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 by Naveed Ahmed, Shahan Waheed, Rubina Barolia, Kiran Azizi, Madiha Ismail

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Managing dental unit waterlines: a quality improvement programme by Fahad Umer, Madiha Khan, Farhan Raza Khan, Karim Tejani

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Pleural fluid plasmacytosis in a patient with plasma cell leukemia by Raihan Sajid, Bushra Moiz, Nausheen Kamran, Salman Naseem Adil

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Meningioma — defining characteristics of the affected Pakistani population by Mashal Murad Shah, Muhammad Usman Khalid , Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Saad bin Anis , Naveed Zaman Akhunzada , Altaf Ali Laghari , Muhammad Faraz Raghib, Sameen Siddiqi , Syed Ather Enam

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Use of simulation based technology in pre-clinical years improves confidence and satisfaction among medical students by Muhammad Bilal Mirza, Anjiya Sulaiman, Satwat Hashmi, Samar Zaki, Rehana Rehman, Rozmeen Akbar

“… Objective: To determine perception of medical students about learning from integrated simulated clinical skills sessions in Respiration and Circulation module of Year 1 undergraduate medical curriculum at Aga Khan University. Subjects & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education, Aga Khan University (AKU) from July 2018 to February 2019. …”
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Substitution spectra of SARS-CoV-2 genome from Pakistan reveals insights into the evolution of variants across the pandemic by Javaria Ashraf, Sayed Ali Raza Shah Bukhari, Akbar Kanji, Tulaib Iqbal, Maliha Yameen, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Waqasuddin Khan, Zahra Hasan

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Prioritizing Pituitary Adenoma Care in Pakistan: Analysis from an Epidemiological Study by Mashal Murad Shah, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Rashid Jooma, Saad bin Anis, Altaf Ali Laghari , Muhammad Faraz Raghib, Naveed Zaman Akhunzada , Sameen Siddiqi , Syed Ather Enam 

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Determination of Factors Associated with Critical Weight Loss in Oral Cavity Carcinoma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Haissan Iftikhar, Anwar Suhail, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Amna Urooba, Noman Shahzad, Sohail Awan, Rahim Dhanani

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed at the Aga Khan University Hospital, in Karachi, Pakistan, on 125 patients. …”
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A prospective observational study of community acquired pneumonia in Kenya: the role of viral pathogens by Jamila Nambafu, Mary Achakolong, Fridah Mwendwa, Jumaa Bwika, Felix Riunga, Samuel Gitau, Hanika Patel, Rodney D. Adam

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Evaluation of data analytics workshop using RStudio amongst medical students in Pakistan by Manzar Abbas, Hareem Rauf, Javeria Bilal Qamar, Syeda Ramlah Tul Sania, Russell Seth Martins, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“… A quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, to evaluate the outcomes of a series of workshops on 25 medical students’ statistical knowledge and acceptance of RStudio. …”
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Conceptual framework for a cardiac surgery simulation laboratory and competency-based curriculum in Pakistan — a short innovation report by Ali Aahil Noorali, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Sardar Shahmir Babar Chauhan, Mustafa Ali Khan, Anam Noor Ehsan, Mohammad Bin Pervez, Muhammad Tariq, Saulat H. Fatimi

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Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: Relating immune impact of co-morbidity with challenges in disease management in high burden countries by Uzair Abbas, Kiran Iqbal Masood, Aalia Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Nausheen Saifullah, Bushra Jamil, Zahra Hasan

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A rare case of breast carcinoma metastasis into a meningioma in a 64-year-old female patient by Edwin Mogere, MBChB, MMed, Miriam Mutebi, MBChB, MMed, Allan Njau, MBChB, MMed, Manel Haj Mansour, MD, MMed, Joseph Abuodha, MBChB, MMed, Patricia Okiro, MBChB, MMed

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Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: An Overview by Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Umair Arshad Malik, Momena Sohail, Irfan Nazir Hassan, Sara Ali, Muhammad Hamza Saad Shaukat

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The Landscape of Stem Cell Research in Pakistan by Sjjawal Ahmad, Sana Zeeshan, Azhar Hussain, Rumina Hasan, 4 Kulsoom Ghias, Syed Ather Enam

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Glomangiopericytoma: a rare tumour of sinonasal cavity by Shayan Khalid Ghaloo, Rahim Dhanani, Hamdan Ahmed Pasha, Muhammad Wasif, Saira Fatima, Mubasher Ikram

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Knowledge and attitude towards identification and management of sepsis among resident physicians in tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan by Ainan Arshad, Abdul Aziz, Ahmed Ayaz, Syed Maaz Salahuddin, Bushra Jamil

“…A total of 76 resident physicians completed the questionnaire; 51 (67%) were Internal Medicine Residents and 25 (33%) were Emergency Medicine residents of Aga Khan University Hospital. 93% of the participants claimed to be aware of the SSC guidelines but only 26% considered themselves very knowledgeable on the subject. …”
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Testicular choriocarcinoma with small bowel metastasis and active gastrointestinal bleeding by Asad Saulat Fatimi, MBBS, Khizer Masroor Anns, MBBS, Faheemullah Khan, MBBS, MD, Wasim Ahmed Memon, MBBS, FCPS, Junaid Iqbal, MBBS, FCPS, Muhammad Aman, MBBS, Izaz Ahmad, MBBS, Sahar Fatima, MBBS, FCPS

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Factors associated with medical students' career choices at a private university: a cross-sectional study by Sana Saeed, Mahanoor Raza, Areeba Hussain, Muhammad Maisam Ali, Farah Khalid

“…An anonymous survey was distributed among the medical students at Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. All analysis was carried out using Stata 17. …”
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PakSurg: The first trainee-lead model for multicenter surgical research collaboration in Pakistan by Usama Waqar, Shaheer Ahmed, Ronika Devi Ukrani, Maheen Mansoor, Sadaf Khan, Syed Ather Enam

“…This is the first trainee-lead surgical research collaborative in Pakistan, established by the student-lead Surgery Interest Group from the Aga Khan University. The project involved creation of a model that included a steering committee comprising of five teams which worked in conjunction with collaborators from multiple hospitals. …”
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