Vol. 75 No. SUPPL-2 (2025): March

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Published: 25-03-2025

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Editorial

The High Cost of a Medicalized Death: Are We Heading in the Right Direction or Is It Time for a Change?

Imran Ahmad, Farooq Azam Rathore

S137-S139
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Original Articles

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Orthogonal Versus Single Posterior Plating for Internal Fixation of Distal Humeral Extra-Articular Fractures

Bilal Ahmad Qureshi, Ahmad Mushtaq Khan, Hafiz Faiz ur Rehman

S140-S145
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Role of Montelukast in the Management of Moderate Inflammatory Acne

Ahmed Naveed Malik, Nadia Iftikhar , Sakina Sadiq Malik, Farrah Yousaf, Arfan Ul Bari, Aisha Akhtar

S146-S150
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Rise in Pseudomyopia in Time of Covid-19 Pandemic-A Possible Correlation with Screen Time

Maeirah Shafique, Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Samar Fatima, Nauroz Fatima, Sobia U Shah, Beenish Saleem

S151-S154
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Identifying the Lower Limit of Haemoglobin A2 in Individuals with Beta Thalassemia Trait

Muhammad Waleed Ahmed, Fahim Akhtar, Manzar Bozdar, Eisha Mansoor, Saima Zahir, Saima Shafait

S155-S159
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Comparison Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Women with Short Inter Pregnancy Interval vs Women with Normal Pregnancy Interval in two Hospitals of Northern and Southern Regions of Pakistan

Reema Gul, Ayisha Raja, Zaib-un-Nisa ., Faria Mumtaz, Nadia Arif

S160-S163
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Using Pre-Operative Incentive Spirometer Reduces Chances of Basal Atelectasis in Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgeries - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Muhammad Naeem, Majid Aziz, Bilal Saeed, Syed Daood Hashmi, Muhammad Ali, Meezan Jalil

S164-S168
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Outcome of Early Onset Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus - A Tertiary Care Study

Iffat Rafique, Yousaf Jamal, Mohsin Saif, Nuzhat Rafeeq, Sana Ikram, Adnan Zaman

S169-S172
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ENT Related Symptomatology of COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Sohail Aslam, Syed Muhammad Asad Shabbir Bukhari, Naeem Riaz Bhatti, Syeda Atiya Batool Gardezi, Muhammad Fahad Wasim Khan, Waseem Ahmad Khan

S173-S176
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Vitamin-D Deficiency and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis-Myth or Reality

Hira Rasool, Zubair Waheed, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Tariq Bashir Tareen, Abdul Latif Khattak, Imran .

S177-S181
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Quadratus Lumborum Block versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia

Adeela Khan, Najm us Saqib, Anjum Anwar Qadri, Abid Khan, Humayun Munir Tarar, Usman Ejaz Malik

S182-S186
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Assessment of Pre-Operative Scoring Strategy for Prediction of Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Shakeel Ahmed Zia, Imran Ashraf, Sohaib Ashraf, Muhammad Sufyan, Junaid Ashraf, Muhammad Fawad

S187-S191
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AGE AND INFECTION: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SYNERGISTIC GANGRENE

Khurram Niaz, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Darakshan Sehr Masood, Muhammad Nauman Ashraf, Fawad Hameed, Muhammad Ahsan Mustafa

S192-S197
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Comparison of Nasal Tragus Length and Formula For Correctness of Endotracheal Tube Placement in Neonates

Kiran Zeb, Asma Razzaq, Misbah Fakih, Muhammad Shoaib

S198-S201
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Positive Predictive Rate of Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) Category 4 Lesions For Breast Cancer Taking Histopathology as Gold Standard

Syeda Beenish Zahra, Ayesha Isani Majeed, Nouman Malik

S202-S205
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Association Between Peritoneal Carcinomatosis and Histopathologic Type of Cancer

Hina Perveen, Ghulam Haider, Khalil Mahar, Saima Zahoor, Perwasha Kerio, Muhammad Ejaz Khan

S206-S209
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Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Saba Daud Malik, Shazia Nisar

S210-S214
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Comparison of Low and High Dosage Regime of Oxytocin for Uterine Contraction in Elective Caesarean Sections Performed Under Spinal Anaesthesia

Syed Ali Mazhar Rizvi, Azmat Riaz, Fatima Sharif Khan, Tariq Mehmood Malik, Umairah Yaqub, Muhammad Fawaz Amjad

S215-S220
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Frequency of Argentinian Flag Sign in Intumescent Cataract Using Phacocapsulotomy vs Needle Assisted Capsulotomy

Irshad Hussain, Taimoor Ashraf Khan, Shahid Hamid Mahmud, Muhammad Aamir Arain, Asfandyar Khan, Muhammad Usman Ghani

S221-S225
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Comparison of Nasal Packing versus Septal Stitich on Airway Complications during Recovery from Anesthesia

Muhammad Asif Hayat, Ghulam Sabirdr, Saddam Hussain, Afzal Shabbir, Taffazul Mehdi, Rashid Iqbal

S226-S229
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Comparison of Primary Repair and Stoma Formation for Traumatic Gut Injury in terms of Frequency of Wound Infections

Sumaira Ahmed, Asifa Dian Khan, Sadia Tasneem, Adil Ayoub, Ayesha Mureed, Sara Malik

S230-S233
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Correlation Between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Malaria in Khuzdar Garrison and Surrounding Areas: A Cross-Sectional Study

Khurram Munir, Memoona Khan, Zeenat Saulat

S234-S240
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Pattern of Transfusion Related Zinc and Copper Derangements in Beta Thalassemia Major Patients

Kehkshan Waheed, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Afshan Bibi, Muhammad Usman Munir, Sobia Irum Kirmani, Muhammad Amir

S241-S245
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Gender Differences in Clinical and Radiological Features Amongst Patients with Axial Spondyloarthropathy

Irfan Ud Din, Anum Khan, Shahida Perveen, Haris Gul, Saba Samreen, Babur Salim; Soman Nadim Iqbal

S246-S251
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Factors Associated with Presence of Pneumonia and Meningitis Among Pediatric Patients Presenting with Enteric Fever

Ruhma Khawar, Samina Tabussam, Aqeela Sami

S252-S255
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Comparison of Tap Block vs Layer by Layer Local Anesthetic Infiltration Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair

Muhammad Huzaifa Sharif, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, Mirza Hamid Beg, Khalid Buland, Ameer Yasser Zaid, Fahad Hussain

S256-S260
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Comparison of Factors Associated with Complications in Patients with Mirizzi Syndrome Undergoing Cholecystectomy

M Talha Makshoof, Syed Mukarram Hussain

S261-S264
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Comparison of Risk Factors in Patients With and Without Early Post-Operative Complications After Hepaticojejunostomy for Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injury

Basit Ali Cheema, Muhammad Qasim Butt, Nayab Mustansar, Abdul Rehman, Waqas Farooq Alvi, Muhammad Shahzad

S265-S269
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Incidence of Bile Duct Injury after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi

Saqib Ali Awais, Arslan Sharif Malik, Iftkhar Ahmad, Javed Iqbal Niazi, Jehangir Ali Soomro, Hassan Mehmood

S270-S274
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Comparison of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy versus Intra-Articular Injections of Hyaluronic Acid for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Muhammad Shoaib, Musab Bin Noor, Umar Shafique, Fraz Tahir

S275-S279
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Current Pattern of Respiratory Pathogens and Their Sensitivity in Low Socio-Economical Female Population of Tertiary Care Hospital

Saima Ishtiaq, Fatima Kareem, Zeeshan Ahmed Alvi, Saima Syed, Haider Ali, Umme Farwa

S280-S284
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Comparison of Various Factors in Patients of Essential Hypertension with and Without Vitamin D Deficiency Presenting To Family Practice

Namra Nazir, Sadaf Nawaz, Adil Khan, Simra Tanvir, Hadia Tahir, Ayesha Nudrat

S285-S289
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Sensitivity of Magnetic Resonance Imaging as Evaluating Tool in Patients Presenting with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Taimoor Saleem, Bassam Khalid, Mehmood Hussain, Umer Naseer, Ali Yousaf, Khurram Haq Nawaz

S290-S294
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Vitamin D Status in Children with Thalassemia Major

Saira Akram, Tariq Ghafoor, Saadia Awan, Aneeqa Akram, Raazia Nawaz, Asbah Rahman

S295-S299
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Development and Psychometric Properties of Prenatal Obsession Compulsion Scale (POCS)

Tayyeba Kiran, Sameera Shafiq

S300-S305
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Brachio-Cephalic AVF as a Preferred Autogenous Hemodialysis Access in Elderly Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Muhammad Afzal Randhawa, Muhammad Jamil, Khurram Shoaib Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Ruqia Begum, Tahir Mehmood Butt

S306-S310
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Incidence of Determination of Magnitude of Confusion, Disorientation and Encephalopathy in Patients of COVID-19

Muhammad Waseem, Malik Nadeem Azam Khan, Asim Saleem, Majida Zia, Saira Musarrat, Sana Uruj

S311-S315
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Effect of Rectal Misoprostol in Reducing Intra-Operative Blood Loss During Myomectomy - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Salma Nisar, Muhammad Awais Qarni, Sarah Nisar, Sadaf Mumtaz, Ammara Iqbal Muhammad, Qasim Zaheer

S316-S320
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Lower Limb Reconstruction

Afia Ayub, Shahid Hameed Choudhary, Abdul Majid, Palwasha Mansoor, Muhammad Umer Qureshi, Shah Faisal

S321-S326
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Inferring Association of Celiac Disease and Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children from Rawalpindi, Pakistan: a Single-Center Experience

Muzzammal Ghafoor, Farooq Ikram, Hina Riaz, Junaid Bashir, Atif Aziz, Muhammad Waleed Babar

S327-S330
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Association of Chronic Urticaria with Decreased Vitamin D Levels in Female Patients visiting Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

Sana Waqar Qureshi, Farid ur Rehman, Bilqees Fatima, Shamsa Kanwal, Sibqa Jamil

S331-S334
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Frequency of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia with Closed Tracheal Suction versus Open Tracheal Suction

Kamil Hussain Qureshi, Abdul Rasheed, Muhammad Zulqarnain Saleem, Junaid Zafar, Syed Ali Raza Ali Shah, Bilal Ahmad

S335-S339
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Impact of Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancers

Sooma Hafeez Shaikh, Muhammad Umair, Ummarah Zafar Farid, Amaar Talib, Yusra Ashraf, Laiba Binte Saleem

S340-S344
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Obstetrical Variables Leading to Successful Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean Section in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

Huma Shehzadi, Abeera Choudry, Fatima Mehmood, Tahira Riaz, Sadaf Shafique, Zahra

S345-S350
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Normal Values of Stretched Penile Length According to Gestational Age in Neonates

Rida Tahir, Muhammad Tariq Nadeem, Hira Javed, Maryam Ijaz

S351-S354
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Coagulopathy Spectrums in COVID-19 Patients at A Tertiary Care Diagnostic Center in Pakistan

Intzar Ali, Helen Mary Robert, Komal Andleeb, Noman Anjum Rana, Muhammad Bilal Asghar, Muhammad Shahid

S355-S359
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Diagnostic accuracy of resazurin based rapid test for Colistin susceptibility in Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumanii isolated form ICU settings

Sidrah Muqarrab, Irfan Ali Mirza, Sakeenah Hussain Naqvi, Adeel Gardezi, Muhammad Roshan, Rabia Sajjad, Anam Imtiaz

S360-S364
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Comparison of Standard Analgesia versus Intra-Operative Local Anesthesia in Postoperative Pain Management Among Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Sajjad Ahmad Ansari, Muhammad Aqib Riaz, Sonia Khan, Afzal Saeed Awan, Faizan Muhammad, Shaila Riaz

S365-S369
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Effect of Local Wound Infiltration with Ketamine versus Dexmedetomidine on Post-operative Pain Relief in Terms of Quality and Duration after Cesarean Section

Zainab Afzal, Zahid Akhtar Rao, Syed Sameuddin, Muhammad Khalid, Muhsan Sultan, Adil Mehraj

S370-S374
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Case Series

Autoimmune Flare after Receiving Chemotherapy in Hematological Malignancies; A Case Series and Review of Literature

Jhanzeb Iftikhar, Fareeha Sheikh, Syed Abdul Mannan Hamdani, Musa Azhar, Shafquat Ali Khan, Bushra Ahsan

S375-S378
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Case Reports

Intussusception in A Neonate: A Rare Clinical Entity

Anam Zafar, Noshina Riaz, Farah Naz, Shahzadi Sumbal Ghazi, Saima Akhtar

S379-S381
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