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 OHC... by Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Nadeemullah Khan, Rizwan Naseer, Shahnaz Akhter, Abid Jalaluddin Shaikh, Junaid Abdul Razzak

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Oral health related quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors within the first year following treatment: a cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan by Sana Qamar, Shafquat Rozi, Sobia Sawani, Muhammad Sohail Awan, Shabbir Akhtar, Moghira Iqbaluddin Siddiqui, Syed Akbar Abbas, Shazia Taimoor, Farhan Raza Khan

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Impact of conflict on maternal and child health service delivery – how and how not: a country case study of conflict affected areas of Pakistan by Jai K. Das, Zahra Ali Padhani, Sultana Jabeen, Arjumand Rizvi, Uzair Ansari, Malika Fatima, Ghulam Akbar, Wardah Ahmed, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

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Teaching Clinical Skills Using Online Modality through Modified Peyton’s Framework: An Experience from a Medical University in Pakistan by SANA SAEED, UROOJ KASHIF, SAMAR ZAKI, KHALID SAMAD, MUHAMMAD YOUSUF, MAHANOOR RAZA, SHAHJAHAN JABBAR, UNAB KHAN

“…This study explored the effectiveness and feasibility of using the Peyton’s framework modified for a virtual platform (Microsoft Teams) for teaching clinical skills to first and second-year medical students at The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.Methods: In 2020-2021, the modified Peyton’s framework was integrated in the clinical skills (CS) curriculum for all first- and second-year students (N=200). …”
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Author Correction: Prediction of gestational age using urinary metabolites in term and preterm pregnancies by Kévin Contrepois, Songjie Chen, Mohammad S. Ghaemi, Ronald J. Wong, Fyezah Jehan, Sunil Sazawal, Abdullah H. Baqui, Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, Anisur Rahman, Muhammad I. Nisar, Usha Dhingra, Rasheda Khanam, Muhammad Ilyas, Arup Dutta, Usma Mehmood, Saikat Deb, Aneeta Hotwani, Said M. Ali, Sayedur Rahman, Ambreen Nizar, Shaali M. Ame, Sajid Muhammad, Aishwarya Chauhan, Waqasuddin Khan, Rubhana Raqib, Sayan Das, Salahuddin Ahmed, Tarik Hasan, Javairia Khalid, Mohammed H. Juma, Nabidul H. Chowdhury, Furqan Kabir, Fahad Aftab, Abdul Quaiyum, Alexander Manu, Sachiyo Yoshida, Rajiv Bahl, Jesmin Pervin, Joan T. Price, Monjur Rahman, Margaret P. Kasaro, James A. Litch, Patrick Musonda, Bellington Vwalika, Gary Shaw, David K. Stevenson, Nima Aghaeepour, Michael P. Snyder

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Perioperative hypertensive response in a patient with implanted deep brain stimulation device: a case report by Waleed Bin Ghaffar, Muhammad Arham Shahid, Irfan Ul Haq, Muhammad Sohaib

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Innovations in surgery between the past and future: A narrative review of targeted literature by Obada Hasan, Ahmed Ayaz, Laiba Masood, Abdul Mannan Baig, Naveed Baloch

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Utility of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Predictor of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer in a Sub-Saharan African Population by Mariah Kerubo Obino, Edward Ng’ang’a Chege, Sudhir Vinayak, Samuel Gitau Nguku

Dengue fever presenting as acute febrile illness in neonates: a case series from Pakistan by Maliha Salim, Vinod Kumar, Hafsa Zaheer, Nazia Shamim, Hina Mumtaz Hashmi

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Mobile healthcare simulation units: a narrative review by Charles Docherty, Mehak Rajani, Numair Shahpur, Farah Khalid, Ronika Devi Ukrani

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Soft tissue lasers: an innovative tool enhancing treatment outcomes in orthodontics – a narrative review by Aqeel Ahmed, Mubassar Fida, Faizan Javed, Muhammad Maaz, Umair Shoukat Ali

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Transverse myelitis with positive dengue virus serology: a case report by Lubna Jafri, Sajid Hameed, Erum Shakeel, Naeemuddin Shaikh, Dureshahwar Kanwar

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Surgical-site infections in emergency abdominal paediatric surgeries at a tertiary-care hospital in Pakistan by Ali Faisal Saleem, Huma Faiz Halepota, Hasaan Omar, Areeba Zain, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan

“… Abstract A retrospective chart review was carried out in children (neonates to 18 years) who underwent acute surgical abdominal exploration during 2012-2016 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, to evaluate the post-operative surgical site infection rates in emergency paediatric abdominal surgery. …”
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Gastric volvulus in adults in a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan: a case series by Om Parkash, Roger Christopher Gill, Iman Qaiser, Muhammad Sharoz Rabbani, Tabish chawala, Hasnain Zafar

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Flexible bronchoscopy combined with videolaryngoscope for tracheal intubation in a child with Hunter syndrome: a case report by Faisal Shamim, Amber Gulamani, Abdullah Nisar, Saima Rashid, Humayun kaleem Siddiqui

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Successful management of a difficult airway in a case of advanced thyroid cancer by Ambreen Abdullah Unar, Faisal Shamim, Muhammad Hammad Deewani, Muhammad Wasif, Mubasher Ikram

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Hypothalamic cavernoma (A unique case observation) by Zanib Javed, Moeez Tariq, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Fatima Mubarak, Syed Ather Enam

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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 by Madiha Ismail, Umaira Aftab, Kiran Azizi, Badar Afzal Khan, Admin

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Emergency Department of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan from August to October 2017. …”
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Predictors of Uptake of Rotavirus Vaccination Amongst Disadvantaged Communities in Pakistan by Maryam Huda, Tazeen Ali PhD, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani MSc, Saleem Sayani PhD, Shehla Zaidi PhD

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Pakistan Brain Tumour Epidemiology Study (PBTES): Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Brain Tumours in the Country by Syed Ather Enam, Sameen Siddiqi, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Mashal Murad Shah, Muhammad Usman Khalid

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