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Cardiac Surgery In Octogenarians, Asmatullah Khan, Hassan Khan, Saulat H. Fatimi, Asadullah Khan
Cardiac Surgery In Octogenarians, Asmatullah Khan, Hassan Khan, Saulat H. Fatimi, Asadullah Khan
Saulat Fatimi
In Europe and North America, cardiac surgery can be done successfully on octogenarians, but differences in patient selection, surgical and bypass techniques prevent us from concluding similarly in Pakistan. This study investigated the short and long-term outcomes of cardiac surgery in octogenarians operated over a 5 years period at The Aga Khan University Hospital, from January 2001 to December 2006. Seventeen octogenarians, (mean age 81.7 ± 2.3) underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Thirty-days hospital mortality was reported in only 1 patient. Surgical complication of any kind was reported in 13 (76.5%) patients with pleural effusion being the commonest in …
Bomb Blast In A Tertiary Care Hospital, The Challenges Faced During Management Of Victims In A Resource Limited Country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar, Umar B, Khabir Ahmed
Bomb Blast In A Tertiary Care Hospital, The Challenges Faced During Management Of Victims In A Resource Limited Country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar, Umar B, Khabir Ahmed
Khabir Ahmed
Abstract Introduction: A bomb blast in a hospital results in a many fold increase in the casualties. The affected health care in the region is the next challenge faced by the administration of the city. We discuss the challenges faced after a bomb blast in the civil hospital of Quetta, Pakistan on 8 August 2016. Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of patients who were transferred by air to the Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi over a period of 86 h after the blast in Quetta. Results: Seventy-five patients were received in three separate waves; those received in …
Prevalence Of Diabetic Retinopathy Among Individuals Screened Positive For Diabetes In Five Community Based Eye Camps In Northern Karachi Pakistan, Jamal-U- Din, Mohammad Babar Qureshi, Akhtar Jamal Khan, Mohammad Daud Khan, Khabir Ahmed
Prevalence Of Diabetic Retinopathy Among Individuals Screened Positive For Diabetes In Five Community Based Eye Camps In Northern Karachi Pakistan, Jamal-U- Din, Mohammad Babar Qureshi, Akhtar Jamal Khan, Mohammad Daud Khan, Khabir Ahmed
Khabir Ahmed
Background: Population-based data on the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Pakistan are lacking. We determined the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among individuals screened positive for diabetes in five community-based eye camps in northern Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: In summer 2002, five community-based eye camps were set up in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. All individuals aged 30 years or older who visited the camps were requested to participate in the study. Those who agreed were screened for diabetes and those found to have the disease were referred to an eye hospital for diabetic retinopathy screening. Verbal informed consent was obtained from all …
Road Traffic Crash Related Injured And Fatal Victims In Karachi From 2007 To 2014: A Time-Series Analysis, Rashid Jooma, Masood Ali Shaikh
Road Traffic Crash Related Injured And Fatal Victims In Karachi From 2007 To 2014: A Time-Series Analysis, Rashid Jooma, Masood Ali Shaikh
Section of Neurosurgery
Injuries and deaths due to road traffic crashes (RTC) are major public health concern. The Road Traffic Injury Research and Prevention Center, collects RTC data on injuries and fatalities from five emergency departments in Karachi. Data generating process (DGP) for RTC from 2007 to 2014, for monthly number of fatal and injured victims were analyzed using autoregressive integrated moving average and vector auto regression, time series models. Results provide strong evidence that the DGP for the current levels of the number of fatalities and injured owing to RTCs are significantly influenced by the own past history of the two series. …
Bomb Blast In A Tertiary Care Hospital, The Challenges Faced During Management Of Victims In A Resource Limited Country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar, Umar B, Khabir Ahmed
Bomb Blast In A Tertiary Care Hospital, The Challenges Faced During Management Of Victims In A Resource Limited Country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar, Umar B, Khabir Ahmed
Department of Surgery
Abstract Introduction: A bomb blast in a hospital results in a many fold increase in the casualties. The affected health care in the region is the next challenge faced by the administration of the city. We discuss the challenges faced after a bomb blast in the civil hospital of Quetta, Pakistan on 8 August 2016. Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of patients who were transferred by air to the Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi over a period of 86 h after the blast in Quetta. Results: Seventy-five patients were received in three separate waves; those received in …
Neurorobotics In Pakistan, Ather Enam, Muhammad Waqas
Neurorobotics In Pakistan, Ather Enam, Muhammad Waqas
Section of Neurosurgery
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