Submissions from 2024
Knowledge, practices, and barriers to access of emergency contraceptive pills in married women and men: A multicenter clinic-based cross-sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Abdullah, Salaar Ahmed, Ayesha Malick, Muhammad Ihsan Tayyab Ihsan, Maliha Shah, Ayesha Yaseen, Fizza Zubair, Shahid Iqbal, Syed Musa Mufarrih, Talal Bin Tariq, Maheen Zahid, Warda Ahmed, and Uzma Shamsi
Extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage with surgery, compared to surgery alone, for patients diagnosed with gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Mariam Adil, Dua Ghori, Eman Anwar, Maryam Shaukat, Khadija Awais Sumra, Hunaina Abid, Muhammad Tauseef Haider Malik, Dua Atif Murtaza, Urooj Nizami, Bakhtawer Nawaz Khan, Rabia Essani, and Malik Olatunde Oduoye
Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Mariam Adil, Muhammad Meeran Saleem, Sneha Vijay, Muhammad Ehsan, Isha Atiq, Eman Anwar, and Malik Olatunde Oduoye
Patient-resident physician communication - A qualitative study to assess the current state, challenges and possible solutions, Noreen Afzal, Asma A H. Merchant, Namra Qadeer Shaikh, Ali Aahil Noorali, Rida Ahmad, Shahnoor Ahmed, Adnan Khan, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Komal Abdul Rahim, Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Tariq, and Adil H. Haider
The trends in diagnosis, management, and care of patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas: Perspectives from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan, Salaar Ahmed, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Ali Akbar Khan, Shahzadi Resham, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, and Naureen Mushtaq
Diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformation presenting with secondary polycythemia and headaches: A case report, Salaar Ahmed, Amna Irfan Ansari, Abdullah Saeed Khan, and Javaid Khan
Splenic torsion mistaken for an ovarian cyst: A case report, Salaar Ahmed, Shahid Iqbal, Shariqa Batool, and Muhammad Rizwan Khan
Factors affecting 30-day outcomes in patients undergoing nontraumatic upper extremity amputation: A retrospective descriptive longitudinal study, Warda Ahmed, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Muhammad Hamza, Usama Waqar, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hareem Rauf, Nadia Jivani, and Shahryar Noordin
Discovering down's syndrome: An account from a low middle income country, Ayeza Ali, Nabiha Ali, Misbah Iqbal Hanif, and Syed Rehan Ali
Managing a challenging case of bilaterally fractured DJ stents following extracorporeal shock waves lithotripsy for chronic encrustations: A case report, Rao Nouman Ali, Muhammad Ammar, Sohaib Irfan, and Wajiha Irfan
Development of vasogenic cerebral oedema after CT myelogram with nonionic contrast, Meher Angez, Muhammad Sami Alam, Faheem Ullah Khan, and Fatima Mubarak
Pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis in a young male sailor with complete recovery after steroid therapy, Khizer Masroor Anns, Faheem Ullah Khan, Muhammad Aman, Anwar Ahmad, Kumail Khandwala, Zainab Aslam Saeed Memon, Izaz Ahmad, and Muhammad Ismail Safi
Pseudoaneurysm of cystic artery stump after laparoscopic cholecystectomy managed successfully with branch hepatic artery embolization using jail technique, Khizer Masroor Anns, Faheem Ullah Khan, Muhammad Aman, Tanveer Ul Haq, W. Memon, Jehanzeb Shahid, Muhammad Arif Saeed, Amna Khalid, and Saba Akram
Duodenal stricture secondary to IgG4-related chronic sclerosing duodenitis-A case report with review of the literature, Khizer Masroor Anns, Musa Salar, Hashim Salar, Faheem Ullah Khan, W. Memon, Muhammad Aman, Uffan Zafar, Mohammad Khurram Minhas, Hasnain Zafar, and Jehanzeb Shahid
Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in neonatal encephalopathy: A narrative review, Sughra Asif, Maryam Shaukat, Kashaf Khalil, Hadiya Javed, Muhammad Safwan, Khadija Alam, Sabahat Fatima, Prishotam Chohan, Huraim Muhammad Hanif, and Mohammed Mahmmoud Fadelallah Eljack
Long-term risk of stroke after new-onset atrial fibrillation in sepsis survivors: A 2-year follow-up study, Ahmed Ayaz, Muhammad Ibrahim Ibrahim, and Ainan Arshad
Exploring medical and nursing students' perceptions about a patient safety course: A qualitative study, Farwa Ayub, Noreen Afzal, Wajid Ali, Fozia Asif, Syed Sabih Ul Hassan, Ghazal Haque, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Khairulnissa Ajani, Zahra Tharani, Mehtab Jaffer, Adil H. Haider, and Asad Latif
Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-positive and non-HIV patients: A retrospective comparative study from a lower-middle income country, Maaha Ayub, Mustafa Bin Ali Zubairi, Najia Bano Ghanchi, Safia Awan, Kauser Jabeen, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Integrating MDT tumor board shadowing into the undergraduate medical curriculum: Perspective of medical students, Aasil Shayan Aziz, Masooma Rana, Muhammad Abdullah, Hafsa Khan Tareen, Ayesha Siddiq, Salaar Ahmed, and Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi
Challenges in the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from a low- and middle-income country, Mohsin Chundrigar, Shahreen Ansari, Muhammad Ozair Awan, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Adnan Ali Khan
Outcomes of liver transplant for colorectal liver metastasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Zaiba S. Dawood, Zachary J. Brown, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Usama Waqar, Karol Rawicz-Pruszynski, Yutaka Endo, Aryan Gajjar, Austin Schenk, and Timothy M. Pawlik
Comparison of tumor response and outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after multimodal treatment including immune checkpoint inhibitors - A systematic review and meta-analysis, Zaiba Shafik Dawood, Zachary J. Brown, Laura Alaimo, Henrique A. Lima, Chanza Shaikh, Erryk S. Katayama, Muhammad M. Munir, Zorays Moazzam, Yutaka Endo, and Selamawit Woldesenbet
A systematic review of association between use of hair products and benign and malignant gynecological conditions, Hajra Farooq, Pauras Mhatre, Riya Aggarwal, Mahalia T. Robinson, Emily Joseph, James Segars, and Bhuchitra Singh
Liliequist membrane: A systematic review of history, anatomy, clinical importance, and surgical challenges, Minaam Farooq, Dahir Ashfaq, Kaleem Ullah Ranjha, Anil Ergen, Oday Atallah, Amr Badary, and Gianluca Scalia
A rare case report: Left middle lobectomy in recurrent hemoptysis and chest infections of kartagener syndrome patient, Alizeh Sonia Fatimi, Rida Wahab, Fatima Mir, Sara Iqbal, and Saulat Hasnain Fatimi
Mediterranean diet and its effects on a growing problem, for a younger population: Diet, inflammation and multiple sclerosis, Muhammad Shuraim Gang, Zayan Alidina, and Adeena Musheer
Traffic light nutrition labelling policy: A path to promoting healthier eating habits in Pakistan, Kinza Habib Ghauri
Management of breast intraductal papilloma diagnosed on core needle biopsy: Excision or follow-up?, Mishal Gillani, Romana Idress, Shaista Afzal Saeed, Maria Khan, Hania Shahzad, and Abida K. Sattar
Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of healthcare students and professionals on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare in Pakistan, Muhammad Mustafa Habib, Zahra Hoodbhoy, and Rehman Siddiqui
From plate to profile: Investigating the influence of dietary habits and inactive lifestyle on lipid profile in medical students at clerkship, Nazish Haider, Mahtab Khan, Uzair Abbas, Hibba Erum Arif, Mohiba Ali Khowaja, Arsalan Ahmed Uqaili, and Niaz Hussain
Assessment of patient safety in a low-resource health care system: Proposal for a multimethod study, Ghazal Haque, Fozia Asif, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Farwa Ayub, Syed Sabih Ul Hassan, Nousheen Pradhan, Malika Hameed, Sameen Siddiqi, Asad Latif, Shafaq Mahmood Mahmood, Tahani Zaidi Zaidi, and Muhammad Muneeb Ullah Siddiqui
Bronchopulmonary sequestration presenting as haemoptysis with an aberrant blood supply from the pulmonary artery, Kashmala Hussain, Sahar Suleman, Saulat Hussaun Fatimi, and Javaid Ahmed Khan
Heated tobacco products- well known or well understood? A national cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitudes and usage in Pakistan, Hammad Atif Irshad, Hamzah ehanzeb, Sajjan Raja, Umair Saleem, Wamiq Ali Shaikh, Akmal Shahzad, Atiqa Amirali, Nousheen Iqbal, and Javaid Khan
An assessment of public experiences and expectations with physicians: A cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan, Hammad Atif Irshad, Muhammad Uma Mahar, Arshia Jahangir, Syed Roohan Aamir, Muhammad Abdullah Jamil, Khizer Ahsan, Maliha Taufiq, Abdullah Ahmed, Shilpa Golani, and Asaad A. Nafees
Molecular profiling of brain tumors in LMICs: Achievable or impossible?, Hammad Atif Irshad, Taha Shaikh, Muhammad Shakir, and Ahmed Gilani
Predictors for long-term survival after resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Ammar A. Javed, Alyssar Habib, Mahip Grewal, Christopher L. Wolfgang, Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Jin He, and Marc G. Besselink
ASO visual abstract: Predictors for long-term survival after resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Ammar A. Javed, Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Alyssar Habib, Mahip Grewal, Jin He, Christopher L. Wolfgang, and Marc G. Besselink
Poor prognostic factors in long-term survivors of resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: An international, multicenter cohort study, Ammar A. Javed, Ingmar F. Rompen, Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Iris W J M van Goor, Paul Andel, Thomas F. Stoop, Joseph R. Habib, Nabiha A. Mughal, Kelly Lafaro, Richard A. Burkhar, William R. Burns, Thijs Schouten, Hjalmar C van Santvoort, and Marcel den Dulk
Listening to patients, for the patients: The COVAD study-vision, organizational structure, and challenges, Mrudula Joshi, Naitica Darooka, Sreoshy Saha, Sarah Dyball, Parikshit Sen, Praggya Yaadav, Mahnoor Javaid, Esha Kadam, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, and Dzifa Dey
Association between harsh disciplinary methods and child functioning in children aged 7-14 years in Punjab, Pakistan, Zaibunnisa Kamran and Ambreen Kazi
Cardiac autonomic plexus neuromodulation for decompensated heart failure: An updated review on the positive inotropic technique based on the DRI2P2S classification, Riyan Imtiaz Karamat, Eeshal Fatima, Obaid Ur Rehman, Zain Ali Nadeem, and Taimur Sulaiman Kayani
A systematic review and meta-analysis of oncologic liver resections in low- and middle-income countries: Opportunities to improve evidence and outcomes, Adel H. Khan, Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Shaheer Ahmed, Alyssa A. Wiener, Madhuri V. Nishtala, Christopher C. Stahl, Leslie Christensen, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, and Patrick B. Schwartz
Morbidity and mortality following surgery for pancreatic cancer in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Mustafa Ali Khan, Maryam Sherwani, Kaleem S. Ahmed, Mubeen Ali, Priya Ashok Kumar, Javeria Tariq, Leslie Christensen, Netsanet Bogale, Patrick B. Schwartz, and Syed Nabeel Zafar
Accuracy of intraocular lens power calculation formulae for the Yamane technique of secondary fixation: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Altamash Shahriyar Ghazanfar, and Haroon Tayyab
Esophageal leiomyoma within an epinephric diverticulum, Sameeta Kumari, Muhammad Ibrahim Saeed, Faisal Wasim Ismail, and Muhammad Bilal Ibrahim
Use of contraceptives, empowerment and agency of adolescent girls and young women: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Zohra S. Lassi, Komal Abdul Rahim, Alexandra Maria Stavropoulos, Lareesa Marie Ryan, Jyoti Tyagi, Bisi Adewale, Jaameeta Kurji, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Salima Meherali, and Moazzam Ali
Medicaid expansion and palliative care for advanced-stage liver cancer, Henrique A. Lima, Parit Mavani, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Yutaka Endo, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi Khan, Karol Rawicz-Pruszyński, Usama Waqar, Erryk Katayama, and Vivian Resende
Efficacy and safety of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulators for ulcerative colitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Muhammad Umar Mahar, Arshia Jahangir, Aleena Kashif, Manzar Abbas, Akbar K. Waljee, and Jeffrey A. Berinstein
ASO author reflections: The role of established prognostic factors in long-term survival after resection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Omar Mahmud, Ammar A. Javed, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Alyssar Habib, Mahip Grewal, Jin He, Christopher L. Wolfgang, and Marc G. Besselink
Hospital resources and practice patterns for congenital cardiac surgery in Pakistan: A nationwide status report, Mahim Akmal Malik, Anjum Jalal, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Russell Seth Martins, and Muneer Amanullah
Novel journal metrics in cardiothoracic surgery: How different are contemporary metrics from the impact factor?, Russell Seth Martins, Warda Ahmed, Mehak Barolia, Kostantinos Poulikidis, Joanna Weber, M. Jawad Latif, Syed Shahzad Razi, and Faiz Y. Bhora
Factors associated with safe and successful postoperative day 1 discharge after lung operations: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Russell Seth Martins, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Amna Irfan Ansari, Hamna Raheel, M Jawad Latif, and Faiz Y Bhora Y. Bhora
Quality of life after robotic versus conventional minimally invasive cancer surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Russell Seth Martins, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Omar Mahmud, Muhammad Umar Mahar, Arshia Jahangir, Kinza Jawed, Shalni Golani, Ayra Siddiqui, and Syed Roohan Aamir
Comparing clinical and echocardiographic outcomes following valve-sparing versus transannular patch repair of tetralogy of fallot: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Russell Seth Martins, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Omar Mahmud, Muhammad Taha Nasim, Sehar Salim Virani, Aimen Tameezuddin, Fatima Yasin, and Mahim Akmal Malik
Making minimally invasive procedures more sustainable: A systematic review comparing the environmental footprint of single-use versus multi-use instruments, Russell Seth Martins, Hashim Salar, Musa Salar, Jeffrey Luo, Kostantinos Poulikidis, Syed Shahzad Razi, M Jawad Latif, Kyle Tafuri, and Faiz Y. Bhora
Editorial diversity correlates with journal impact factor and author diversity in cardiothoracic surgery, Russell Seth Martins, Zainab Umar, Muhammad Ali Amir, Zulfiqar Haider Jogezai, Warda Ahmed, Mehak Barolia, Syed Shahzad Razi, Kostantinos Poulikidis, M Jawad Latif, and Linda W. Martin
Quality of trauma surgery podcasts in credibility, content, and design, Asma A H. Merchant, Adil H. Haider, Asfia Arham, Madeeha Ali, Sohaib Najam, Rimsha Farooq, Shayan Ali Shah, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Noreen Afzal, Komal Abdul Rahim, and Namra Qadeer Shaikh
International variation in injury burden and comparative outcomes: How injury looks like in different parts of the world, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant and Adil H. Haider
Is the fire even bigger? Burnout in 800 medical and nursing students in a low middle income country, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Nada Qaisar Qureshi, Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Abbas Raza Syed, Muhammad Zohaib Anwar, Riaz Hussain Lakdawala, Nargis Asad, Adil H. Haider, and Shahryar Noordin
Uncovering the causes and socio-demographic constructs of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in an urban slum of Karachi, Ameer Muhammad, Muhammad Salman Haider Rizvee, Uzma Khan, Hina Khan, Alishan Bachlany, Benazir Baloch, and Yasir Shafiq
Endoplasmic reticulum's role in multiple sclerosis, exploring potential biomarkers, and pioneering therapeutic strategies: A comprehensive review of literature, Hamid Noori, Zainab Jamal Alazzeh, Obaid Ur Rehman, Muhammad Idrees, Mohammad Dheyaa Marsool Marsool, Khawaja Abdul Rehman, Krutika Mahendra Gohil, Sundus Shafat Ahmad, Tushar Subash, and Kayla Dixon
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: Exploring the diverse clinical manifestations and the need for further exploration, Hamid Noori, Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool Marsool, Krutika Mahendra Gohil, Muhammad Idrees, Tushar Subash, Zainab Alazzeh, Priyadarshi Prajjwal, Hritvik Jain, and Omniat Amir
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
Adolopment of clinical practice guidelines and creation of referral pathways for psychiatric conditions in Pakistan, Alina Pervez, Muhammad Murtaza Bukhari, Meryum Ishrat Baig, Russell Seth Martins, Sonia Pirzada, Nashia Ali Rizvi, Salima Saleem Aamdani, Alina Abdul Rehman, Mohsin Ali Mustafa, Sarah Nadeem, Nargis Asad, Adil H. Haider, and Tania Nadeem
Guiding postmenopausal care for osteoporosis: First evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for Pakistan, Alina Pervez, Manju Chandran, and Aysha Habib
Diagnostic accuracy of tests for tuberculous pericarditis: A network meta-analysis, Alina Pervez, Syed Umar Hasan, Mohammad Hamza, Sohaib Asghar, Muhammad Husnain Qaiser, Sana Zaidi, and Isra Mustansar
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast, Muskaan Abdul Qadir, Saira Fatima, Safdar Ali Shaikh, and Sana Zeeshan
Outcomes of COVID-19 and influenza in cerebral palsy patients hospitalized in the United States: comparative study of a nationwide database, Mohammed A. Quazi, Muhammad Hassan Shakir, Zohaa Faiz, Ibrahim Quraishi, Hafiz Abdullah Ikram, Sulaiman Sultan, Abu Baker Sheikh, Adeel Nasrullah, and Amir H. Sohail
National trends and costs of same day discharge in patients undergoing elective minimally invasive colectomy, Wardah Rafaqat, Mahin Janjua, Omar Mahmud, Bradford James, Baryalay Khan, Hanjo Lee, and Aimal Khan
Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of evinacumab in treating hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Hussain Sohail Rangwala, Hareer Fatim, Mirha Ali, Muhammad Ashi Shafiq, Vikash Virwani, Aashish Kumar, Syed Ali Arsal, Adarsh Raja, and Sandesh Raja
Association of intellectual and developmental disabilities with worse outcomes after surgical treatment of cancer, Vivian Resende, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Erryk Katayama, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Usama Waqar, Henrique Araújo Lima, Mujtaba Khalil, Karol Rawicz -Pruszyński, Muhammad Muntazir Mehdi Khan, Parit Mavani, Yutaka Endo, and Timothy M. Pawlik
Bladder cancer and the urinary microbiome-New insights and future directions: A review, Angela E. Russo, Areeba Memon, and Shahid Ahmed
Enhancing glycaemic control and promoting cardiovascular health: The therapeutic potential of trigonella foenumgraecum in diabetic patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis, Saad Shakil, Sareema E. Akhtar, Akhtar Ali, Absam Akbar, Meetty Antony, Ishan Antony, Eyad Mansour, Hosam Alazazzi, Reema Alsufyani, and Majid Alsufyani
Endovascular thrombectomy after 24 hours for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Bilal Ahmed Lodhi, Zuhaib Ali, Fizza Zubair, Muhammad Umar Mahar, Illiyun Banani, Amna Wajahat, Inamullah Khan, and Farhan Siddiq
Middle meningeal artery embolization alone versus combined with conventional surgery in the management of chronic subdural hematoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Taha Shaikh, Zayan Alidina, Dahir Ashfaq, Zuhaib Ali, Sonia Pirzada, Adnan I. Qureshi, Ajith Thomas, Peter Kan, and Farhan Siddiq
Characteristics of emerging new autoimmune diseases after COVID-19 vaccination: A sub-study by the COVAD group, Russka Shumnalieva, Naveen Ravichandran, Jennifer Hannah, Mahnoor Javaid, Naitica Darooka, Debaditya Roy, Daniel E. Gonzalez, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, and Masataka Kuwana
Diagnostic characteristics and management outcome in patients with acromegaly: A 15-year experience at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Shehla Tabassum, Sajjad Ali Khan, Nanik Ram, and Najmul Islam
Case report: Severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a female neonate caused by de novo variant in NDUFB11, Javeria Tariq, Madeleine Townsend, Sumit Parikh, and Jeffrey Bennett
NSQIP 5-factor modified frailty index and complications after ileal anal pouch anastomosis for ulcerative colitis, Dakota T. Thompson, Ethan G. Breyfogle, Catherine G. Tran, Mohammed O. Suraju, Hussain A. Lanewalla, Aditi Mishra, Imran Hassan, and Paolo Goffredo
A journey of innovation: 40 years of pioneering medical education at the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, Maham Vaqar, Muhammed Tariq, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Sadaf Khan, Qamar` Riaz, Sana Mahmood, Natasha Bahadur Ali, and Adil H. Haider
Sepsis and septic shock in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes, Usama Waqar, Namrah Aziz, Ahmad Areeb Chaudhry, Haissan Iftikhar, Nadia Jivani, and Syed Akbar Abbas
Sex differences in altmetric attention scores and traditional impact metrics of top-cited general surgery literature: Cracks in the ceiling?, Usama Waqar, Russell Seth Martins, Ayra Siddiqui, Ayesha Akbar Waheed, Abdullah Ahmed, Zara Widad, Baila Maqbool, and Nabil Wasif
Postoperative complications among dialysis-requiring patients undergoing splenectomy, Usama Waqar, Rana Muhammad Ahmed Mudabbir, Meher Angez, Kaleem Sohail Ahmed, Daniyal Ali Khan, Muhammad Shahzaib Arshad, and Hasnain Zafar
Safety and efficacy of percutaneous Watchman 2.5 device versus Amplatzer Amulet for left atrial appendage closure in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and study-level meta-analysis, Farah Yasmin, Eman Ali, Abdul Moeed, Farwa Zaidi, Muhammad Umar, and Vikash Virwani
Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in cancer survivors with prior chest radiation therapy: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis, Farah Yasmin, Abdul Moeed, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Vikash Virwani, Yumna Khabir, Asim Shaikh, Apurva V. Vyas, and M Chadi Alraies
Metaverse-powered basic sciences medical education: Bridging the gaps for lower middle-income countries, Syeda Samnita Batool Zaidi, Umer Adnan, Kadriye O. Lewis, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Submissions from 2023
Intrapulmonary schwannoma presenting as an asymptomatic lung mass: A case report, Manzar Abbas, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syed Imad Hassan, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Sidra Arshad, and Saulat Fatimi
The urgent need to address child malnutrition in rural areas of Pakistan: Lessons from the 2022 floods, Syed Muhammad Aqeel Abidi
Employing telepsychiatry services to assess the prevalence and identify mental health disorders using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in resource-constrained regions of Dadar Mansehra, Pakistan: an observational cross-sectional study, Iffat Zafar Aga, Sara Saeed Khurram, Mahek Karim, Muhammad Muzzamil, Shahkamal Hashmi, and Kashif Shafique
Meta-analysis evaluating risk of hyperkalemia stratified by baseline MRA usage in patients with heart failure receiving SGLT2 inhibitors, Aymen Ahmed, Warda Ahmed, Muhammad Sameer Arshad, Azeema Suri, Emaan Amin, Izza Shahid, and Muhammad Mustafa Memon
Incorporating patient safety and quality course into the nursing curriculum: An assessment of student gains, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Roha Ahmad Choudhary, Hamza Khan, Farwa Ayub, Syed Sabih Ul Hassan, Tahir Munir, Fozia Asif, Khairulnissa Ajani, Mehtab Q. Jaffer, Zahra Tharani, Adil H. Haider, and Asad Latif
Median to radial nerve transfer: An 8-year experience from a lower-middle income country, Kaleem Ahmed, Batool U. Rajput, Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal Siddiqui, Afifa Nadeem, and Muhammad Fazli Rehman
Splenic hematoma following acute pancreatitis, and the role of conservative management: A case report, Zulfeqar Ali, Muhammad Masood Karim, Maria Javeed, Qaisar Ali Khan, Christopher Farkou, David Zepeda, Parsa Abdi, Michelle Anthony, Matthew Farkouh, and Arooba Khan
Structural changes in the brain on magnetic resonance imaging in malnourished children: A scoping review of the literature, Ahmed Ayaz, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Kheezran Ahmed, Prem Chand, Ameer Muhammad, and Fyezah Jehan
Quality of life in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Rabeet Tariq, Zara Shah, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Use and cost of sustained-release corticosteroids for cataract surgery under the medicare pass-through program, Xi Dai, David F. Chang, Ariel Chen, Chen Dun, Safa Saeed, Michael X. Repka, and Fasika Ambachew Woreta
Colonoscopy, imaging, and carcinoembryonic antigen: Comparison of guideline adherence to surveillance strategies in patients who underwent resection of colorectal cancer - A systematic review and meta-analysis, Zaiba Shafik Dawood, Ahmad Hamad, Zorays Moazzam, Laura Alaimo, Henrique A. Lima, Chanza Shaikh, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Yutaka Endo, and Timothy M. Pawlik
Reimagining critical care delivery mechanisms in global surgery: The frontiers of telemedicine, Anam N. Ehsan, Kavitha Ranganathan, and Krishnan Raghavendran
The effect of vitamin D deficiency on Inflammatory disorders, Naz Elahi, Muhammad Hasnain Mankani, and Fahd Niaz Shaikh
COVID-19 and HIV: Clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients in the United States, Zohaa Faiz, Mohammed A. Quazi, Neel Vahil, Charles M. Barrows, Hafiz Abdullah Ikram, Adeel Nasrullah, Asif Farooq, Karthik Gangu, and Abu Baker Sheikh