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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Premedication In Surgical Day Care Patients, Saminal Ismail, Fauzia A. Khan, Aliya Ahmed, Khalid A. Shah
Premedication In Surgical Day Care Patients, Saminal Ismail, Fauzia A. Khan, Aliya Ahmed, Khalid A. Shah
Department of Anaesthesia
The purpose of this audit was to find out the efficiency
of our system in providing premedication to surgical day
care patients. This audit was conducted in the Surgical Day
Care (SDC) Unit of a University Hospital. All patients
anaesthetised in the SDC unit on day care basis were included
in this audit. Nursing notes and preoperative orders of all
patients to be anaesthetised were checked to see whether
premedication was given or not and was the timing according
to the orders written. The result showed that out of 205
patients scheduled, twenty (9.7%) patients did not receive
premedication. Only …
Mid Aortic Syndrome Correction: Anaesthetic Considerations And Management, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Mohammad Hamid, Muneer Amanullah, Mubashar Khan, Shahabuddin, Mansoor Ahmed Khan
Mid Aortic Syndrome Correction: Anaesthetic Considerations And Management, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Mohammad Hamid, Muneer Amanullah, Mubashar Khan, Shahabuddin, Mansoor Ahmed Khan
Department of Anaesthesia
A twelve years old female patient presented with headache off and on and disparity between upper and lower limb pressures. On the basis of history, physical examination and magnetic resonance angiography, the patient was diagnosed as mid aortic syndrome and planned for elective aorto aortic bypass graft surgery through left thoracotomy. Double lumen endotracheal tube was placed for lung isolation and episodes of hypertension during proximal and distal cross clamp were controlled with sodium nitropruside infusion (SNP). Extra pleural catheter was put in at the end of surgery before chest wall closure for postoperative pain control. Both upper and lower …
Emergency Airway Management Of A Patient With Mediastinal Mass, Anwar Ul Huda, Khalid Maudood Siddiqui, Fazal Hameed Khan
Emergency Airway Management Of A Patient With Mediastinal Mass, Anwar Ul Huda, Khalid Maudood Siddiqui, Fazal Hameed Khan
Department of Anaesthesia
Appropriate airway management is an essential part of anaesthesiologist's role. Extrinsic airway compression by rapidly growing mediastinal masses represents a therapeutic challenge to anaesthesiologists. We report a case of successful airway management in a patient with obstructed airway. The patient was a middle aged female who presented with severe respiratory distress secondary to a huge mediastinal mass. CT scan showed widened superior mediastinum with circumferential narrowing of trachea and left main bronchus. Her condition continued to deteriorate during her hospital admission, so emergency intubation and tracheostomy was planned. She was intubated with the help of a bougie using size 6 …
Attenuation Of Hypotension Using Phenylephrine During Induction Of Anaesthesia With Propofol, Muhammad Imran, Fazal Hameed Khan, Mansoor Ahmed Khan
Attenuation Of Hypotension Using Phenylephrine During Induction Of Anaesthesia With Propofol, Muhammad Imran, Fazal Hameed Khan, Mansoor Ahmed Khan
Department of Anaesthesia
Objective: To observe if phenylephrine mixed with propofol can attenuate hypotensive effects of propofol during induction of anaesthesia.
Methods: A total number of 135 adult ASA-I and ASA-II patients were divided into three groups. (Group A, B and C). All patients were induced with propofol 2.5 mg per kg. In Group A (control group) patients received propofol mixed with 2cc of 0.9% normal saline. Group B (study group) patients received propofol mixed with 2cc of a solution containing phenylephrine 25µg/cc (total 50µg); Group C (study group) patients received propofol mixed with 2cc of a solution containing phenylephrine 50µg/cc …
Impact Of Antibiotic Restriction On Broad Spectrum Antibiotic Usage In The Icu Of A Developing Country, Shahla Siddiqui, Kashif Hussein, Roshan Manasia, Aijaz Samad, Nawal Salahuddin, Afia Zafar, M. Qamarul Hoda
Impact Of Antibiotic Restriction On Broad Spectrum Antibiotic Usage In The Icu Of A Developing Country, Shahla Siddiqui, Kashif Hussein, Roshan Manasia, Aijaz Samad, Nawal Salahuddin, Afia Zafar, M. Qamarul Hoda
Department of Anaesthesia
Objective: To reduce rates of nosocomial pneumonia and cost of antibiotic therapy.
Methods: By means of a policy implementation the following broad spectrum antibiotics were restricted to usage in the ICU for 72 hours: Cefepime, Meropenem, Imipenem, Tazocin, Polymixin B and Vancomycin, after an institutional based pharmacy and therapeutic committee approval. The ICU pharmacist would alert the ICU residents or consultants after 48 hours of the computer based antibiotic entry that the order would expire within hours. Telephone approval was obtained followed by a formal consultation if deemed necessary by the ID specialist or primary team. Antibiotic usage was …
Resource Allocation Within The National Aids Control Program Of Pakistan: A Qualitative Assessment Of Decision Maker's Opinions, Sara Husain, Masood Kadir, Zafar Fatmi
Resource Allocation Within The National Aids Control Program Of Pakistan: A Qualitative Assessment Of Decision Maker's Opinions, Sara Husain, Masood Kadir, Zafar Fatmi
Community Health Sciences
Background:
Limited resources, whether public or private, demand prioritisation among competing needs to maximise productivity. With a substantial increase in the number of reported HIV cases, little work has been done to understand how resources have been distributed and what factors may have influenced allocation within the newly introduced Enhanced National AIDS Control Program of Pakistan. The objective of this study was to identify perceptions of decision makers about the process of resource allocation within Pakistan's Enhanced National AIDS Control Program.
Methods:
A qualitative study was undertaken and in-depth interviews of decision makers at provincial and federal levels responsible to …
Infective Endocarditis In Patients With Congenitally Malformed Hearts: Characterization Of The Syndrome In A Developing Country, Bilal K. Siddiqu, M. Tariq, Atif Jadoon, Ghulam Murtaza, Asim Syed, M. Bilal Abid, Maria Qamaruddin, Mehnaz Atiq, Raymond A. Smego
Infective Endocarditis In Patients With Congenitally Malformed Hearts: Characterization Of The Syndrome In A Developing Country, Bilal K. Siddiqu, M. Tariq, Atif Jadoon, Ghulam Murtaza, Asim Syed, M. Bilal Abid, Maria Qamaruddin, Mehnaz Atiq, Raymond A. Smego
Section of Internal Medicine
Cardiac surgery for correction or palliation of congenital cardiac disease in infancy and childhood remains a privilege that is rarely accessible to two-thirds of the world’s population. This imbalance has created a unique spectrum of illness in patients with underlying congenital cardiac disease and complicating infective endocarditis in developing countries, including Pakistan. In this study, we characterize endocarditis as seen in such patients presenting in Karachi.
We reviewed retrospectively patients admitted to Aga Khan University with underlying congenitally malformed hearts and endocarditis between 1991 and 2004.
We identified 48 patients with endocarditis according to the modified Duke Criterions, with just …