Introducing ACTFAiREST2 to implement online assessments amid COVID–19: a case study from a low resource setting by Naghma Rizvi, Kiran Mubeen, Shanaz Cassum, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Zeenar Salim, Kiran Qasim Ali, Dilshad Noor Ali, Khairulnissa Ajani, Pammla Petrucka

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FREQUENCY OF ABNORMAL PAP SMEAR AND ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS FOR CERVICAL CANCER IN AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC by Firdous Jahan, Naheed Nabi, Waris Qidwai, Tasneem Borhany, Samina Hossein, Iqbal Azam

“…Objective: To estimate the frequency of abnormal Pap smear and assessment of risk factors for cervicalcancer in an out-patient clinic of a tertiary care hospital Study Design: A cross sectional study Patients and Methods: All married female patients attending the preventive health check up (familymedicine) clinics, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi from December 2004 to April 2005 for generalcheckups and had Pap smear after informed consent, were included. …”
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Role of COVID-19 pandemic in the academic life and well-being of private sector university students: an exploratory qualitative study by Naureen Akber Ali, Anam Shahil Feroz, Noshaba Akber, Adeel Khoja

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Global Immunization Crisis Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Pediatric Oncology by Syed Ibrahim Bukhari, Fyezah Jehan, Asim Belgaumi

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Comments on ‘Safety and feasibility of opening window fistulotomy as a new precutting technique for primary biliary access in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography’ by Masood Muhammad Karim, Adeel Ur Rehman, Faisal Wasim Ismail, Om Parkash

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Fludarabine-based salvage therapy for refractory/relapsed acute leukemias: A single center experience by Abdul Muqtadir Abbasi, Usman Shaikh, Natasha Ali, Mohammad Nadir Haider

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Role of TNF α, IL-6 and CXCL10 in Dengue disease severity by Kiran Iqbal Masood, Bushra Jamil, Maryam Rahim, Muniba Islam, Muhammad Farhan, Zahra Hasan

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Computed Tomography-Guided Biopsy for Potts Disease: An Institutional Experience from an Endemic Developing Country by Muhammad Waqas, Mohsin Qadeer, Faizuddin Faiz, Mohammad Ali Alvi, Muhammad Ehsan Bari

“…Literature on the utility of the technique in endemic resource poor countries is little.MethodsThis study was conducted at the Neurosurgery section of Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi. All the patients with suspected Potts disease who underwent CT-guided biopsy during the 7 year period from 2007 to 2013 were included in this study. …”
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Aetiology, Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients Presenting with Acute Flaccid Paralysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Qurat ul Ain Khalid, Khairunnisa Mukhtiar, Fozia Baloch, Nazia Iqbal, Shahnaz Ibrahim, Prem Chand

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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs toward polypharmacy among older people attending Family Medicine Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya by Maureen Kamau, Njeri Nyanja, Adelaide M. Lusambili, Jacob Shabani, Gulnaz Mohamoud

“…The study was conducted at the Family Medicine Clinic (FMC), Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Data were analyzed using NVivo 12 software. …”
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Perceptions and experiences of nursing students and faculty members regarding implementation of the BS-Nursing program by Abdul Karim, Yasmin Noorali Amarsi, Yasmin Nadeem Parpio, Laila Akber Cassum, Munira Amirali, Shakir Rahman

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Assessing pattern of the Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from the emergency department of tertiary care cent... by Saleem Akhtar, Iqra Anis, Nirdosh Ashok Kumar, Muhammad Tayyab Ihsan, Ahmed Raheem, Surraiya Bano

“…Objectives This prospective observational study at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, aimed to determine the frequency, clinical presentation patterns, and laboratory parameters of children with PMIS visiting the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Surgical site infections post cesarean section and associated risk factors: a retrospective case-control study at a tertiary hospital in Kenya by David Odada, Jasmit Shah, Annastacia Mbithi, Reena Shah

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Intrapulmonary schwannoma presenting as an asymptomatic lung mass: a case report by Manzar Abbas, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syed Imad Hassan, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Sidra Arshad, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

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Rates of publication of FCPS dissertations in international and national peer-review journals among residents at AKUH; A cross sectional review of 15 years by Ainulakbar Mughal, Syed Akbar Abbas, Abdul Basit Shah Vargad, Muhammad Wasif, Soubia Akhtar, Ayesha Abbasi

“…Method: The single-centre retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised research publications from the residents of the departments of Surgery and Medicine who graduated between 2005 and 2020. …”
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The clinical respiratory score predicts paediatric critical care disposition in children with respiratory distress presenting to the emergency department by Kanwal Nayani, Rubaba Naeem, Owais Munir, Naureen Naseer, Asher Feroze, Nick Brown, Asad I. Mian

“…Methods Children (1 month to 16 years) presenting with respiratory distress to the ED of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, between November 2015 to March 2016, were enrolled. …”
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Access time and complications in central venous catheter insertion in patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital: A prospective cohort by Fareed Ahmed, Umaira Aftab, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Asher Feroz, Zeyanna Dhalla, Emaduddin Siddiqui

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YAG capsulotomy rates between two types of trifocal intraocular lenses by Muhammad Ali, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar, Muhammad Haris Zahid, Irfan Jeeva, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Siddiqui

“…Methods: In this retrospective cohort study consecutive patients who underwent cataract surgery with a trifocal IOL from 1st May 2017 to 30th October 2019 at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi were included. Eyes which either had an AT Lisa Tri or Alcon PanOptix IOL implant were included. …”
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Promoting Best Practice in Cancer Care in Sub Saharan Africa by Karishma Sharma, Shahin Sayed, Mansoor Saleh, Mansoor Saleh

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Early postoperative arrhythmias after pediatric congenital heart disease surgery: a 5-year audit from a lower- to middle-income country by Sidra Ishaque, Saleem Akhtar, Asma Akbar Ladak, Russell Seth Martins, Muhammad Kamran Younis Memon, Alisha Raza Kazmi, Fatima Mahmood, Anwar ul Haque

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