan: A quasi-experimental study, Kiran Azizi, Madiha Ismail, Umaira Aftab, Badar Afzal Khan, and Asad Mian
Understanding perceptions and factors involved in do not resuscitate (DNR) decision making in the emergency department of a low-resource country: A mixed-methods study protocol, Kiran Azizi, Shahan Waheed, Rubina Barolia, Naveed Ahmed, and Madiha Ismail
The COVID-19 intubation and ventilation pathway (CiVP); a commentary, Muhammad Akbar Baig
The rapid COVID screening (RCS) tool, Muhammad Akbar Baig
Pediatric congenital heart diseases: Patterns of presentation to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital, Surraiya Bano, Saleem Akhtar, and Uzma R. Khan
Exploring the experiences of the older adults who are brought to live in shelter homes in Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study, Laila Akber Cassum, Keith Cash, Waris Qidwai Dr, and Samina Vertejee
Emergency preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Our experience from the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Badar Afzal Khan, Noman Ali, and Asad Mian
Perception of the healthcare professionals towards the current trauma and emergency care system in Kabul, Afghanistan: A mixed method study, Umerdad Khudadad, Wafa Aftab, Asrar Ali, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Junaid Razzak, and Sameen Siddiqi
Violence against health care workers in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Russell Seth Martins, Omaima Anis Bhatti, and Asad Mian
Emergency department admissions during COVID-19: Implications from the 2002-2004 SARS epidemic, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Russell S. Martins, and Asad Mian
Physical and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare workers: A scoping review, Natasha Shaukat, Daniyal Mansoor Ali, and Junaid Razzak
Breakout of vaping-associated lung injuries (VALI) 2019: A public health threat, Sadaf Sheikh and Muhammad Akbar Baig
Convalescent plasma: Promise for COVID-19 pandemic, Sadaf Sheikh and Muhammad Akbar Baig
COVID-19 pandemic: Public trust and guiding ethics where ventilators equal lives, Sadaf Sheikh and Muhammad Akbar Baig
Optimising ventilator use during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sadaf Sheikh and Muhammad Akbar Baig
Silent hypoxia in COVID-19: What is old is new again!, Sadaf Sheikh and Muhammad Akbar Baig
The utility of early warning score in adults presenting with sepsis in the emergency department of a low resource setting, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Abdul A. Jokhio, Ahmed Raheem, Shahan Waheed, and Syed Hashmatullah
Randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of apnoeic oxygenation in adults using low-flow or high-flow nasal cannula with head side elevation versus usual care to prevent desaturation during endotracheal intubation in the emergency department (ApOxED): Study protocol, Shahan Waheed, Nazir Najeeb Kapadia, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Salima Mansoor Kerai, Ahmed Raheem, and Rubaba Naeem
Vitamin D in COVID-19 pneumonia: High yield with low risk, Shahan Waheed and Emaduddin Siddiqui
Publications from 2019
A case for global surgery in Pakistan: Implementation through multi-disciplinary engagement, Rafeh Ahmed and Asad Mian
Clinical emergency care research in low-income and middle-income countries: Opportunities and challenges, Adam R. Aluisio, Shahan Waheed, Peter Cameron, Jermey Hess, Shevin Jacob, Niranjan Kissoon, Adam C. Levine, Asad Mian, Shammi Ramlakhan, Hendry R. Sawe, and Junaid Razzak
The rapid response sepsis initiative (RrSI) – An innovative concept for sepsis management in Low to middle Income nations (LMIC), Muhammad Akbar Baig, Erfan Hussain, Syed Mustahsan, and Samia Kazmi
The impact of artificial intelligence in emergency medicine, Muhammad Akbar Baig and Sadaf Sheikh
Near missed diagnosis of extensive aortic dissection in a young patient presenting with non-specific symptoms, Muhammad Hassan, Irum Qamar Khan, Badar Afzal Khan, and Emaduddin Siddiqui
Role of non-governmental organizations in the prevention and control of poisoning in Pakistan, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Faysal Subhani, Salima Kerai, and Nukhba Zia
Child abuse in Pakistan: A qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes and practice amongst health professionals, Kayleigh M. Maul, Rubaba Naeem, Uzma R. Khan, Asad Mian, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Nick Brown
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals regarding family presence during resuscitation: An interventional study in a tertiary care setting, Karachi, Pakistan, Shaista Meghani, Rozina Karmaliani Professor, Shireen Shehzad, Nadeem Ullah Khan, and Nasreen Lalani
Illegal motorcycle street racing- A growing threat to public safety, Madiha Mumshad and Aisha Ashraf
Outcome of inadvertent high dose BCG administration in newborns at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi- Case series, Sonia Qureshi, Khalil Ahmad, Paras Fatima, Rabia M. Hassan, Farheen Sherali, Naureen Lalani, Fyezah Jehan, Syed Asad Ali, and Farah Qamar
Clinical outcome of paediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving 3% hypertonic saline (HTS) in the emergency room of a tertiary care hospital, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Shahan Waheed, Feroza Parveen, Muhammad Daniyal, Muhammad Abdul Raffay Khan, Saif Siddiqui, and Zain Siddiqui
The use of an ‘acclimatisation’ heatwave measure to compare temperature-related demand for emergency services in Australia, Botswana, Netherlands, Pakistan, and USA, Naomi van der Linden, Thomas Longden, John R. Richards, Munawar Khursheed, Wilhelmina M. T. Goddijn, Michiel J. Van Veelen, Uzma R. Khan, and M. Christien Van der Linden
Data science in improving emergency medicine care in low middle income countries – The need of time, Shahan Waheed and Muhammad Abid
Eddy – A hypothetical model for comprehending emergency medicine research themes, Shahan Waheed, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Nazir Najeeb Kapadia, and Asad Mian
Impact of heat waves on patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital - A single center cross-sectional study, Shahan Waheed, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Munawar Khursheed, and Safia Awan
Association of plasma levels of nitric oxide oxidative metabolites with acute stroke in patients presenting to the emergency department of a low-middle income country, Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, and Asad Mian
Workplace violence against doctors involved in clinical care at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Akbar Zubairi, Moiz Ali, Sadaf Sheikh, and Tashfeen Ahmad
Publications from 2018
Teaching children road safety through storybooks: An approach to child health literacy in Pakistan, Haris Ahmad, Rubaba Naeem, Nukhba Zia, Asher Feroze, Amarah Shakoor, Uzma R. Khan, and Asad Mian
Compliance with the sepsis resuscitation care bundles in the emergency department of a developing world tertiary care hospital – A clinical audit, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Sadaf Sheikh, Erfan Hussain, Shahan Waheed, and Asad Mian
Neonatal Purpura Fulminans, a rare genetic disorder due to protein C deficiency: A case report., Ghazala Irfan Kazi, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Saadia Tabassum, Badar Afzal, and Irum Qamar Khan
PW 2741 Identification of hospital based factors associated with 30-days clinical outcomes in pediatric patients with head injury, Asad Mian, Fareed Ahmed, Uzma R. Khan, and Junaid Razzak
PW 0211 Impact of child-friendly activities on patient satisfaction in the pediatric emergency department of a low to middle income country, Rubaba Naeem, Salima Ahmed Bhimani, Asher Feroze, Uzma R. Khan, and Asad Mian
The clinical respiratory score predicts paediatric critical care disposition in children with respiratory distress presenting to the emergency department, Kanwal Nayani, Rubaba Naeem, Owais Munir, Naureen Naseer, Asher Feroze, Nick Brown, and Asad Mian
When three emergency physicians flew together, Sana Shahbaz and Asad Mian
Prognostic significance of optic nerve sheath diameter on computed tomography scan with severity of blunt traumatic brain injury in the emergency department., Shahan Waheed, Muhamamd Akbar Baig, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Danyal Jamil, and Asher Feroze
Publications from 2017
Methanol poisoning: 27 years experience at a tertiary care hospital, Fareed Ahmed, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Noman Ali, and Asher Feroze
Resuscitation can save lives: training the public, Mirza Noor Ali Baig
Validating a point of care lactate meter in adult patients with sepsis presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital of a low- to middle-income country, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Hira Shahzad, Erfan Hussain, and Asad Mian
A retrospective review of paediatric head injuries in Asia - a Pan Asian Trauma Outcomes Study (PATOS) collaboration, Shu-Ling Chong; Uzma R. Khan; Indumathy Santhanam; Jun Seok Seo; Quan Wang; Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin,; Quoc Ai Hoang Quoc; Su Yah Chew; and Marcus Eng Hock Ong
Paediatric innovation in Pakistan: Our experience and a call to action, Walid Farooqi, Faysal Subhani, and Asad Mian
Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 centers across multiple economic strata: effect on care process measures, Angela Lashohe, Eric B. Schneider, Catherine Juillard, Kent Stevens, Elizabeth Colantuoni, William R. Berry, Christina Bloem, Witaya Chadbunchachai, Satish Dharap, Sydney Dy, Gerald Dziekan, Russell L. Gruen, Jaymie A. Henry, Christina Huwer, Manju Joshipura, Edward Kelley, Etienne Krug, Vineet Kumar, Patrick Kyamanywa, Alain Chichom Mefire, Marcos Musafir, Avery Nathens, Edouard Ngendahayo, Thai Son Nguyen, Nobhojit Roy, Peter Pronovost, Irum Qumar Khan, Junaid Abdul Razzak, James Turner, Mathew Varghese, Rimma Zakirova, and Charles Mock
Two emergency departments, 6000km apart: Differences in patient flow and staff perceptions about crowding, M. Christien Van Der Linden, Munawar Khursheed, Khairunnissa Hooda, Jesse M. Pines, and Naomi Van Der Linden
Stimulating innovation through the hackathon concept in paediatrics: Our experience at the Aga Khan University, Sarosh Madhani, Walid Hussain Farooqi, and Asad Mian
The art of healing through narrative medicine in clinical practice: A reflection, Aeman Muneeb, Hena Jawaid, Natasha Khalid, and Asad Mian
A Resident's Note, Syed Muhammad Mustahsan
Mental illness and injuries: emerging health challenges of urbanisation in South Asia, Devaki Nambiar, Junaid Razzak, Kaosar Afsana, Alayne M. Adams, Arif Hasan, Dinesh Mohan, and Vikram Patel
Abruptio placentae with type II respiratory failure secondary to acute interstitial pneumonia responsive to steroids., Muhammad Umer Salim, Syed Muhammad Mustahsan, and Anum Fatima
Hydrogen sulfide gas poisoning in fish garbage room: A report of a fisherman, Sadaf Sheikh, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Noman Ali, and NadeemUllah Khan
Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study, Emad Siddiqui, Badar Afzal, Ghazala Kazi, Asher Feroz, Rubaba Naeem, Tarab Mansoor, Ahreen Allana, Saif Siddiqui, and Zain Siddiqui
My Story, Shahan Waheed and Waqaas Akmal Butt
Publications from 2016
Type 1 diabetes mellitus presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in a neonate, Fareed Ahmed, Sayyeda Ghazala Kazi, and Waqas Khan
Our Shrinking Globe: Implications for Child Unintentional Injuries., Olakunle Alonge, Uzma Rahim Khan, and Adnan A. Hyder
Thromboembolism in a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Fatima Najeeb, Shahan Waheed, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Life in death, Fareed Hassaan, Asad Mian, and Sidra Asad Ali
Clinical characteristics of childhood cancer in emergency room in a tertiary hospital in Pakistan, Amna Jawaid, Khubaib Arif, Nick Brown, and Zehra Fadoo
Frequency and outcome of meningitis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Pakistan, Amna Jawaid, Surriya Bano, Anwarul Haque, and Khubaib Arif
Experience of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider courses in a tertiary care centre of Pakistan, Humaira Jurair
Impact of delay in admission on the outcome of critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital from low income country, Badar Afzal Khan, Nishi Shakeel, Emad Uddin Siddiqui, Ghazala Kazi, Irum Qamar Khan, Munawer Khursheed, Asher Feroze, Kiran Ejaz, Sumaiya Tauseeq Khan, and Hatem Adel
Point-of-care lactate measurement in resource-poor settings, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Nick Brown, and Asad Mian
Small bowel Ascaris infestation: a diagnostic challenge, Muhammad Waqas Khan and Sanniya Khan Ghauri
Ogilvie's Syndrome, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Sanniya Khan Ghauri, and Sara Shamim
Control of poisoning through product labeling of hazardous chemicals, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Arshad Iqbal, and Sadaf Sheikh
Trends of acute poisoning: 22 years experience from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan., Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Asher Feroze, Sajjad Ali Khan, Najia Ali, Kiran Ejaz, Afshan Rahim Khan, Shahnila Nooruddin, and Jabeen Fayyaz
G303(P) Child abuse in Pakistan: A qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes and practice amongst health professionals in the emergency department, Kayleigh M. Maul, Rubaba Naeem, Uzma R. Khan, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, M Shah, Asad Mian, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, and Nick Brown
Evaluation of the perceived association between resident turnover and the outcomes of patients who undergo emergency general surgery: Questioning the July phenomenon, Adil A. Shah, Cheryl K. Zogg, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Navin R. Changoor, Joaquim M. Havens, Ali Salim, Zara Cooper, and Adil H. Haider
Pattern of relapse in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a tertiary care unit, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Sayyeda Ghazala Kazi, Muhammad Irfan Habib, Khalid Mehmood Ahmed Khan, and Nukhba Zia
Fungal endocarditis presenting with right lumbar pain and femoral artery ischemia – An unusual case report, Shahan Waheed, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Fareed Ahmed Sheikh, and Nadeem Ullah Khan
Imparting research ethics in emergency medicine-A perspective from the developing world, Shahan Waheed, Muhammad Akbar Baig, and Asad Mian
Emergency medicine: essential practical procedure skills, Shahan Waheed, Emaduddin Siddiqui, and Muhammad Akbar Baig
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with tentorial haemorrhagic infarctions in combined proteins deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia treated with anticoagulation- limited evidence with good results: a case report, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Shahan Waheed Aga Khan University, and Munawar Khursheed
Acute cerebellitis successfully managed with temporary cerebrospinal fluid diversion using a long tunnel external ventricular drain: A long-term radiological follow-up of two cases, Muhammad Waqas, Yousaf Bashir Hadi, Sadaf Sheikh, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Morbidity or mortality? Variations in trauma centres in the rescue of older injured patients, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Adil A. Shah, Cheryl K. Zogg, Zain G. Hashmi, Wendy R. Greene, Elliott R. Haut, Edward E. Cornwell, and Adil H. Haider
Workplace Violence and Self-reported Psychological Health: Coping with Post-traumatic Stress, Mental Distress, and Burnout among Physicians Working in the Emergency Departments Compared to Other Specialties in Pakistan., Waleed Zafar, Uzma Rahim Khan, Shakeel Siddiqui, Seemin Jamali, and Junaid Abdul Razzak
794 Evaluating disability in adult burn injury patients treated at a tertiary-care burn unit in Karachi, Pakistan: A longitudinal study using who disability assessment schedule II, Nukhba Zia, Asim Durrani, Safia Awan, Madiha Hashmi, Mazhar Nizam, and Asad Latif
Publications from 2015
Accidental phosphine gas poisoning with fatal myocardial dysfunction in two families, Saleem Akhtar, Arshalooz Rehman, Surraya Bano, and Anwarul Haque
Febrile neutropenia: Median door-to-needle time – Results of an initial audit, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Syed Muhammad Baqir, Aasma Hamid, and Mohammad Khurshid
The pediatric disease spectrum in emergency departments across Pakistan: Data from a pilot surveillance system, Huba Atiq, Emaduddin Siddiqui, Surraya Bano, Asher Feroze, Sayyeda Ghazala Kazi, Jabeen Fayyaz, Shivam Gupta, Junaid A. Razzak, Adnan A Hyder, and Asad Mian
Community emergency medicine: Benefits and challenges of screening for elder abuse in the emergency department of a developing country, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Asad Mian, Erfaan Hussain, and Shahan Waheed
Overcrowding in the emergency departments: Challenges and opportunities for improvement, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Asad Mian, Fatima Najeeb, and Hira Shahzad
To CPR or not to CPR? that is the question, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Asad Mian, and Hira Shahzad
Unforgiving heat wave deaths in the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan: Lessons learned, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Shahan Waheed, Asad Mian, and Erfaan Hussain
Effectiveness of helmets in preventing severe injuries in a setting with poorly enforced quality standards, junaid Ahmad Bhatti, Junaid A. Razzak, and Rashid Jooma
Emergency care of traumatic brain injuries in Pakistan: a multicenter study, Junaid Ahmad Bhatti, Kent Stevens, Muhammad Umer Mir, Adnan Ali Hyder, and Junaid Razzak
Streamlining pediatric emergency medicine at a tertiary-care hospital of a low- to middle-income country, Salima Ahmed Bhimani, Nick Brown, and Asad Mian
Pattern of fall injuries in Pakistan: the Pakistan National Emergency Department Surveillance (Pak-NEDS) study., Jabeen Fayyaz, Shirin Wadhwaniya, Hira Shahzad, Asher Feroze, Nukhba Zia, Mohammed Umer Mir, Uzma Rahim Khan, Sumera Iram, Sabir Ali, Junaid Abdul Razzak, and Adnan A. Hyder
Clinical profiles and outcomes of children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit from the emergency department, Anwarul Haque, Naveed ur Rehman Siddiqui, Sidra Kaleem Jafri, Mehar Hoda, Surraiya Bano, and Asad Mian
Association between vasoactive-inotropic score and mortality in pediatric septic shock, Anwarul Haque, Naveed ur Rehman Siddiqui, Owais Munir, Sarah Saleem, and Asad Mian
Pattern of presenting complaints recorded as near-drowning events in emergency departments: a national surveillance study from Pakistan., Siran He, Jeffrey C. Lunnen, Nukhba Zia, Uzma Rahim Khan, Khusro Shamim, and Adnan Ali Hyder