Building up a genomic surveillance platform for SARS-CoV-2 in the middle of a pandemic: a true North–South collaboration by Fyezah Jehan, Patrick Ayscue, Waqasuddin Khan, Furqan Kabir, Imran Nisar, Allison Black, Samiah Kanwar, Fatima Aziz, Sahrish Muneer, Adil Kalam, Mehdia Nadeem Rajab Ali, Nadia Ansari, Manu Vanaerschot, Vida Ahyong, Liz Fahsbender, Katrina Kalantar, Abigail Glascock, Juliana Gil, Cristina Tato

“…We present our experience of establishing a genomic surveillance system at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Despite being at a leading health sciences research institute in the country, we encountered significant challenges. …”
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Which curve is better? A comparative analysis of trauma scoring systems in a South Asian country by Adnan A Hyder, Junaid Razzak, Saima Mushtaq, Uzma Rahim Khan, Natasha Shaukat, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Sheza Hassan, Huba Atiq, Adil H. Haider, Naela Ashraf, Zeerak Jarrar, Ayesha Abbasi, Tanveer Ahmed, Shahid Rasul

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Leveraging Clinical Digitized Data to Understand Temporal Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarctions at a Tertiary Care Medical Centre in Pakistan from 1988–2018... by Zainab Samad, Ali Aahil Noorali, Awais Farhad, Safia Awan, Nada Qaiser Qureshi, Minaz Mawani, Mushyada Ali, Laiba Masood, Ghufran Adnan, Linda K. Shaw, Fahim Haider Jafary, Salim S. Virani, Eric J. Velazquez, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Javed Tai

“…Methods: We reviewed digital health information capture systems maintained across the Aga Khan University Hospital and obtained structured elements to create a master dataset. …”
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Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices by mothers in two rural districts of Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey by Gul Nawaz Khan, Shabina Ariff, Ubaidullah Khan, Atif Habib, Muhammad Umer, Zamir Suhag, Imtiaz Hussain, Zaid Bhatti, Asmat Ullah, Ali Turab, Ali Ahmad Khan, Alba Cecilia Garzon, Mohammad Imran Khan, Sajid Soofi

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The ethical and validity conundrum in epilepsy research in LMIC settings by Pauline Samia, Pauline Samia, Pauline Samia, Adeel Shah, Archana Patel, Philip Olielo, Lionel Mudave, Samson Gwer, Samson Gwer, Samson Gwer

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Bicompartmental Decompressive Craniectomy: Report of Two Cases by Saad Akhtar, Badar Ujjan, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Gohar Javed

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Multipara with utero-vesical fistula following repeat cesarean section: a rare iatrogenic complication by Gulnaz Shafqat, MBBS, FCPS, Anam Khan, MBBS, FCPS, Salma Azam, MBBS, FCPS, Rehana Murad, MBBS

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Congenital absence of the appendix in a child with malrotation by Areej Salim, Zorays Moazzam, Alina Ashraf, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Saqib Hamid Qazi

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Takayasu arteritis: A rare cause of chronic headache by Linda Barasa, Adil Salyani, Jillo Bika, Fredrick Otieno, Dilraj Sokhi

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Distance travelled for brain tumour surgery: A Low- and Middle-income Country Perspective by Mohammad Hamza Bajwa , Mashal Murad Shah, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Ahsan Ali Khan, Nida Zahid , Saad bin Anis , Naveed Zaman Akhunzada , Altaf Ali Laghari, Muhammad Faraz Raghib, Sameen Siddiqi, Syed Ather Enam

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Experiences of Undergraduate Medical, Nursing Students and Faculty regarding Flipped Classroom: A Mixed Method Study at Private Medical University in Pakistan by Nida Zahid, Kulsoom Ghias, Sadia Fatima, Muhammad Tariq, Amber Shamim Sultan, Rahila Ali, Rozmeen Akbar, Mehdia Ali, Russell Martins, Khairulnissa Ajani

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Cardiac Children Hospital Early Warning ScoreVersus the Inadequate Oxygen Delivery Index for the Detection of Early Warning Signs of Deterioration by Mujtaba Khalil, MBBS, Qalab Abbas, MBBS, FCPS, Mohammad Kumael Azhar, MBBS, Faiqa Binte Aamir, MBBS, Shiraz Hashmi, MBBS, MSc, Sadaqat Ali, BScN, Tahira Faiz, BScN, Mahim Akmal Malik, MD

“…Pediatric cardiac ICU (PCICU), Aga Khan University. INTERVENTIONS:. C-CHEWS and Inadequate Oxygen Delivery (IDO2) Index calculation every 2 hours. …”
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Demographic and Psychosocial Factors associated with Internet Addiction among the Pakistani Population during COVID-19: A Web-Based Survey by Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir MSc, Ayesha Nasir Hameed MBBS Student, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani MSc, Meher Angez MBBS Student, Muhammad Talha Nawaz MBBS Student, Malik Muhammad Hamza Khan MBBS Student, Ghazal Peerwani MSc, Apsara Ali Nathwani MSc, Syed Iqbal Azam MSc

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The Last Mile—Community Engagement and Conditional Incentives to Accelerate Polio Eradication in Pakistan: Study Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Trial by Jai K. Das, Amira Khan, Farhana Tabassum, Zahra Ali Padhani, Atif Habib, Mushtaq Mirani, Abdu R. Rahman, Zahid Ali Khan, Arjumand Rizvi, Imran Ahmed, Zulfiqar Bhutta

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Causal factors influencing quality of treatment and survival in Wilms Tumor: A retrospective investigation by Syed Ibrahim Bukhari, Zahra Saeed Ahmed, Javeria Saeed, Kiran Hilal, Zehra Fadoo, Naureen Mushtaq, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Sadaf Altaf

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VITT with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine – index case by Kanta Devi, Natasha Ali, Nosheen Nasir, Syed Faisal Mahmood

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Pharmacological Interventions for the Treatment and Control of Shivering in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under Regional Anaesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Anal... by Malika Hameed, Naureen Akber Ali, Khalid Ahsan, Mohsin Nazir

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Corrigendum to ‘Intravitreal ranibizumab for treatment of choroidal neovascularization secondary to a bilateral choroidal osteoma’ [Am. J. Ophthalmol. Case Reports (4) (2016) 7–10]... by Sidra Zafar, M.A. Burq, Mustafa Iftikhar, Azam Ali

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Improving medication adherence in stroke patients through Short Text Messages (SMS4Stroke)-study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial by Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Quratulain Nauman Shaikh, Omrana Pasha, Iqbal Azam, Muhammad Islam, Adeel Ali Memon, Hasan Rehman, Muhammad Affan, Sumaira Nazir, Salman Aziz, Muhammad Jan, Anita Andani, Abdul Muqeet, Bilal Ahmed, Shariq Khoja

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Co-administration of saffron and chamomile: to determine the efficacy as an adjuvant therapy for mild to moderate depression in human subjects. A pilot randomized clinical trial by Saara Ahmad, Asra Khan, Hamna Rafiq, Prashant Tikmani, Hanif Mesiya, Faiq Amin

“…Method: The prospective, randomised, blinded, end-point pilot study was conducted at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, from August to October 2020, and comprised patients with mild to moderate depression with or without diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia. …”
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