Submissions from 2021
Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome after administration of AZD1222 or Ad26.COV2.S vaccine for COVID-19: A systematic review, Usama Waqar, Shaheer Ahmed, Syed M H Ali Gardezi, Muhammad Sarmad Tahir, Zain Ul Abidin, Ali Hussain, Natasha Bahadur Ali, and Syed Faisal Mahmood
Successes and failures in tracheal bioengineering: Lessons learned, Joanna F. Weber, Sadiq S. Rehmani, Mirza Zain Baig, Yamna Jadoon, and Faiz Y. Bhora
Acceptance rates and beliefs toward COVID-19 vaccination among the general population of Pakistan: A cross-sectional survey, Farah Yasmin, Waleed Asghar, Maryam Salma Babar, Hiba Khan, Shoaib Ahmad, Zaid Hameed, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Hamza Nauman, and Abdullah Khan Khattak
Submissions from 2020
Psychosocial implications in breast cancer, Daniyal Aamir, Yamna Waseem, and Mustafa Saleem Patel
Drug induced liver injury is associated with high mortality- A study from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Adeel Abid, Faryal Subhani, Farhana Kayani, Safia Awan, and Shahab Abid
Can simulators be applied to improve cataract surgery training: A systematic review, Taha Muneer Ahmed, Badrul Hussain, and Rehman Siddiqui
Performance evaluation of delta checks for error control in a hematology laboratory, Arzina Aziz Ali, Areeba Khalid, and Bushra Moiz
En bloc resection of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma: A surgical challenge, Talal Almas, Muneeb Ullah, Maryam Ehtesham, Absam Akbar, and Muhammad Kashif Khan
#ILookLikeASurgeon: Or do I? The local and global impact of a hashtag, Hamayail Ansari and Susan C. Pit
Prescribing patterns of antihypertensive medications in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review, Verda Arshad, Zainab Samad, Jai K. Das, Aysha Almas, Nouman Rashid, Salim S. Virani, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Tazeen H. Jafar, and Bilal Ahmed
Comparison of figure of eight and traditional simple wire closure method to prevent dehiscence after sternal closure, Aleezay Asghar, Khawaja Muhammad Talha, Muneer Amanullah, and Syed Shahabuddin
Ten years risk assessment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using Astro-CHARM and pooled cohort equation in a south Asian sub-population, Tariq Ashraf, Muhammad Naeem Mengal, Atif Sher Muhammad, Asal Khan Tareen, Nauman Khan, Khawar Abbas Kazmi, Asif Nadeem, Shakil Sarwar, Zara Bashir, Nadeem Qamar, and Musa Karim
Paramedics in pandemics: Protecting the mental wellness of those behind enemy lines, Shehar Bano Awais, Russell S. Martins, and Muhammad Shameel Khan
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, Ahmed Ayaz, Ainan Arshad, Hajra Malik, Haris Ali, Erfan Hussain, and Bushra Jamil
Major septal defects: Comparative study of down syndrome and non-down syndrome infants, before and after surgery, Saleha Aziz, Maaha Ayub, Laiba Masood, Muneer Amanullah, Rukhsana Hameed, Shiraz Hashmi, and Waris Ahmad
Infantile haemangioendothelioma of the parotid gland: Case report and review of literature, Mirza Zain Baig, Mohammad Ahmed Ansari, Abeer Aziz, Areej Saleem, and Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan
Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis - A rare cause of chronic anemia, Ayesha Butt, Rashida Ahmed, Muhammad Dawood Amir Sheikh, Omar Khan, Nousheen Iqbal, Arshalooz Rahman, and Javaid Khan
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: A surgical certainty, Ayesha Butt, Muhammad Muneer Amanullah, Mehnaz Atiq Ahmed, Asif Hasan, and Waris Ahmad
Cystic echinococcosis: A 10-year experience from a middle-income country, Ayesha Butt and Javaid Khan
Towards effective management protocols: A transnational review of the state-of-the-art of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, Maryam Ehtesham, Talal Almas, Absam Akbar, Muhammad Ali Niaz, and Noreen Zia
Towards pragmatic adaptations: Orthopedic surgery amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Maryam Ehtesham, Talal Almas, Muhammad Ali Niaz, and Absam Akbar
The quality of patient care in oncology departments in Karachi, Pakistan: Patients' perceptions, Risha Fayyaz, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Adeel Abid, Afshan Akhtar, Rabail Jarwar, Anila Jasmine, Sameer Ahmad Khan, Shahira Shahid, Iraj Khan, Aneeq Muhammad Yousuf, and Imtiaz Jehan
Quality of life in children treated for craniopharyngiomas, Mishal Gillani, Sheza Hassan, Umme Hani Abdullah, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Charlson Comorbidity Index predicts postoperative complications in surgically treated hip fracture patients in a tertiary care hospital: Retrospective cohort of 1045 patients, Obada Hasan, Rahil Barkat, Amna Rabbani, Umar Rabbani, Fatima Mahmood, and Shahryar Noordin
New horizons: COVID-19 and the burden of neuropsychiatric illness in Pakistan, Ali M. Hashmi and Haider Ali Saleem
Long-term patient-reported outcome measures after injury: National trauma research action plan (NTRAP) scoping review protocol, Juan Pablo Herrera-Escobar, Manuel A. Castillo-Angeles, Samia Y. Osman, Claudia P. Orlas, Mahin B. Janjua, Muhammad Abdullah Arain, Emma Reidy, Molly P. Jarman, Michelle A. Price, and Adil H. Haider
Knowledge, awareness, and practices of cervical cancer, its risk factors, screening, and prevention among women in Karachi, Pakistan, Samina Hirani, Sarah Khana, Sidra Akram, Safna Naozer Virji, Preet Ayoub Shaikh, Ehsun Naeem, Rayaan Asad Chaudhry, Ahmed Bilal Khalid, Jalal Ud Din Khan, Muhammad Suhaib Qasim, and Imtiaz Jehan
Applications and pitfalls of hemoglobin A1C and alternative methods of glycemic monitoring, Michelle D. Lundholm, Mary Ann Emanuele, Alina Ashraf, and Sarah Nadeem
The pandemic of publications: Are we sacrificing quality for quantity?, Russell S. Martins, Daniyaal Ahmad Cheema, and M Rizwan Sohail
Prolonged length of stay after surgery for adult congenital heart disease: A single-centre study in a developing country, Russell S. Martins, Zaiba S. Dawood, Muhammad K Y. Memon, and Saleem Akhtar
Violence against health care workers in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Russell Seth Martins, Omaima Anis Bhatti, and Asad Mian
The need for transgender healthcare medical education in a developing country, Russell S. Martins, Raisa Saleh, Hasan Kamal, Mishal Gillani, Asma A H. Merchant, Muhammad M. Munir, Hamza M. Iftikar, Zara Shah, Muhammad H Z. Hussain, Mohammad K. Azhar, Fatima Qadri, and Sarah Saleem
Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19, Zorays Moazzam, Areej Saleem, Alina Ashraf, Fyezah Jehan, and Muhammad Arshad
Dengue and malaria infections in pregnancy: Maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes at a tertiary care hospital, Mujtaba Mubashir, Kaleem Ahmed, Hadika Mubashir, Ayesha Quddusi, Ayesha Farooq, Sheikh Irfan Ahmed, Bushra Jamil, and Rahat Qureshi
Burden of pulmonary hypertension in transcatheter aortic valve implantation, Firzah A. Mujeeb, Mostafa R. Mostafa, Fahad Alqahtani, Almoutassim M. Trabulsi, Mohsin Chundrigar, and Wasiq F. Rawasia
Emergency department admissions during COVID-19: Implications from the 2002-2004 SARS epidemic, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Russell S. Martins, and Asad Mian
Who is at a higher risk? A brief review of recent evidence on comorbidities in children infected with COVID-19, Mohammad Aadil Qamar, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Omar Irfan, and Sajid Abaidullah
Association of polymorphism c.-124G>A and c.-16 C>T in the promoter region of human INHA gene with altered sperm parameters; a pilot study, Wardah Rafaqat, Muhammad Rohan Kayani, Tasneem Fatima, Saeeda Shaharyar, Shagufta Khan, Mussarat Ashraf, Usman Afzal, and Rehana Rehman
Vasopressin in conjunction with norepinephrine in septic shock: A retrospective cohort study from a low middle-income country, Hussain Ahmed Raza, Ainan Arshad, Ahmed Ayaz, Mohummad H R. Raja, Fatima Gohar, Maria Khan, and Bushra Jamil
Sarcoidosis presenting as vocal cord palsy: An unusual presentation and literature review, Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja, Muhammad Abdullah Javed, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
GPRI: Mir ibrahim sajid, Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Gunshot injury to spine: An institutional experience of management and complications from a developing country, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Bushra Ahmad, Shaikh Danish Mahmood, and Aneela Darbar
Foreseeing a worsening of pediatric malnutrition following SARS-CoV-2 in low and middle-income countries such as Pakistan, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Javeria Tariq, Ayesha Akbar Waheed, Dur-E- Najaf, Samira Shabbir Balouch, and Sajid Abaidullah
Multiple sclerosis in Pakistan: Current status and future perspective, Zara Shah, Mohammad Wasay, Burhan Z. Chaudhry, and Sten Fredrikson
Applicants' interview experience of family medicine residency match: Reflections from a quality improvement initiative at a community hospital, Abdul Waheed, Masooma S. Rana, Muhammad A. Rauf, Landen Green, Salma Green, and Erum Azhar
Aggressive angiomyxoma in the ischiorectal fossa, Asra Wahid, Abdul Hakeem, and Sadaf Khan
Direct true lumen versus conventional cannulation for acute type-A aortic dissection, Asra Wahid, Syed Shahabuddin, Muhammad Muneer Amanullah, Shiraz Hashmi, and Shahid Ahmed Sami
National trends in imaging rates for eye-related emergency department visits in the United States, Sidra Zafar, Krisztian Sebestyen, Zaid Qureshi, Oliver Schein, Pamela Johnson, and Divya Srikumaran
Submissions from 2019
Initiating narrative medicine at a medical college in Pakistan: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities, Huma Baqir, Kanwal Nayani, Ayesha Mian, and Asad Mian
The maverick disease: Cystic echinococcosis in unusual locations: A ten year experience from an endemic region, Ayesha Butt and Javaid Khan
Overview of the mutational landscape in primary myelofibrosis and advances in novel therapeutics, Jaleed Ahmed Gilani, Muhammad Areeb Ashfaq, Armaghan-e-Rehman Mansoor, Adnan Jabbar, Tariq Siddiqui, and Maliha Khan
A novel mutation in the Choroideremia gene in a Turkish family., Mustafa Iftikhar, Yulia Wolfson, Simrat Sodhi, Bushra Usmani, Hendrik P. N. Scholl, and Syed M.A. Shah
Low conversion rate during minimally invasive major hepatectomy:Ten-year experience at a high-volume center, Mohammad Raheel Jajja, Marvi Tariq, Daniel W. Maxwell, Salila Shoaib Hashmi, Edward Lin, and Juan M. Sarmiento
A review of the molecular mechanisms of traumatic brain injury, Asma Akbar Ladak, Ather Enam, and Muhammad Talal Ibrahim
A randomized trial of prophylactic antibiotics for miscarriage surgery., David Lissauer, Amie Wilson, Catherine A. Hewit, Lee Middleton, Jonathan R.B Bishop, Jane Daniels, Abi Merriel, Andrew Weeks, Caroline Mwalwanda, and Agnes Mboma
Epidermal growth factor receptor rs17337023 polymorphism in hypertensive gestational diabetic women: A pilot study, Russell S. Martins, Taimur Ahmed, Sabah Farhat, Sana Shahid, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: Synchronous Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed, Muhammad Usman Mirza, John Van Taunay, Muhammad Waleed, Shiva Shankar Vangimalla, Sharana Hegde, and Muhamad Alhaj Moustafa
Role of microRNA for detection of early stage of endometriosis, Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja, Nida Farooqui, and Rehana Rehman
Metachronous translocation renal cell carcinoma in a child with successfully treated medulloblastoma, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Ayesha Saleem, Muhammad Arshad, Zehra Fadoo, and Nasir Ud Din
Challenges of training and delivery of pediatric surgical services in developing economies: A perspective from Pakistan, Amir Humza Sohail, Muhammad Hassaan Arif Maan, Mohammed Sachal, and Muhammad Soban
Inherited metabolic disorders presenting as hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: A case series of patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Maya Zahid, Aysha Habib, Zabedah Md Yunus, Bee Chin Chen, Beat Steinmann, Haberle Johannes, and Bushra Afroze
Outcome of hairy cell leukemia patients treated with cladribine – A 10-year single-center experience in Pakistan, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Mohammad Qasim Mehdi, and Natasha Ali
Submissions from 2018
Post-partum follow-up of women with gestational diabetes mellitus: Effectiveness, determinants, and barriers, Saleha Aziz, Tazeen Fatima Munim, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Violence against health care providers: a mixed-methods study from Karachi, Pakistan, Lubna Ansari Baig, Shiraz Shaikh, Maciej Polkowski, Syeda Kausar Ali, Seemin Jamali, Lubna Mazharullah, Marium Soomro, Bhavita Kumari, Sobia Memon, and Greesh Maheshwari
Non O1, non O139 vibrio cholerae bacteraemia in an infant; case report and literature review, Mirza Zain Baig, Umme Hani Abdullah, Yusra Shafquat, Khadija Nuzhat Humayun, and Afia Zafar
The H Syndrome: A Genodermatosis, Sohaib Bhatti, Asma Jamil, Samrah Hasan Siddiqui, Uzair Yaqoob, Luqman Naseer Virk, and Areesh Bhatti
Factors Determining Pakistani Medical Students' Career Preference for General Practice Residency Training., Muhammad Bilal, Abdul Haseeb, Anum Mari, Muhammad Hussham Arshad, M. Raafe Ali Khan, Ayesha Ahmed, Ramesha Jeoffery, Zainab Saleem, Muhammad Abrar Irfan, Arsalan Aamir Khan, Sana Husain, Simrah Najeeb, Amal Fuad Garib, Fatema Mustafa Attarwala, and Muhammad Husnain Mankani
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among nurses in Pakistan towards diabetic foot, Muhammad Bilal, Abdul Haseeb, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Hussham Arshad, Aashir Aslam, Sana Godil, Saif N. Husain, Mohammad A. Qamar, Muhammad H. Polani, Araib Ayaz, Altamash S. Ghazanfar, Zaki M. Ghazali, Khurram A. Khoja, Maarij Malik, and Hania Ahmad
Promoting clinical breast evaluations in a lower middle–income country Setting: An approach toward achieving a sustainable breast health program, Roziya Buribekova, Irina Shukurbekova, Surayo Ilnazarova, Nekruz Jamshevov, Guldarbogh Sadonshoeva, Saleem Sayani, Aliya Aminmuhammad, Farin Amersi, Sheemain Asaria, Mansoor Saleh, and Zohray Talib
Clinical utility of endocrine markers predicting myocardial siderosis in transfusion dependent thalassemia major, Lubaina Ehsan, Mariam Rashid, Najveen Alvi, Khadija Awais, Omair Nadeem, Aleezay Asghar, Fatimah Sajjad, Malika Fatima, Sadaf Altaf, Babar Hasan, and Salman Kirmani
Identifying mobile apps targeting palliative care patients and family members, Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, Brianna Morgan, Saleem Sayani, and Salimah H. Meghani
Dengue in Pakistan; a new approach to battle the endemic., Bilal Hasan, Manesh Kumar Gangwani, and Fariha Hasan
Turmeric for prevention of dementia: food for thought, Mustafa M. Husain, Yamna Channa, and Mohan Chilukuri
Sorafenib-induced tumor lysis syndrome in a patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma., Sardar Zakariya Imam, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, and Muhammad Asad Maqbool
Assessment and optimization of liver volume before major hepatic resection: Current guidelines and a narrative review, Adeel S. Khan, Sandra Garcia Aroz, Mohammad A. Ansari, Syed M. Atiq, Michael Senter Zapata, Kathryn Fowler, M B. Doyle, and W C. Chapman
Mobile critical care recovery program (m-CCRP) for acute respiratory failure survivors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Sikandar Khan, Ashok Biju, Sophia Wang, Sujuan Gao, Omar Irfan, Amanda Harrawood, Stephanie Martinez, Anthony Perkins, Frederick W. Unverzagt, and Sue Lasiter
Association of vaspin levels and its SNP rs2236242 with sestational diabetes at a tertiary care setting, Karishma Kanhya Lal, Rabail Jarwar, Sabah Farhat, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an 18-year old female: case report, Karishma Lal, Akash Khetpal, Muhammad Saad Ali Mallick, Ansab Godil, Arsalan Majeed Adam, and Zahid Ali Memon
Role of one, two and three doses of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous transplantation in the treatment of high-risk or relapsed testicular cancer: a systematic review, Irbaz bin Riaz, Muhammad Umar, Umar Zahid, Muhammad Husnain, Ahmad Iftikhar, Ali McBride, Jawad Bilal, Asad Javed, Sara Akbar, Parminder Singh, Zeeshan Ali, Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, Farva Razia Gondal, Frederick Ahman, and Faiz Anwer
Optimising drug therapy for non-infectious uveitis, Mohammad Ali Shahab, Tahreem Aman Mir, and Sidra Zafar
Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding infection control measures among medical students, Fatima Sharif, Aysha Khan, Muhammad Adeel Samad, Arsalan Hamid, Amna Aijaz, Iqra Asad, Maham Fatima, Usman Younis Panni, Abeel Irshad, Muhammad Bin Awais, and Narjis Rizvi
Jejunal Intussusception: A Rare Manifestation of a Primary Thyroid Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Abu Baker Sheikh, Usman Tariq, Marvi M. Bukhari, Sana Shah, Rao M. Afzal, Abdul Ahad E. Shaikh, and Nimra Nadeem
An Atypical Case of Silent Aortic Dissection in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature., Waqas Javed Siddique, Ali Arif, Mohammad Harisullah Khan, Maryam Khan, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Muhammad Junaid Mehboob, Muhammad Aslam, Ayesha Aslam, Hasan Arif, and Sandeep Aggarwal
Global Availability of Cancer Registry Data., Asif H. Siddiqui and Syed Nabeel Zafar
Meta-Analysis comparing outcomes and need for renal replacement therapy of Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement, Waqas Javed Siddiqui, Chikezie Alvarez, Muhammad Aslam, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Harisullah Khan, Ayesha Aslam, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Syed Farhan Hasni, Karthik Ranganna, Howard Eisen, and Sandeep Aggarwal
An Atypical Case of Silent Aortic Dissection in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Waqas Javed Siddiqui, Ali Arif, Mohammad Harisullah Khan, Maryam Khan, Muhammad Owais Hanif, Muhammad Junaid Mahboob, Muhammad Aslam, Ayesha Aslam, Hasan Aslam, and Sandeep Aggarwal
AHSG rs4918 Polymorphism poses a weak predisposition to insulin resistance during pregnancy, Aisha Tariq, Aleezay Asghar, Faiza Alam, and Syeda Sadia Fatima
Swept source optical coherence tomography findings of tuberous sclerosis associated retinal astrocytoma, Sidra Zafar and Rehman Siddiqui
Submissions from 2017
Parental perception and childhood obesity: Contributors to incorrect perception, Hiba Ashraf, Nida Ilyas Shamsi, and Ruhma Ashraf
Accidental poisoning in young children: An emergency medicine perspective for Pakistan and other low-and middle-income countries and a call for action, Huma Baqir, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Nick Brown, and Asad Mian
Perception of pathology as a future career choice among medical students from Karachi, Pakistan: Experience from a private medical school, Najia Bano Ghanchi, Raabia Nizamuddin Nizamuddin, Amna Qasim, Zahra Nur Khaled, Ahmed Buksh Raheem, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Naila Kayani, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Is obesity endemic to Pakistan?, Fariha Hasan and Bilal Hasan
Multidisciplinary approach to the prenatal diagnosis and post natal management of a large suprasellar arachnoid cyst: A case report, Omar Irfan, Heera Nand Rathore, Sarfraz Karim, Shabina Ariff, and Aneela Darbar
Tuberculosis control in Sindh, Pakistan: Critical analysis of its implementation, Ali H. Khan
Recurrent, giant interpectoral lipoma: A case report, Aysha Khan, Sana Zeeshan, and Abida K. Sattar
Awake craniotomy in developing countries: Review of hurdles, Saad Akhtar Khan, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Ather Enam, and Faraz Shafiq
Stimulating innovation through the hackathon concept in paediatrics: Our experience at the Aga Khan University, Sarosh Madhani, Walid Hussain Farooqi, and Asad Mian
Mini-craniotomy under local anesthesia for chronic subdural hematoma: An effective choice for elderly patients and for patients in a resource-strained environment, Shaikh Danish Mahmood, Muhammad Waqas, Mirza Zain Baig, and Aneela Darbar
The art of healing through narrative medicine in clinical practice: A reflection, Aeman Muneeb, Hena Jawaid, Natasha Khalid, and Asad Mian
Herpes Zoster During Immunosuppressive Therapy For Autoimmune Diseases, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Mariam Ghufran, Armaghan-E-Rehman Mansoor, and Muhammad Rizwan Sohail