Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Zarak Awais, Eman Salik, Muhammad Tahir Iqbal
{"title":"Comparison of treatment of volar Barton's fracture with T plate using distal end screws and without distal end screws.","authors":"Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Zarak Awais, Eman Salik, Muhammad Tahir Iqbal","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.8799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the functional and radiological outcomes of treatment of volar Barton's fractures using T plate with and without distal end screws.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized control trial was conducted at the department of Orthopedics, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from December 2021 to May 2022. Total 60 patients (30 in each group) were randomly allocated to either group A (T-Plate with distal end screws) or B (T-Plate without distal end screws). Patients were followed up on day-0, day-14, day-28 and day-90. Assessments of patients were done by Green O'Brien Score for pain, Modified Warden Score for callus formation on radiographs at 12-weeks of follow-up and Stewart Score for displacement of fracture.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 90<sup>th</sup> day, significant difference was seen in Green O'Brien Score (Excellent score: Group-A: 80% vs. Group-B: 90%, p=0.278) while Stewart scores remained comparable (Excellent Score: Group-A: 93.33% vs. Group-B: 96.67%, p=0.221) between treatment groups. Fracture healing assessed with Modified Warden score for score 4 did not show significant difference between both groups at 90<sup>th</sup> day. i.e. (Group-A: 96.67% vs. Group-B: 96.67%). However, callus formation assessed with Modified Warden score for score 3 showed significant differences between groups at 90<sup>th</sup> day. i.e. (Group-A: 53.33% vs. Group-B: 86.67%, p=0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both treatment approaches appear to yield comparable outcomes in terms of clinical assessment, Stewart scores, and fracture healing, with a potential advantage for T-plate without distal end screw in callus formation at the 90th day.Trial registration: IRCT20221231056999N1.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395339/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nursing undergraduates' experience of participating in the Internet + Nursing Program and their spiritual education needs: A qualitative study from the perspective of the Neuman System Model.","authors":"Ying Huang, Xiaotong Dong, Wei Wu, Haoran Zhang, Fei Qi","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.8822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8822","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to explore the qualitative aspects of nursing undergraduates' experience of participating in the Internet + nursing program and their spiritual education needs from the perspective of the Neuman system model.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a descriptive qualitative study design, twelve full-time undergraduates at Chengde Medical University from June to July 2022 who had completed their clinical internship were interviewed one-on-one, and a purposive sampling method was adopted. Moreover, Colaizzi's phenomenological method was employed to analyze the data and improve the themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the Internet + nursing program, the lack of spiritual education for undergraduates can be summarized into the following four themes: lack of spiritual consciousness; lack of spiritual education and spiritual nursing knowledge; high demand for spiritual education; and cognition of the current situation of basic nursing education in China and thoughts on incorporating Internet-related technologies into future nursing education.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>At the school and hospital level, importance should be placed on the basic education of spirituality and psychological nursing, and appropriate measures should be taken to improve the knowledge level of spirituality and psychological nursing as well as the capacity of spiritual nursing, in order to ensure high-quality nursing services.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395367/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative analysis of the clinical effects of different thoracoscopic resection in the treatment of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.","authors":"Hao Jiang, Tong Wu, Peng Qie, Huien Wang, Baoxin Zhang","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.9124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9124","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare and analyze the clinical effects of thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This was a retrospective study. Eighty patients with stage I NSCLC treated in Cangzhou People's Hospital from December 2019 to January 2022 were randomly divided into the segmentectomy group and lobectomy group, with 40 cases in each group. Further comparative analysis was carried out focusing on perioperative indexes, maximum ventilation volume (MVV), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), VAS score of postoperative pain and complications.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>There was no significant difference in the number of dissected lymph nodes and extubation time between the two groups (p>0.05). The operation time was longer, while intraoperative blood loss was less and the stay of stay in hospital was shorter in the segmentectomy group significantly than those in the lobectomy group (p<0.05). Furthermore, no significant difference was observed in MVV%, FVC% and FEV1% between the two groups before operation (p>0.05). Meanwhile, the segmentectomy group had evidently lower VAS scores at 1 d, 3 d and 5 d postoperatively than those in the lobectomy group (p<0.05). Besides, there was a much lower total incidence of complications in the segmentectomy group than that in the lobectomy group (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Compared with lobectomy, thoracoscopic segmentectomy is more effective in the treatment of stage I NSCLC, with less bleeding and mild pain, which can alleviate pulmonary function injury and reduce postoperative complications that is conducive to the improved prognosis of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaneez Fatima, Sughra Zulfiqar, Ammara Farooq, Musfirah Aziz
{"title":"Outcome of Nasal continuous positive airway pressure in neonates: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Kaneez Fatima, Sughra Zulfiqar, Ammara Farooq, Musfirah Aziz","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.8753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in term and preterm neonates with respiratory distress by evaluating successful outcomes, identifying factors contributing to treatment failure, and documenting associated complications.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A comparative cross-sectional study design was employed. The research was conducted at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi from November 2022 to July 2023. All consecutive neonates admitted during the specified period with respiratory distress requiring CPAP treatment and meeting inclusion criteria were enrolled. Pre- and post-CPAP respiratory distress levels, relevant biochemical markers, as well as mortality and morbidity rates were documented. Both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were employed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the study cohort was 53.3±85.6 minutes. The average time to initiate CPAP was 82.4 ± 94.7 minutes. Mean gestational age stood at 34.68±2.8 weeks. CPAP was successful in 97% of babies. The low birth weight below 1200grams was the main factor related to failure of CPAP. The mean Downes score decreased from 5.8±1.3 before CPAP to 3.3±1.6 after 12 hours of CPAP and further to 1.85±2 after 24 hours. Significant improvements in Downes score were noted after 24 hours of CPAP usage (p < 0.05) using paired sample T-test.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study affirms the effectiveness of CPAP in addressing neonatal respiratory distress. The utilization of CPAP emerges as a valuable intervention that not only reduces the requirement for invasive ventilation but also exhibits the potential to alleviate morbidity and mortality rates among neonatal populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adult-onset chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: A case report of a rare entity.","authors":"Huzefa Jibril, Mehmood Riaz, Syed Ahsan Ali","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.8765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is a rare autoimmune disorder causing inflammatory joint lesions. It has an estimated prevalence of 1-2 per million while adult-onset disease constitutes only 6.3% of patients.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>We present a case of a 44 years old male who presented to the rheumatology clinic with lower back pain for twelve years. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine showed ovoid areas of abnormal signal intensities along superior and inferior endplates of multiple vertebrae of the dorsolumbar and sacral spine. Computed tomography guided biopsy of L4 vertebrae was done. Histopathology revealed linear cores of degenerating fibrocartilage focally exhibiting small spicules of mineralized bone and fibro-collagenous tissue. He initially did not respond to traditional therapy. His symptoms improved with the addition of a Janus Kinase inhibitor. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis to be reported from Pakistan.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395356/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Danish Muneeb, Mirza Agha Naushad Baig, Muhammad Kamran, Shafaatullah Qudratullah, Muhammad Saddique Arain
{"title":"Assessing the quality and standards of operative notes in general surgery; A teaching institute's experience in Pakistan.","authors":"Muhammad Danish Muneeb, Mirza Agha Naushad Baig, Muhammad Kamran, Shafaatullah Qudratullah, Muhammad Saddique Arain","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.9443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9443","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the quality and standard of hand-written operative notes in a teaching institute.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective study was carried out in the department of surgery, Fatima Hospital, Baqai Medical University, from January 2023 till May 2023. One hundred fifty operative notes from general surgery domain were considered. These notes were evaluated according to the guidelines of Royal College of Surgeons, with added-on a few variables by the author.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All 150 notes were handwritten. Resident surgeon wrote the operative notes under the supervision of primary surgeon. There was a deficiency in mentioning medical record number, procedure starting time and duration of surgery. An important statement about the hemostasis is that it is secured-per-operatively was not documented. The residents were reluctant to explain the surgical procedures diagrammatically. The operative room number was missing in all notes. Post operative instructions lacked the information for nothing per oral, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, and input and output charting.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is observed that the operative surgical notes were however explainable about the procedure, but quality and standard was not matchable with that of Royal College of Surgeons notes. Hence, a lack of formal training for the resident surgeons in operative notes writing was observed. This study is a thought provoker to the surgeons and a guide to resident trainees, and hospital management to provide a handful operative notes writing theme in the form of performa provided in the department.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395379/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Abdur Rahman Afridi, Zafar Ali, Naveed Iqbal, Usman Zeb
{"title":"New-onset diabetes mellitus in patients with COVID19 infection admitted to a tertiary care hospital: A single-center experience.","authors":"Muhammad Abdur Rahman Afridi, Zafar Ali, Naveed Iqbal, Usman Zeb","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.8797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.8797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the frequency of new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) in patients with COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>It was a retrospective descriptive study carried out in Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan from November 2021 to April 2022. All patients having new onset Diabetes Mellitus (NODM) were identified among a total of 300 patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 infection. Patients' data including relevant investigations were accessed through the hospital management information system (HMIS). SPSS version-23 was used for data entry and statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 300 COVID-19 patients included in the study, 163 (54.3%) were female and 137(45.7%) were male. The mean age of the patients was 56.80±13.72 (IQR 15) years. Frequency of the new onset diabetes was 44(14.7%); 19 (6.33%) male and 25(8.33%) female. Among the 44 NODM patients, the majority (57%) were female (<i>p</i>=0.720). Most (64%) of the patients with new-onset DM were in the middle age (<i>p</i>=0.018).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A significant number of patients with COVID-19 infection are prone to develop new-onset diabetes during their admission to the hospital.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395370/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety Assessment of Sedation Services in Radiology at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Peshawar.","authors":"Faraz Mansoor","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.9326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this retrospective observational study was to evaluate the safety of newly started sedation services in the department of Radiology Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center Peshawar, Pakistan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical record of the patients who underwent sedation for different types of imaging studies at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Peshawar center were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate the safety outcome of sedation. Process variables included preoperative assessment, obtaining informed consent acquisition, confirmation of nulla per os (NPO) status, monitoring during the procedure, post-anesthetic care unit (PACU) handover, and discharge instructions. The monitored complications included instances of cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, hypoxia, apnea and vomiting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No major adverse events, such as respiratory or cardiovascular arrest, were observed among the patients in our study. A limited number of cases experienced minor events, specifically hypoxia and apnea, all of which were effectively addressed through simple maneuvers. However, one patient with previously undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea encountered upper airway obstruction, necessitating the discontinuation of the procedure. Subsequently, all patients were safely discharged to their homes from the recovery area.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sedation in Radiology department can be safely performed by adhering to a structured approach aligned with hospital policies and procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395387/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruifen Tian, Yi Guo, Xing Zhang, Xia Zhang, Xia Song
{"title":"Clinical efficacy of Apatinib combined with Epidermal growth factor receptor - tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) in nonsmall cell lung cancer after EGFR-TKI resistance.","authors":"Ruifen Tian, Yi Guo, Xing Zhang, Xia Zhang, Xia Song","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.9682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Apatinib combined with epidermal growth factor receptor - tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) in the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and acquired EGFR-TKI resistance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Clinical records of 106 patients with NSCLC at Shanxi Tumor Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital from January 2017 to October 2020, with acquired drug resistance after EGFR-TKI treatment were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 52 patients received Apatinib combined with EGFR-TKI (Apatinib group), and 54 patients received a standard chemotherapy (pemetrexed combined with platinum) (chemotherapy group). Clinical efficacy indicators, follow-up results, and adverse reactions in both groups were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no significant difference in the objective response rate and disease control rate between the two groups (<i>P</i>>0.05). The progression free survival (PFS) of the Apatinib group was significantly longer than that of the chemotherapy group (10.5 months vs. 5.7 months; <i>P</i><0.05). There was no significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups (<i>P</i>>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compared with standard chemotherapy, Apatinib combined with EGFR-TKI has the same efficacy in treating NSCLC patients with EGFR-TKI resistance, and was associated with longer PFS with no significant increase in adverse reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of probiotics combined with Ulinastatin and Somatostatin in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis.","authors":"Hehe Dou, Yue Kan, Zhipeng Xu, Zhenjie Wang, Chuanming Zheng","doi":"10.12669/pjms.40.8.9744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.8.9744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the clinical effect of probiotics combined with Ulinastatin and Somatostatin in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted on 160 patients with severe acute pancreatitis treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College from July 2021 to June 2023. There were 78 patients received Ulinastatin and Somatostatin treatment (Control group), and 82 patients received probiotics in addition to Ulinastatin and Somatostatin treatment (Observation group). The treatment effect and the time required to alleviate clinical symptoms were compared between the two groups. Serum levels of inflammatory factors, intestinal mucosal indexes and the incidence of adverse reactions before and after treatment were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total efficacy of the Observation group (95.12%) was higher than that of the Control group (85.90%) (<i>P</i><0.05). Combined probiotic/Ulinastatin + Somatostatin treatment was associated with shorter time to remission of the clinical symptoms (<i>P</i><0.05). After the treatment, serum levels of inflammatory factors in the two groups were decreased, and was significantly lower in the Observation group compared to the Control group (<i>P</i><0.05). Similarly, post-treatment serum levels of intestinal mucosal indexes in the two groups were lower than before the treatment, and significantly lower in the Observation group (<i>P</i><0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the groups (<i>P</i>>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A combined regimen of probiotics, Ulinastatin and Somatostatin is safe and can more effectively relieve clinical symptoms in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, reduce levels of inflammatory factors, lower intestinal mucosal damage and improve the overall treatment effect compared to Ulinastatin and Somatostatin regimen alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":19958,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11395351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142293092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}