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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Complicated With Chylous Ascites, Zia Ur Rehman
Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Complicated With Chylous Ascites, Zia Ur Rehman
Department of Surgery
No abstract provided.
Predictors Of Poor Quality Of Life After Primary Lower Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Perspective From A Developing Nation, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Asad Moosa, Fareed A. Shaikh, Noman Shahzad, Shahid Nazir, Ziad Sophie
Predictors Of Poor Quality Of Life After Primary Lower Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Perspective From A Developing Nation, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Asad Moosa, Fareed A. Shaikh, Noman Shahzad, Shahid Nazir, Ziad Sophie
Department of Surgery
Objective: We aimed to determine predictors of poor long term quality of life, using the VEINES Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire, in patients with lower limb deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
Material and Methods: This study included adult patients with primary lower limb DVT between January 2007 and December 2017. Post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) was assessed using the Villalta score and Quality of Life (QoL) by the VEINES quality of life questionnaire.
Results: Our study included 125 patients, 57 (45.6%) of whom were males. The patient population's median age was 41 years (IQR: 34-47 years). The median follow …
Knowledge Gain Of The Non-Vascular Surgeons After Attending A Course On Traumatic Vascular Emergencies, Zia Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asad Moosa, Qamar Riaz
Knowledge Gain Of The Non-Vascular Surgeons After Attending A Course On Traumatic Vascular Emergencies, Zia Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asad Moosa, Qamar Riaz
Department of Surgery
Objective: To measure the effectiveness of the workshop in enhancing the knowledge and skills of the non-vascular surgeons in dealing with traumatic vascular emergencies.
Methodology: It was a Quasi-experimental pre-post design study conducted at Section of Vascular Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi (Pakistan) in February 2019. One-day workshop was conducted to enhance the knowledge and operative skills of the non-vascular surgeons in managing traumatic vascular emergencies. A written test and course evaluation survey were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the course in achieving the desired objectives.
Results: Total of 21 participants attended the workshop with mean age of …
Psychological Distress And Its Associated Factors Among Informal Care Givers Of Disabled Young Adults With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Samera Punjwani, Yasmin Parpio, Rubina Barolia, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Nargis Asad
Psychological Distress And Its Associated Factors Among Informal Care Givers Of Disabled Young Adults With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Samera Punjwani, Yasmin Parpio, Rubina Barolia, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Nargis Asad
Department of Surgery
Objective: To measure the psychological distress among the informal caregivers of disabled young adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and to identify its associated factors.
Methods: An analytical cross sectional study was conducted with 76 informal caregivers of young adults (19 - 50 years) with TBI, using admission records of one of the tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan from 2015 to 2016. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire comprising a general demographic questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire- 28. The effect of the predictors on the psychological distress was determined by applying multiple linear regression analysis.
Results: The …
Lateral Sub-Cutaneous Route For Anterior Tibial Artery Revascularisation, Zia Ur Rehman
Lateral Sub-Cutaneous Route For Anterior Tibial Artery Revascularisation, Zia Ur Rehman
Department of Surgery
No abstract provided.