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Traumatic Aortic Transection Repair With Distal Perfusion - Single Center Experience, Hina Inam, Syed Shahabuddin, Aiman Tariq, Sumera Inam, Saulat Fatimi Feb 2020

Traumatic Aortic Transection Repair With Distal Perfusion - Single Center Experience, Hina Inam, Syed Shahabuddin, Aiman Tariq, Sumera Inam, Saulat Fatimi

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Blunt aortic injury is associated with significant mortality. A large number of patients lose their lives before reaching the hospital, those who survive half die within a day. Isthmus is the commonest site of aortic injury. Aortic injury is usually associated with other injuries of the body hence a multidisciplinary approach is required. For aortic transection the treatment options have evolved from proximal and distal aortic cross clamping and repair with distal perfusion technique using shunt or partial heart bypass (extracorporeal circulation) to endovascular stenting depending upon the available facilities andexpertise. Distal perfusion technique helps in avoiding paraplegia. We present …


Epidemiology And Prevalence Of Deep Venous Thrombosis In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Aatik Arsh, Haider Darain, Syed Muhammad Ilyas Dec 2016

Epidemiology And Prevalence Of Deep Venous Thrombosis In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Aatik Arsh, Haider Darain, Syed Muhammad Ilyas

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) are associated with incredible financial cost and human sufferings. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine prevalence of pressure ulcers amongst patients with different levels of SCI.


Prevelacne Of Pressure Ulcers In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury; A Retrospective Study, Aatik Arsh, Haider Darain, Syed Muhammad Ilyas, Amir Zeb Dec 2012

Prevelacne Of Pressure Ulcers In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury; A Retrospective Study, Aatik Arsh, Haider Darain, Syed Muhammad Ilyas, Amir Zeb

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) are associated with incredible financial cost and human sufferings. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine prevalence of pressure ulcers amongst patients with different levels of SCI.


Spinal Disease Presenting As Acute Abdominal Pain, M J. Torrens, Rashid Jooma Aug 1983

Spinal Disease Presenting As Acute Abdominal Pain, M J. Torrens, Rashid Jooma

Section of Neurosurgery

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