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Human Subject Research, Ethics And The Developing World, F Moazam Nov 2000

Human Subject Research, Ethics And The Developing World, F Moazam

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.


Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Disease Spectrum And Management In A Tertiary Care Hospital, M R. Khan, S B. Hasan, S A. Sami Oct 2000

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Disease Spectrum And Management In A Tertiary Care Hospital, M R. Khan, S B. Hasan, S A. Sami

Department of Surgery

Objectives: To review the spectrum of presentation and the surgical management of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and the role of various diagnostic modalities in predicting the post-operative stage and the correlation of the post-operative stage with the chances of recurrence.SETTINGS: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi--a tertiary care referral center in Paksitan.Methods: This is a retrospective study of medical records of all the patients who were managed at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) between 1988 and 1998. The patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer were identified using the ICD-9-CM coding system and the data was analyzed …


Pilomatrixoma And Pilomatrix Carcinoma Deceptively Similar But Distinct Entities, T S. Khan, A Khan Jun 2000

Pilomatrixoma And Pilomatrix Carcinoma Deceptively Similar But Distinct Entities, T S. Khan, A Khan

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.


Diagnosis And Management Of The Neonatal Cloaca, A Samad, S Hussain, M Arshad, F Moazam Feb 2000

Diagnosis And Management Of The Neonatal Cloaca, A Samad, S Hussain, M Arshad, F Moazam

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Intra Aortic Baloon Pump In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting At The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Aamir M. Jafarey, Muneer Amanullah, Sajid A. Khan, Sulaiman B. Hasan Jan 2000

The Use Of Intra Aortic Baloon Pump In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting At The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Aamir M. Jafarey, Muneer Amanullah, Sajid A. Khan, Sulaiman B. Hasan

Department of Surgery

Objective: To review the experience in the use of Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in patietits undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) at a tertiary care hospital with a new Open Heart surgery program. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Patients:
Medical records of all patients undergoing CABG between November 1994 and July 1997 were reviewed and those in whom IABP device was used, were included in this study.
Results:
A total of 15 patients had IABP suppOrt during the study period. Four surgeries were done urgently while two were emergencies. There were three mortalities. Ejection …