Vol. 76 No. 3 (2026): June

View Vol. 76 No. 3 (2026): June

Published: 30-06-2026

Full Issue

Table of Contents

Editorial

Cell Towers and Public Health: Balancing Connectivity and Safety

Sarah Tanvir, Rukhsana Roshan

296-297
- PDF

Original Articles

Aetiologies and Outcomes of Acute Liver Failure in Children at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi

Muhammad Waleed Babar, Qudrat Ullah Malik, Farooq Ikram, Asbah Rehman, Junaid Bashir, Muzzammil Ghaffor

298-302
- pdf
Frequency of Fistula Formation in Primary Cleft Palate Repair in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Maimoona Goher, Saad ur Rehman Sarwar, M Ibrahim Khan, Mamoon Rashid, Sakina Malik, Farwa Shabbir

303-307
- pdf
Is Presence of Fluid in Uterus or Peritoneal Cavity Forty Eight Hours After Caesarian Section Correlated with Post-Operative Morbidity?

Anam Mahreen, Sadia Zaineb, Syeda Uzma

308-312
- pdf
Factors Associated with Adverse Outcome in Elderly Patients Managed with Anticoagulants in Intensive Care Unit

Muhammad Ali, Rubab Ahmed, Andaleeb Khan, Sohail Zafar, Muhammad Ahmad, Syed Fayyaz Mehmood

313-316
- pdf
Assessing the Frequency and Association of Risk Factors with Gestational Diabetes in Women Reporting to a Tertiary Care Hospital using the American Diabetes Association 2023 Criteri

Najeeb Ullah Khan, Abdus Sattar, Mariam Saeed, Muhammad Zeeshan Rana, Hina Anwar

317-321
- pdf
Comparison of Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) classification with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) for the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Mazhar Hussain, Mohammad Atif Shiraz, Muhammad Umar Amin, Ghulam Abbas, Raza Rahim Haider, Sohail Akhtar

322-325
- pdf
Comparison between Addition of Neostigmine and Atropine to Standard Post-Dural Puncture Headache Regimen Versus Standard Regimen Alone

Qaim Ali Bhatty, Sami Wahid, Mobeen Ikram, Khan Muhammad Yaqub, Bilal Humayon Khan Durrani, Hassan Nasir Minhas

326-330
- pdf
Comparison of Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method (mCIM) with Novel Rapid Carbapenemase Detection Method (rCDM) for Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms from Clinical Isolates

Asad Zafar, Irfan Ali Mirza, Sakeenah Hussain Naqvi, Anam Imtiaz, Adeel Gardezi, Rabia Sajjad

331-335
- pdf
Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block for Post-Operative Pain Relief in Thoracotomies

Sikander Hayat, Ameer Yasser Zaid, Muhammad Rashid Iqbal, Ghulam Sabir, Mudassar Iqbal, Syed Ali Mazhar Rizvi

336-340
- pdf
Multi-Faceted Intervention to Limit Over-Prescription of Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Quasi Experimental Study

Rabia Afroz, Shazia Nisar, Maryam Khan, Tehreem Khan, Sobia Latif, Fatima Farooq

341-346
- pdf
Effectiveness of Levetiracetam Versus Phenytoin in Acute Management of Childhood Seizures

Rabia Khalid, Amjad Iqbal, Talal Waqar, Muzammil, Amir Aslam Awan, Hafsa Ejaz

347-351
- pdf
Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Detecting Kidney Stones Using Computed Tomography of Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder (CT KUB) as a Gold Standard

Kaz Bano, Mohammad Ashraf Kasi, Nisar Ahmed, Ijaz Ahmed, Tehmina Sadiq

352-356
- pdf
Monocanalicular Versus Bicanalicular Stent in Transcanalicular Diode Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy

Quratulain Paracha, Ubaidullah Yasin, Muhammad Kamran Saeed, Omer Farooq, Summaiya Urooj

357-361
- pdf
Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus

Mujeeb Rehman, Shahneela Tabassum, Syed Onaiz Anwar, Rana Shahid Hafeez, Kanwal Sartaj, Shumaila Onaiz

362-366
- pdf
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Pattern of Difficult-To-Treat Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria from Pus Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Warda Furqan, Faisal Hanif, Javaid Usman, Rafia Irfan, Afnan Naeem

367-371
- pdf
Comparison of Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block versus Fentanyl for Post-Operative Pain Control in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Disc Surgery

Umar Shahzad, Junaid Zafar, Muhammad Saad Sikander, Kaukab Majeed, Azmat Riaz, Khurshid Bangash

372-376
- pdf
A Novel and Comprehensive Scoring System (TUST Score) for Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis

Ghulam Rasool Tariq, Saqib Ur Rehman, Uzma Rasool

377-382
- pdf
Experience of Short Segment Fixation in Thoracolumbar Spine Traumatic Fractures at Tertiary Care Hospital

Burhan Ul Haq, Shahzad Ahmad Qasmi, Abdul Rehman Arshad, Farhat ijaz, Akbar Shah, Saadia Ziaulhaque

383-388
- pdf
Effect of Body Mass Index on the Active Stage of Labour

Shaheera Akram, Shazia Chohan, Viqar Ashraf, Asifa Siraj, Mafia Toheed, Rabia Anwar

389-393
- pdf
Comparison of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and Plasma Exchange in Children with Guillain-Barré Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore

Ambreen Aslam, Nighat Sultana, Samreen Ashraf, Momina Khan, Mahnaz Parveen, Muhammad Sarwar

394-398
- pdf
Extended Medial Myocutaneous Gastrocnemius Flap for Coverage of Wounds around Knee Joint

Saba Aziz, Rao Saood Ahmad, Ayub Ashraf Malih, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Masooma Ambar, Nuzhat Jahan

399-402
- pdf
Comparison of Sensitivity between Mantoux test, Quantiferon-TB Gold with Bronchoalveolar Lavage for GeneXpert in Renal Transplant for Latent Tuberculosis

Ghulam Mustafa, Nauman Kashif, Ruqaiyya Nazir, Sohail Sabir, Farrukh Islam, Ashfaq Altaf

403-406
- pdf
Open AccessOriginal Article Comparison of Outcome (in Terms of Duration of Surgery, Pain Score and Improvement in Sperm Count) in Subinguinal Varicocelectomy versus Inguinal Varicocelectomy Approach

Aqib Riaz, Ayesha Siddiqa, Ahmad Ali Khan , Rana Shahzad Murtaza, Sajjad Ahmad Ansari , Shaila Riaz

407-411
- pdf
Impact of Family Size and Income Status on the Occurrence of Acute Coronary Syndrom

Shaheer Khan Muhammad, Shitba Naeem, Babur Hameed, Sumaira Fareed Khan, Neelam Anees, Kamran Ahmed Khan

412-418
- pdf
Correlation Between Preoperative Findings of High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) and Intraoperative Findings of Chronic Otitis Media (COM)

Rahat Kalsoom, Sunarays Akhtar, Kamran Zamurrad, Hareem Azhar, Wazir Feroze, Anoosha Zafar

419-423
- pdf
Thrombocytopenia: Frequency and Severity in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Sidra Saeed, Muhammad Naeem Qureshi, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Shahzad Ashraf, Ahmar Rashid, Laibah Safdar

424-428
- pdf
Comparison of Nebulized Versus Systemic Corticosteroids for Management of Children Presenting with Acute Exacerbation of Asthma

Silwana Taroni, Shakeel Ahmed, Wahid Nawaz, Andleeb Tariq, Fatima Raza, Abdullah

429-434
- pdf
Comparison Between Maternal Complications of Chromic Catgut and Vicryl Rapid Sutures Used for Episiotomy Repair

Huma Ijaz, Abida Bilal, Erum Parvaiz, Zaira Shafiq, Amel Amjad, Ammara Waqar

435-439
- pdf

Review Articles

HIV Molecular Diagnostics: Recent Developments and Emerging Trends

Zarafshan Amjad, Aroosh Shabbir, Zarafshan Asjad, Kushaf Mohsin

440-446
- pdf

Case Reports

Rare Urological Complications Associated with Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS): A Series of Eight Cases

Nazli Hameed, Irfan Nazir, Sheema Yousuf

447-450
- pdf