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Subcostal Tap Block As Analgesic For Open Cholecystectomy, Raad A. Al-Khafaji Mar 2026

Subcostal Tap Block As Analgesic For Open Cholecystectomy, Raad A. Al-Khafaji

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Open Cholecystectomy, is associated with high pain score post op.TAP block provides effective post op analgesiaAimThe aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of US guided subcostal TAP block for post op pain in open cholecystectomyPatients were divided into two groups. Thirty patients received subcostal TAP block after commencing GA. Another thirty patients did not receive the block.Post operative pain was recorded in both groups , so as any possible complications like nausea and vomiting .We found that subcostal TAP block is effective , simple , and reliable as analgesia in open cholecystectomy post operativelyPatients and MethodsA total of 60 patients …

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Predictive Factors For Strangulated Intestinal Obstruction, Imad Hasan Sagir, Usama Kadum Kredi Mar 2026

Predictive Factors For Strangulated Intestinal Obstruction, Imad Hasan Sagir, Usama Kadum Kredi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This prospective study was carried out on 160 patients with acute intestinal obstruction admitted to the surgical unit at Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital from January 2012 to June 2013 .The patients were divided, according to the results of treatment , into two groups : (1) patients who received early operation (76 patients ) , and (2) patients who received initial conservative treatment with nasogastric decompression and observation (84 patients). The conservative treatment was successful in 52 patients but in 32 patients, delayed operation was required .There were 54 cases of strangulated intestinal obstruction (33.75%) and 106 cases of simple obstruction (66.25%) …

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Evaluation Of Urethral Advancement And Glanuloplasty In Hypospadias Repair, Bahr Sabah Abboud Allawi Mar 2026

Evaluation Of Urethral Advancement And Glanuloplasty In Hypospadias Repair, Bahr Sabah Abboud Allawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:There has been great progress in reconstructive surgery of the male urethra in the last decades. Several complex techniques were developed to correct urethral defects with great variations in the success rate. However, there is no an ideal substitute for the male urethra as good as the urethra to our knowledge at this time .Human male urethra has a large capacity to extend under traction. This extensibility is the principle of urethral advancement technique used to correct urethral defect in hypospadias by using the urethra itself.The objective of this study was to evaluate the urethral advancement and glanuloplasty (UGPI) procedure …

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The Outcome Of Varicocelectomy On Sperm Parameters In Subfertile Men With Clinical Varicoceles Who Have Asthenozoospermia And Or Teratozoospermia With Normal Sperm Count, Mohammed Ali Ghadhban, Ahmed Abdulameer Alwan Mar 2026

The Outcome Of Varicocelectomy On Sperm Parameters In Subfertile Men With Clinical Varicoceles Who Have Asthenozoospermia And Or Teratozoospermia With Normal Sperm Count, Mohammed Ali Ghadhban, Ahmed Abdulameer Alwan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Design Of Study: prospective study.Duration: From 2014 to 2015Setting: Department of Urology, AL-Diwaniya teaching Hospital, Infertility clinic.Patients & Methods: Over a period of one year hundred (100) patients with varicocele associated with male infertility over a 3-years period were included in this study. Pre- and postvaricocelectomy seminal fluid parameters evaluation according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria was performed at 6-month intervals.General anesthesia was given to all patients.Results:One hundred patients met the criteria their age range from 25 to 45 years with a mean age of 32± 3 years. The mean duration of infertility was 3years (range: 1.5–6).). Only …

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The Impact Of Maternal Diabetes On Newborns Admitted To Neonatal Care Unit Of Maternity And Children Teaching Hospital In Al-Diwaniya City, Hulal Saleh Saheb, Muaid Hameed, Salam Jasim Al-Fatlawi Mar 2026

The Impact Of Maternal Diabetes On Newborns Admitted To Neonatal Care Unit Of Maternity And Children Teaching Hospital In Al-Diwaniya City, Hulal Saleh Saheb, Muaid Hameed, Salam Jasim Al-Fatlawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Diabetes has long been associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality It's one of the commonest and important metabolic disorder that affect the health of both mother and infant .Patient and methodsTotal number of patient involved were one hundred eighty four , Ninety-nine of them were infants of diabetic mother , they were admitted to the NCU of AL-Diwaniya teaching hospital from the 1st of October 2013 to the end of march 2014. Eight-five neonates were also enrolled in this study as control (infants of non-diabetic mothers)ObjectiveTo determine the morbidities and mortality among infants of diabetic mother and to compare …

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Physiological Changes And Clinical Findings In Females Textile Factory Workers, Saad Jone Hamza, Amjed Hassan Abbas, Samir Sawadi Hamoud Mar 2026

Physiological Changes And Clinical Findings In Females Textile Factory Workers, Saad Jone Hamza, Amjed Hassan Abbas, Samir Sawadi Hamoud

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

About 60 million people worldwide work in the textile or clothing industry. The conditions of working and the dust that produced from processing of cotton in industries can cause many morbidities to the health of workers. Many recent studies have found a high ratio of chronic diseases especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in those workers. This study was done to assess the effect of working in textile industry from physiological and clinical points of view. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 75 randomly selected textile factory workers, all subjects were females. Information was collected through interview, in addition to …

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Effectiveness Of Delayed In Comparison With Early Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Mazin Z. Al-Shibani Mar 2026

Effectiveness Of Delayed In Comparison With Early Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Mazin Z. Al-Shibani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Acute myocardial infarction is world wild leading cause of death and the incidence of mortality have declined dramatically over the last 30 years, with the advent of the coronary care unit, fibrinolytic therapy, catheter-based reperfusion including primary percutaneous coronary intervention, and statin therapy. Early revascularization is critically important in the management of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.81Aim: To assess the benefit of delayed in comparison with early primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.Methods: This prospective study included 82 patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction they were selected from those who had …

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Depression Intype2 Diabetic Patients In Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, Aqeel Raheem Hassan, Abdul Zahra Mohammad Al Khafaji, Adil Hammadi Mar 2026

Depression Intype2 Diabetic Patients In Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, Aqeel Raheem Hassan, Abdul Zahra Mohammad Al Khafaji, Adil Hammadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objectives: Depression is commonly found as a comorbid condition in chronic medical illnesses in general, and diabetes mellitus (DM) in particular. Patients with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer from depression as compared to the general population. The aims of the study were to estimate: the prevalence of depression in type 2diabetic patients and its severity, the rate of depression in type 2 diabetes in relation to socio-demographic variables, and to find out the correlation of depression with some diabetes variablesMethods:100 Iraqi patients with type 2 DM compared with 100 persons from general population as control group participated in …

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Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi Mar 2026

Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The aim of this study is to know the incidence rate of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies in Muthanna province at the period of 1/1/2008 to 1/1/2009 . The study compromised ( 218 ) live birth neonates ( 1 day – 1 year ) of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies at Hussein Teaching and obstetric and pediatric teaching hospitals . The overall incidence of various types of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies was ( 0.7 %) ( 7 per 1000) , and this is high incidence in comparison with the other countries .The fertility rate was ( 47 % ) and this is a good rate …

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Interleukin-6 Level Among Iraqi Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia From Babil Province, Najlaa B. Alawadi Mar 2026

Interleukin-6 Level Among Iraqi Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia From Babil Province, Najlaa B. Alawadi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Introduction: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine and an anti-inflammatory myokine. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of leukemia in adults. The exact role of IL-6 in CLL is still contraversial and needs alot of research. Aim of the study: To measure serum level of interleukin-6 among Iraqi patients from Babil province with a newly diagnosed untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia and to assess it's association with the stage of the disease and peripheral blood indices. Materials and methods: This is a case-control study included 106 Iraqi patients with a newly diagnosed untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). They …

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Environmental Pollution And Risk Of Congenital Anomalies In Al-Diwaniya Governorate, Hadi Jabor Suhail Mar 2026

Environmental Pollution And Risk Of Congenital Anomalies In Al-Diwaniya Governorate, Hadi Jabor Suhail

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Analytic study, conducted on 15 cases of congenital deformity of the newborn babies in the maternity and children's teaching  hospital in Diwaniya for the period from the first of January until the end of December 2014 (6 males and 9 females) , were recorded cases include cardiac defects ,  urinary system anomalies ,  neural tube defects , cleft  lip 'and Down syndrom.       The largest percentage is cardiac malformations and abnormalities of the urinary system, the proportion of malformations among females were more than in males , for the place of residence was a al- Jumhoory locality  in  the top of …

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Intussusceptions Analysis Of 57 Cases Of Intussusceptions At Alkarama Teaching Hospital Wassit-Al-Kut, Haider Ibraheem Khaleel, Hussein Ali Abed Ahmad Mar 2026

Intussusceptions Analysis Of 57 Cases Of Intussusceptions At Alkarama Teaching Hospital Wassit-Al-Kut, Haider Ibraheem Khaleel, Hussein Ali Abed Ahmad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

      This is a prospective study of 57 cases of intussusception who were admitted to the Alkarama Teaching Hospital   inAl-kut   from the 1st of October 2011 to the 1st of March  2014.       Age ranging was from one month to three years and the mean age was (6 months); the commonest age group affected was those between (6-12) months , the male: female ratio was (1.7:1) , the disease was more prevalent in  spring time  .         The  cardinal  symptoms  were  abdominal  pain in 55 patients (96.5%), followed by the passage of red currant jelly stool in 50 patients (87.7%)   and  vomiting  was …

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Arteriovenous Fistula In End Stage Renal Disease With Modified Technique, Usama Kadum Kredi, Mudher Hussein Attar Mar 2026

Arteriovenous Fistula In End Stage Renal Disease With Modified Technique, Usama Kadum Kredi, Mudher Hussein Attar

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background   brachiocephalic fistula is a best choice for long term hemodialysis as a vascular access  comparing with central venous catheter & arterio venous graft . Aim: aim of this study is to increase successful rate of brachiocephalic fistula. Methods: In this study patients divided as controlled group (75 patients) which operated on with classical technique & studded group (225 patients) which operated on with modified technique I e (cut a patch from arterial wall,  ligation of distal & deep tributaries , us of heparin , avoid hypotension &keep upper limb extended & supinated.        Results: Overall successful e rate was 90,4% …

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Detection Of Major Virulence Factor Of Entamoeba Histolytica By Using Pcr Technique, Ail T.Nimnim Al-Damerchi, Henadi N.Al-Ebrahimi Mar 2026

Detection Of Major Virulence Factor Of Entamoeba Histolytica By Using Pcr Technique, Ail T.Nimnim Al-Damerchi, Henadi N.Al-Ebrahimi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim of the study: This study was undertaken to detect the major virulence factors of the intestinal parasite E.histolytica by using PCR technique, and to study the prevalence of this parasite in Al-Diwanyia Governorate. Patients and method: Stool samples were collected from one hundred eighty- six patients suffering from acute diarrhea, 146 of them had bloody diarrhea. Their ages vary from one to seventy six years old at the period between (December 2011 and June 2012). Microscopic examination with wet mount and concentration method as general stool examination (GSE) were done to all samples, ELISA assay and PCR were done …

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Efficacy Of Modified Midurethral Minisling In Stress Urinary Incontinence Patients In Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital, Falah Mahdi Ali Al-Khafaji Mar 2026

Efficacy Of Modified Midurethral Minisling In Stress Urinary Incontinence Patients In Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital, Falah Mahdi Ali Al-Khafaji

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim: to evaluate the efficacy of using modified midurethral minisling in women with SUI in Al-Diwaniya teaching hospital. Patients and methods: 22 women underwent minisling were diagnosed as pure SUI. Results: mean parity was 4.1, mean duration of symptoms was 28.8 months, mean length of operation was 65 minutes, mean length of hospital stay was 8 hours, mean cost was 195.000 ID, postoperatively ; one case with urine retention, no bladder injury , no vaginal or urethral erosion, no De novo urgency. Three failed cases(recurrent) assessed subjectively(history and examination) and objectively (Urodynamic testing). Conclusion: efficacy of modified midurethral minisling is …

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Inferior Rectal Nerve Block As Analgesic For Haemorroid Surgery, Raad Abdullah Ali Al-Khafaji Mar 2026

Inferior Rectal Nerve Block As Analgesic For Haemorroid Surgery, Raad Abdullah Ali Al-Khafaji

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim : Is to evaluate the effectiveness of Inferior Rectal Nerve block ( IRNB ) in hemorrhoid surgery for post operative ( post op ) pain in the first 24 hours.Aim:The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of IRNB as analgesic in haemorrhoid surgery in the first 24 hours post op.Methods:Efficacy of IRNB for hemorrhoid surgeries was prospectively evaluated on 200 consecutive patients over 14 months. Patients were divided into 2 groups. 100 patients received LA ( Twenty ml of local anesthetic ( 10 ml 0.25% bupivacaine and 10 ml 1% lignocaine with adrenaline was infiltrated into the anal sphincter …

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Assessment Of Myocardial Infarction Risk Among Patients In Babylon City, Hussam Abbas Dawood Mar 2026

Assessment Of Myocardial Infarction Risk Among Patients In Babylon City, Hussam Abbas Dawood

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

IntroductionThe idea of assessment of myocardial infarction risk factors among patients comes while Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Iraq.1 While myocardial infarction has been described to have an epidemic like spread all over the world with special emphasis on countries experiencing the transition to lifestyle, it is important to evaluate the life style and behaviors of those patients after the onset of myocardial infarction.2ObjectivesPresented study aimed to assess and find out the frequency and significance of known risk factors in our patient population in Babylon City of myocardial infarction patients.Materials and MethodsDescriptive design for risk factors …

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The Effects Of Combined Oral Antioxidants On Male Infertility, Ali Hadi Sabhan Mar 2026

The Effects Of Combined Oral Antioxidants On Male Infertility, Ali Hadi Sabhan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

BackgroundHigh reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels was considered as an important factor of male infertility that can result in DNA damage, decrease motility and damage membrane integrity. The role of antioxidants is to maintain the balance between ROS production and their clearance which improve sperm parameters and enhance male fertility.Patients and methodsSixty six male patients with median age of 29 years with a mean period of infertility of 1.5 year that attend the infertility clinic in Al-Diwaniya Maternity and Pediatric Hospital were selected randomly in this study which extend from January 2013 to October 2014 (22 months).The patients were selected …

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Findings Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of Lumbosacral Spine In Chronic Lower Back Pain, Jabir Hasan Obaid Al.Shami, Amjaad Majeed Hameed Mar 2026

Findings Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of Lumbosacral Spine In Chronic Lower Back Pain, Jabir Hasan Obaid Al.Shami, Amjaad Majeed Hameed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

*Background :Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine is a safe and painless scan  that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed pictures of the lumbar spine (the bones, disks, and other structures in the lower back),  MRI of the lumbar spine can be useful in evaluating symptoms such as lower back pain, leg pain, numbness, tingling or weakness  or problems with bladder and bowel control. It can also help to diagnose tumors, bleeding, swelling, developmental or structural abnormalities  and infections or inflammatory conditions in the vertebrae or surrounding tissues. Aim of study  :To detect the …

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The Role Of Protamine 1 Gene Polymorphism And Anti Fsh Antibody In Infertile Couples, Manal M. Khadhim, Taghreed S. Al-Quizwini, Thaer A. Hussian Mar 2026

The Role Of Protamine 1 Gene Polymorphism And Anti Fsh Antibody In Infertile Couples, Manal M. Khadhim, Taghreed S. Al-Quizwini, Thaer A. Hussian

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Infertility is a worldwide problem which affects approximately 15% of all couples, and is defined as, inability to conceive after twelve months of contraceptive-free unprotected intercourse. Materials and methods: Optical density of anti follicle stimulation hormone antibody in the serum was detected by enzyme–linked immunosorbent assay technique and from which anti follicle stimulation hormone antibody concentrations were evaluated according to cut-off. One polymorphic sites of Protamine 1 Gene was genotyped on 72 couples suffering from infertility. Another group consist of 20 couples apparently healthy individuals. Genotypes were determined by the polymerase chain restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. Results: …

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Laparoscopic Appendectomy In Comparison With Open Traditional Surgery For Suspected Cases Of Acute Appendicitis, Mustafa Adil Abbas Hilmi, Abdulhameed Jumaah Ali, Mussa F. Al Mahdawi Mar 2026

Laparoscopic Appendectomy In Comparison With Open Traditional Surgery For Suspected Cases Of Acute Appendicitis, Mustafa Adil Abbas Hilmi, Abdulhameed Jumaah Ali, Mussa F. Al Mahdawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background For more than a century, open appendectomy remained the gold standard for the treatment of acute appendicitis. Now laparoscopic appendectomy has struggled to prove its superiority of performing general surgical procedure.Objective is to compare the safety and benefits of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy.Patients &Methods a prospective study has been done in AL- Yarmouk teaching hospital and private hospitals, 130 patients were selected from April, 2013 to April 2014. 30 patients excluded from the study and hundred patients were Divided into two groups, group A ( 40) patients with acute appendicitis treated by laparoscopic appendectomy) and group B ( …

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Correlation Between Angiographic In-Stent Restenosis And Post-Procedural Glycosylated Hemoglobin Level In Diabetic Patients Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug Eluting Stent, Mazin Z. Alshibani, Tariq Mutasher Swadi, Ali Fawzi Alzamily Mar 2026

Correlation Between Angiographic In-Stent Restenosis And Post-Procedural Glycosylated Hemoglobin Level In Diabetic Patients Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug Eluting Stent, Mazin Z. Alshibani, Tariq Mutasher Swadi, Ali Fawzi Alzamily

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common, complex, and chronic metabolic disorder act as an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has been shown to be an independent predictor for in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.Objectives: To determine the influence of HbA1c level on the frequency of in-stent restenosis in diabetic patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention.Patients and Methods: 89 diabetic patients with recurrent ischemia had history of previous percutaneous coronary intervention and stented coronary arteries with drug eluting stent were admitted to the Iraqi Center for Heart Diseases for elective coronary catheterization with or without percutaneous coronary intervention …

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Circulating Microrna-182 Overexpression As A Biomarker For Breast Cancer, Shoroq Mohammed Al-Temimi Mar 2026

Circulating Microrna-182 Overexpression As A Biomarker For Breast Cancer, Shoroq Mohammed Al-Temimi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:- MiR-182 is one of the most frequently studied cancer-related gene miRs and plays a crucial role in tumorigenesis , progression and may become a potential therapeutic target and biomarker of tumor diagnosis and prognosis.Aim of study:-Estimation of miR-182 gene expression levels in both fresh tissues and serum of same breast cancer patients by using stem-loop follow by Taq-Man real time PCR (RT-PCR) technique and correlate the miR-182 gene expression with ER,PR and Her-2 by IHC technique .Material and methods:- Stem-loop RT-PCR was performed to identify the level of miR-182 gene expression in both fresh tissues and serum of same …

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Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi Mar 2026

Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Electrical injuries, though uncommon and largely preventable ,they usually have serious consequences including death .Objectives: To study the pattern of electric injuries, and recognize the factors that increase their mortality so that we can reduce it .Materials & Methods :A retrospective study of sever electrically injured cases in Babil Governorate during a period of 15 months, from January 2006 to March 2007 (included) was carried out. From the records of the burn wards of Hilla Teaching General Hospital and the autopsy records of Forensic Pathology Department of Babil Health Directorate, sever electrically injured victims were retrospectively studied according to …

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Preliminary Report On The Burn In Pre-School Children In The Specialized Burn Hospital, Tawfeeq Waleed Tawfeeq, Ahmed Miri Saadoon Mar 2026

Preliminary Report On The Burn In Pre-School Children In The Specialized Burn Hospital, Tawfeeq Waleed Tawfeeq, Ahmed Miri Saadoon

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Back ground: A retrospective preliminary study was undertaken to estimate the most common causes of Burn in infantile and pre-school children.Patients and method: children aged between 1 to 5 years were included in this study who had admitted in burn specialized center in Baghdad from September 2010 to June 2011, reviewed by their age, sex, time of presentation, causes and mechanism of burn injury.Result: scald burn is the most common cause of burn in children bellow five years of age (19 cases), male patient more predominance in this age group (66.7%), the age distribution , 1,2,3,4,5 years was 1,7,12,5,2 cases …

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Quality Of Life Of Outpatients With Schizophrenia From Urban And Rural Areas In Baghdad, Mohammed Dawood Jassam, Ali Hussain Al-Aamry, Ali Ibrahim Hamdan, Gazi Abod Al-Mishhadani Mar 2026

Quality Of Life Of Outpatients With Schizophrenia From Urban And Rural Areas In Baghdad, Mohammed Dawood Jassam, Ali Hussain Al-Aamry, Ali Ibrahim Hamdan, Gazi Abod Al-Mishhadani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:Increasing interest in quality of life is the new approach for understanding and improvement of healthcare. Although there are many studies about quality of life in schizophrenic disorder, there is deficiency of data about quality of life of schizophrenic patients in urban and rural areas.Objectives:1-To study the quality of life of schizophrenic patients who are living in both rural and urban areas.2-To identify any possible factors that might need further attention for treatment planning programs. Methods:This study was prospectively conducted between October 2010 and May 2011, on 126 schizophrenic patients attending the outpatient clinic in Al-Rashaad training Hospital.we explain the …

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The Apparent Death In Electrocution, Thamer Mohammad Kadhim Mar 2026

The Apparent Death In Electrocution, Thamer Mohammad Kadhim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Electrical injuries, though uncommon and largely preventable ,they usually have serious consequences including death .Objectives: To study the pattern of electric injuries, and recognize the factors that increase their mortality so that we can reduce it .Materials & Methods :A retrospective study of sever electrically injured cases in Babil Governorate during a period of 15 months, from January 2006 to March 2007 (included) was carried out. From the records of the burn wards of Hilla Teaching General Hospital and the autopsy records of Forensic Pathology Department of Babil Health Directorate, sever electrically injured victims were retrospectively studied according to …

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Postoperative Ketamine Infusion In Comparison With Tramadol Infusion For Postoperative Pain Relief, Basim Hrez Ali Al-Sudani, Sahar Swadi Raheem Mar 2026

Postoperative Ketamine Infusion In Comparison With Tramadol Infusion For Postoperative Pain Relief, Basim Hrez Ali Al-Sudani, Sahar Swadi Raheem

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:Systemic narcotics commonly used for postoperative analgesia are associated with many side effects.Many studies regarding the best postoperative analgesic regimen with minimum side effects have been done over the last 20 years.In this study we compare between the postoperative intravenous infusion of tramadol with the postoperative intravenous infusion of ketamine .Method : This stidy was carried out on 120 parturients prepared for an elective caeserian section under general anaesthesia . All patients subjects according to American Society Of Anaesthesiologist ( ASA) classification were grade 1 & 2 between 20 – 40 of age. Subject were allocated into two groups ( …

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The Validity Of Sonography In Distinguishing Benign Solid Breast Mass From Malignant, Osamah Ayad Abdulsattar Mar 2026

The Validity Of Sonography In Distinguishing Benign Solid Breast Mass From Malignant, Osamah Ayad Abdulsattar

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective:To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV)of ultrasonography (US) in distinguish benign solid breast mass from malignant one.Patients and methods: Between April 2009 and October 2012 , 243 female patients with breast lesions diagnosed by their managing surgeons, were sonographically assessed .Those who had solid lesions were selected for a prospective study through comparison with the histopathological finding of the open biopsies taken from the lesions . US features that most reliably characterize masses as benign or malignant had been strictly applied for diagnosing these cases. Sonographic classifications were compared with histopathological …

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Rosuvastatin Add On Metformin In The Treatment Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Ali Al-Gareeb, Bassim I. Mohammad, Wafaa Salah Abd Al- Amieer, Thabat J. Al-Mayahi Mar 2026

Rosuvastatin Add On Metformin In The Treatment Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Ali Al-Gareeb, Bassim I. Mohammad, Wafaa Salah Abd Al- Amieer, Thabat J. Al-Mayahi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:-Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is common in women of reproductive age and it’s commonly associated with endocrinal and biochemical derangements. Moreover PCOS also associated with increase cardiovascular risks such as adverse lipid profile and endothelial dysfunction. Recently, statins have been shown to improve endocrine and metabolic aspects of PCOS.Aim of the study:-The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of rosuvastatin as adjuvant therapy in treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome.Materials and methods:-The study was conducted at Al-Kadhemia Teaching Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from February 2014 to December 2015. In this study 96 women with PCOS randomly divided …

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