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Surgical Management During The Covid-19 Era At A Private Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study, Nida Zahid, Erum Baig, Gulzar S. Lakhani, Hasnain Zafar, Asad Latif, Syed Ather Enam
Surgical Management During The Covid-19 Era At A Private Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study, Nida Zahid, Erum Baig, Gulzar S. Lakhani, Hasnain Zafar, Asad Latif, Syed Ather Enam
Department of Surgery
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), declared a pandemic in March 2020, has affected the entire healthcare system, including the surgical practice. Guidelines for the management of surgical patients during this COVID-19 era need to be established to provide timely yet safe surgical care. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the outcomes of the COVID-19 testing algorithm established for surgery patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, and to compare the outcomes among patients who underwent elective versus emergency surgery.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan to apply …
Cephalic Vein Transposition: An Effective Surgical Option For Dealing With The Cephalic Vein Stenosis, Zia Ur Rehman
Cephalic Vein Transposition: An Effective Surgical Option For Dealing With The Cephalic Vein Stenosis, Zia Ur Rehman
Department of Surgery
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Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip., Shahryar Noordin, Masood Umer, Kamran Hafeez, Haq Nawaz
Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip., Shahryar Noordin, Masood Umer, Kamran Hafeez, Haq Nawaz
Department of Surgery
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a spectrum of anatomical abnormalities of the hip joint in which the femoral head has an abnormal relationship with the acetabulum. Most studies report an incidence of 1 to 34 cases per 1,000 live births and differences could be due to different diagnostic methods and timing of evaluation. Risk factors include first born status, female sex, positive family history, breech presentation and oligohydramnios. Clinical presentations of DDH depend on the age of the child. Newborns present with hip instability, infants have limited hip abduction on examination, and older children and adolescents present with …