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Ameliorative effect of Nigella Sativa on Absolute Weight, Relative Weight, and Body Weight after Doxorubicin Induced Kidney of Albino Rats 黑草对阿霉素诱导的白化大鼠肾后绝对体重、相对体重和体重的改善作用

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-12-15 DOI: 10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.203

{"title":"Ameliorative effect of Nigella Sativa on Absolute Weight, Relative Weight, and Body Weight after Doxorubicin Induced Kidney of Albino Rats","authors":"","doi":"10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.203","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Doxorubicin (DOX) belongs to anthracyclines antibiotics, used for the treatment of several malignancies, and its use is limited because of various organ injuries. The seeds of Nigella sativa are beneficial in several illnesses.\u0000\u0000Objective: To explore the ameliorative role of Nigella sativa on body weight, absolute and relative weight of on Doxorubicin-induced albino rats kidney.\u0000\u0000Methodology: Study design: Comparative study. Setting: BMSI (Anatomy Department), JPMC, Karachi. Study duration: 26th January to 2nd March 2017. Forty adult albino rats, 90-120 days old, weighing between 180~200 grams, were taken from the animal house and distributed into four groups. Group-A1 was the control group, Group-B1 was given Doxorubicin, 3mg/kg bw/week, intraperitoneally (ip), Group-C1 treated with Doxorubicin (3mg/kg bw/week intraperitoneally) and NS (1000mg/kg bw/week orally) daily, and Group-D1 were given only NS (1000mg/kg bw orally).\u0000\u0000Results: The body weight of Group A1 was considerably elevated (p=0.001) when compared with Group B1 and C1. The body weight was considerably decreased (p=0.001) in Group B1 comparison with Group A1, C1, and D1 but a highly significant raise (p=0.001) in the absolute and relative weight of the kidneys was observed in Group B1as compared to A1, C1, and D1.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: This study concludes that Nigella sativa restored the body weight, absolute and relative kidney weight in Doxorubicin treated group.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"365 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124590455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring Dietary Practices, Perceptions and Knowledge of Mothers of Toddlers visiting Primary Care Physicians 探索幼儿母亲的饮食习惯，观念和知识访问初级保健医生

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-12-11 DOI: 10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.181

Khudija Amna Arif, H. Jawaid, Marriam Sheraz, Z. Hasan, Babra Naveed, Hina Akhter

{"title":"Exploring Dietary Practices, Perceptions and Knowledge of Mothers of Toddlers visiting Primary Care Physicians","authors":"Khudija Amna Arif, H. Jawaid, Marriam Sheraz, Z. Hasan, Babra Naveed, Hina Akhter","doi":"10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.181","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mother is responsible for upbringing of infants and children as she decides their health and food.\u0000\u0000Objective: To assess the mother's beliefs and practices related to foods like bananas, dates, rice, eggs, ghee, butter, and factors influencing these practices.\u0000\u0000Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2020 and March 2021 among mothers of young children (up to 3 years of age). Responses were collected through interviews. Data were collected from primary health centers (Nainsukh, Gajjumata) and OPD of Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, PHCs Mubarakabad, and Nehranwalaa, district Okara. Questionnaire included information, about the diet given to children such as weaning foods introduced at 6 months and food items consumed by kids up until the age of 3 years. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.\u0000\u0000Results: Out of 333 mothers overall 239 (72%) mothers fed, carbohydrate rich diet as part of weaning, 81% of these mothers were educated up to school level (p=0.001). Bananas were avoided by 100% of mothers who had no education (p=0.000) due to their perception that their use is linked to increased risk of mucous and chest problems in child. Similarly, eggs were not introduced in children due to misconception that it causes skin rash, fever, or loose stools, with 96% of mothers with no education, 98% with school education, and 42% with higher education (p=0.000). Similar trends were use of dates (p=0.00), rice (p=0.02), and butter (p=0.002) among mothers in the 3 educational groups.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: Majority of the mothers used a carbohydrate-rich diet as weaning food, and most of these mothers were educated. Majority of the uneducated mothers avoided bananas, eggs, dates, rice, and butter due to misconceptions.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114110652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in Female Elementary School Teachers of Karachi, Pakistan 巴基斯坦喀拉蚩女小学教师职业倦怠症候群现况调查

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I4.192

K. Khan, sadia sundus sheikh

{"title":"Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome in Female Elementary School Teachers of Karachi, Pakistan","authors":"K. Khan, sadia sundus sheikh","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I4.192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I4.192","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Female teachers like other professionals, also face stress and exhaustion due to their jobs, which may lead to burnout.\u0000\u0000Objective: To investigate the various degrees of burnout and its association with demographic factors on female teachers of private and public sector elementary schools, Karachi Pakistan.\u0000\u0000Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 800 female teachers in Karachi Pakistan, from January to May 2017. MBI-HSS was used as an instrument for this extensive study, data was stored and analyzed on IBM-SPSS version 22.0. Pearson chi-square was done to see the association of demographics with burnout, one-way ANOVA to compare scores of MBI with marital status and zone, Tukey’s test for multiple comparisons between the groups, and Cronbach's alpha to evaluate the measure of internal consistency.\u0000\u0000Results: The results revealed that among the female elementary school teachers, a total of 96.9% reported burnout (13% mild, 58% moderate, 19.6% severe, 6.3% extreme) and 3.1% had no burnout. Burnout varies with marital status (highest in married participants) and zone (highest in east zone) (p values<0.05) only. One-way ANOVA demonstrate that the separated women had higher mean scores on MBI scales compared to married & unmarried women (p-value =0.48), furthermore, East zone respondents have higher MBI scores as compared to all other regions. Tukey’s test showed that East zone gave significant mean differences for south and west zone (P-value <0.05). Cronbach’s alpha was found to be (0.384) for the overall scale confirming the reliability of subscales and MBI.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: Our results show a high prevalence of burnout and the positive association of Burnout with marital status and zones.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116161235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Frequency and Factors Associated with Cesarean Section in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan 巴基斯坦旁遮普南部三级医院剖宫产的频率和相关因素

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-10-22 DOI: 10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.180

R. Islam, M. Yaqoob, E. M. Qureshi, A. Hanif, M. S. Rana, Syed Amir Gilani, Samia Asghar, Fouzia Altaf, Saleeha Islam, Abdullah Islam, S. Vehra

{"title":"Frequency and Factors Associated with Cesarean Section in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan","authors":"R. Islam, M. Yaqoob, E. M. Qureshi, A. Hanif, M. S. Rana, Syed Amir Gilani, Samia Asghar, Fouzia Altaf, Saleeha Islam, Abdullah Islam, S. Vehra","doi":"10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/jszmc.v12i4.180","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There is a large variation in the frequency of cesarean section in different countries and in different regions of the same country. To reduce the country-wide disparity in this mode of delivery, WHO has set in an optimal range of 10–15%. In Pakistan, the rate of cesarean sections has increased over time. Rising rate of cesarean section may be associated with maternal age, antenatal care, parity, fetal lie and presentation, comorbidities, previous cesarean section, maternal choice, and clinical management policies.\u0000\u0000 Objective: To determine the frequency and factors related to the cesarean section in females in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Punjab of Pakistan.\u0000\u0000 Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from 1st March 2020 to 31st December 2020. Two hundred and five females fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled applying the statistical formula. A predesigned questionnaire was applied to collect data at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bahawalpur. The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 24.\u0000\u0000Results: The mean age of the respondents was 25.3±4.4 years; 45.4% of females belonged to the upper-middle class and 95.6% were housewives. The mean number of antenatal visits was 3.4±1. Overall, 72.7% of females had cesarean section deliveries. The risk factors associated with cesarean section were: previous cesarean section 34.6%, fetal distress 13.7%, cephalo-pelvic disproportion 12.7%, oligo-hydramnios 10.7%, low lying placenta 8.3%, abnormal lie presentation 6.8%, and failure to progress in labor 5.9%.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: The frequency of cesarean section was high. Major factors associated with cesarean section were previous cesarean section, education level, fetal distress, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, and oligo-hydramnios.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114612618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Social Insurance as Health Care System Financing in Pakistan: Is it a Solution to all Healthcare related Problems? 社会保险作为巴基斯坦医疗保健系统融资:它是所有医疗保健相关问题的解决方案吗?

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.195

G. Mustafa

{"title":"Social Insurance as Health Care System Financing in Pakistan: Is it a Solution to all Healthcare related Problems?","authors":"G. Mustafa","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.195","url":null,"abstract":"Social health insurance based financing is one of the many mechanisms for collecting and pooling the funds to health services, along with tax-financing, private health insurance, community insurance, and out of pocket. It should not be considered the only solution for health system financing, and it is not always raising additional funding for health system.1 A health system is the organization of persons, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to fulfill the health needs of the populations. A health system consists of all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health. This includes the efforts carried out for improving determinants of health.2 A health system includes public sector facilities and private facilities, which deliver preventive, curative and personal health services. It also includes behaviour change programs, vector-control campaigns, health insurance system, inter-sectoral coordination and legislation. The goals for health system include providing good health for its citizens, being responsiveness to the expectations of the population it serves, and fair funding services. The achievements towards these is based on how a health system carries out following key functions; provision of health care services, resource generation, financing, and stewardship.1","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"28 12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134441382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Stunting Amongst Pakistani Children Under Five: Status of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Workers at Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centers in Raiwind, Lahore 巴基斯坦五岁以下儿童发育迟缓:拉合尔雨风市基础保健单位和农村保健中心保健工作者的知识、态度和行为状况

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.186

S. Faisal, R. Sarwar, Sanjib Ahmed, Sundas Ali, U. Tariq

{"title":"Stunting Amongst Pakistani Children Under Five: Status of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Workers at Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centers in Raiwind, Lahore","authors":"S. Faisal, R. Sarwar, Sanjib Ahmed, Sundas Ali, U. Tariq","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.186","url":null,"abstract":"Background: One of the major public health problem amongst children of Pakistan is lack of proper nutrition. Health care workers (HCWs) at primary level have a pivotal role in promoting good nutrition.\u0000\u0000Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers regarding stunting in under five children, at Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centers of Raiwind, Lahore.\u0000\u0000Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study including all HCWs (15 doctors and 15 nurses) in the selected 3 Rural Health Centers (RHC) and 9 Basic Health Units (BHU) in Raiwind, Lahore, from March 2019 to March 2020. A structured questionnaire was used for assessing Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of HCWs regarding stunting in children under- five. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data, P-values (p ≤ 0.05) were considered to see if the difference is statistically significant between doctors and nurses.\u0000\u0000Results: The HCWs’ mean percent score of doctors versus nurses, for knowledge related to major childhood illnesses was 48±22 vs 46±21, common nutritional problems 35±19 vs 26±16, and nutritional assessment methods 22±12 vs 42±23, in children under 5 years was found to be suboptimal. Total mean percent score for HCW ‘practices regarding health education of mothers was below 50 i-e 46±16 vs 40±18 in doctors vs nurses. The practice regarding breast feeding was higher 65±20 in nurses. All the doctors and 11 (73%) nurses reported correct practice regarding iron and folic acid supplementation to pregnant mothers.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: Despite having positive attitude towards stunting, HCWs’ had suboptimal knowledge and practice score in most of the items.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128880500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Albuminuria and its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy among Type-2 Diabetic Patients at a Specialized Diabetic Clinic 糖尿病专科诊所2型糖尿病患者蛋白尿及其与糖尿病视网膜病变的关系

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-09-27 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.177

Aisha Arooj, S. Fazid, Abdul Jalil Khan, H. Adeeb, H. Jawaid, I. Ullah

{"title":"Albuminuria and its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy among Type-2 Diabetic Patients at a Specialized Diabetic Clinic","authors":"Aisha Arooj, S. Fazid, Abdul Jalil Khan, H. Adeeb, H. Jawaid, I. Ullah","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.177","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading non-communicable diseases with an increasing prevalence around the globe. Diabetic Nephropathy and Retinopathy are common complications of diabetes that can be prevented by early interventions.\u0000\u0000Objective: To assess the association between micro and macro-albuminuria with diabetic retinopathy in patients having Diabetes Mellitus type-2.\u0000\u0000Methodology: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on patients having Diabetes Mellitus type-2, visiting eye clinic at AIMS Diabetes Hospital and Research Center Hayatabad, Peshawar from October 2016 to March 2017. All patients having Diabetes Mellitus type-2 were included in the study using purposive sampling. After taking informed consent from patients, data were collected on a pre-designed questionnaire and analyzed using STATA-14. Linear regression was done for the assessment of an association of albuminuria with diabetic retinopathy and other independent variables.\u0000\u0000Results: A total of 141 type-2 diabetic patients were examined. The mean age of participants was 53.4±9.42 years and 73 (51.77%) were female. Of these patients, microalbuminuria was 88 (62.41%) and macroalbuminuria was 26 (18.4%). Overall, the frequency of Diabetic Retinopathy was 93 (65%), in which 62 (43%) were non-proliferative, and 31 (21.9%) were proliferative DR. On multivariate regression analysis, albuminuria was significantly associated with male gender, old age group (60 years and above), overweight, obesity, and occurrence of both NPDR and PDR (p-value <0.05).\u0000\u0000Conclusion: Increased level of albuminuria in patients with Diabetes Mellitus type-2 enhances the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. The risk for developing Diabetic Retinopathy increases with an increase in BMI and age of the patients.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127915445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Diagnosing Carcinoma Prostate 磁共振波谱诊断前列腺癌的准确性

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-09-24 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.111

Fariha Mumtaz, Mudassar Saeed Pansota, M. Rasool

{"title":"Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Diagnosing Carcinoma Prostate","authors":"Fariha Mumtaz, Mudassar Saeed Pansota, M. Rasool","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.111","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) produces a non-invasive analysis of the metabolism of the tissue, determining the relative concentrations of their metabolites and the interactions produced between them, which may be used in tumor diagnosis and showed good diagnostic accuracy for prostate cancer detection.\u0000\u0000Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) in diagnosing prostate cancer.\u0000\u0000Methodology: This was a cross sectional study, conducted at department of Radiology, Bahawal Vitoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, from July 2019 to June 2020. A total of 206 male patients with clinical suspicion of carcinoma prostate, 50-80 years of age will be included. Patients with already diagnosed carcinoma prostate, prostatic abscess, acute or chronic prostatitis were excluded. Each patient has undergone MRS examination. Each MRS was interpreted by one consultant radiologist and was looked for choline + creatine/citrate ratio for carcinoma prostate. Findings of MRS and histopathology were correlated. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 20.\u0000\u0000Results: In 120 MRS-positive patients, 108 were True Positive and 12 were False Positive. Among, 86 MRS negative patients, 16 were False Negative whereas 70 were True Negative. Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in diagnosing carcinoma prostate was 87.10%, 85.37%, 90.0% 81.40%, and 86.41% respectively.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: This study concluded that Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy is the non-invasive modality of choice with high diagnostic accuracy in detecting prostate cancer.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116746410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Frequency of Fistula formation in the Management of Hypospadias cripples in patients of different age groups by Bracka's Technique Bracka技术治疗不同年龄组尿道下裂患者的瘘管形成频率

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-09-21 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.69

M. Akhtar, I. Adeel, Col Dr. Ghazanfar Ali

{"title":"Frequency of Fistula formation in the Management of Hypospadias cripples in patients of different age groups by Bracka's Technique","authors":"M. Akhtar, I. Adeel, Col Dr. Ghazanfar Ali","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.69","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hypospadias is a congenital anomaly, exclusive to the male population involving male external genitalia. Incidence varies in different populations and ethnic groups.\u0000\u0000Objective: To determine the frequency of fistula formation after two staged Bracka’s technique in the management of hypospadias cripples in patients of different age groups.\u0000\u0000Methodology: Setting: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. Duration of Study: From January 2011 to June 2014. Study Design: Descriptive case series. Sampling Technique: Non-probability: purposive sampling. Study subjects: Patients with age 1 to 60 years, diagnosed as case of hypospadias cripples diagnosed clinically (patients having a persistent functional complication after initial repair). The data was entered into SPSS version 22 and analyzed through it. Fistula formation was presented as frequencies and percentages.\u0000\u0000Results: The mean age was 8.26±5.67. The majority of the patients, 71 (84%) were less than 10 years of age (84%), 6 patients (7%) were between 10-20 years of age, while 8 patients (9%) were more than 20 years of age. Only 9 patients (11%) had a fistula and most of the patients 76 (89%) had no fistula. There was 1 (1%) patient who had fistula less than 10 years of age, 2 (3%) patients had fistula between 10-20 years of age while 6 (7%) patients had fistula more than 20 years of age.\u0000\u0000Conclusion: It is concluded that the early intervention in cases of hypospadias cripples results in lesser complications and lesser functional problems as compared to increasing age at the time of presentation.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129211642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Audit of Caesarean Sections in a Single Centre: Analysis of its Frequency and Indications 单中心剖宫产的审计:其频率和适应症分析

Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Pub Date : 2021-09-21 DOI: 10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.20

T. Akhtar, Kainat Sarwar, Sadia Shakeel, Noreena Saba

{"title":"Audit of Caesarean Sections in a Single Centre: Analysis of its Frequency and Indications","authors":"T. Akhtar, Kainat Sarwar, Sadia Shakeel, Noreena Saba","doi":"10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47883/JSZMC.V12I3.20","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Caesarean section serves a substantial parameter of comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care and it is a package of care that groups together basic emergency obstetric care as well.\u0000\u0000Objective: To evaluate the frequency and indications of caesarean section in a tertiary care hospital.\u0000\u0000Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from June to November 2018. The records of all the women delivering either vaginally or by caesarean section during the study period were retrieved. Age, socioeconomic status, parity, type of delivery, and indications for which caesarean sections were noted. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 20.\u0000\u0000Results: A total of 4575 deliveries were conducted during the study period. Out of these, 2605 (57%) had caesarean sections, and 1970 (43%) delivered vaginally. Maternal age ranged from 20 to 40 years. The most common reason for caesarean section was repeat caesarean section (22%) followed by fetal distress (21%).\u0000\u0000Conclusion: This study revealed that there is a high frequency of caesarean section in tertiary care hospital, and the most common reasons for caesarean section were repeat caesarean section and fetal distress. The departmental protocols and SOPs must be made for indications of caesarean section. Adherence to standard guidelines and protocols for managing labor is required.","PeriodicalId":171893,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124152091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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