Vol. 33 No. 09 (2026): Vol. 33 No. 09

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Published: 2026-09-01

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A comparative study of ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided transforaminal epidural steroid injection in lumbar radiculopathy: Efficacy, safety, and radiation exposure.

Umer Farooq, Adeel Shahid, Leena Aziz, Shahid Rasool Dar, Adnan Umer, Waseem Younis

1607-1612
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Correlation of national early warning score 2 with outcomes of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Warda Ajmal, Muhammad Ashraf, Shanzay Haider

1613-1618
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The impact of obesity in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Saad Yaqub, Tanvir Ahmad, Syeda Samina Ashfaq, Muhammad Ans

1619-1626
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Surgical Site Infection (SSI) with and without suprafascial intrawound application of vancomycin powder in instrumented posterior spinal fusion.

Muhammad Abdur Rehman, Shamsu Rahman, Inamullah Asghar, Taimoor Anwar, Anum Wahab, Nazar Hussain

1627-1633
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Outcome of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke and risk factors associated with mortality: A single center experience from Pakistan.

Mehreen Shamim, Mubashir Hussain, Nisha Modi, Irfan Amjad Lutfi

1634-1640
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Metronomic capecitabine in metastatic triple negative breast cancer.

Asima Luqman, Sarah Khan

1641-1646
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Comparison of stress response between conventional laryngoscopy versus video laryngoscopy in patients undergoing general anesthesia.

Omair Khawar, Khaleel Ahmad, Waqar Ahmad, Hassan Mujtaba

1647-1652
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Comparison of postoperative pain with and without rectus sheath block in patients undergoing midline laparotomy.

Isha Nasar, Muhammad Saleem Iqbal, Safwan Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Zeshan Zaib, Sadia Riaz, Muhammad Faisal Bilal Lodhi, Muhammad Ahsan

1653-1658
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Frequency and risk factors of Surgical Site Infections following neurosurgical procedures.

Malik Liaqat Ali Jalal, Syed Muhammad Ahmed, Zermina Tanvir

1659-1665
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Between biochemical pathways and physiological dysfunction in major depressive disorder: A systematic review.

Romana Mehwish, Abida Jaffar, Rabia Siddiqui, Amna Riaz, Aina Khurshid, Maryam Mastoor

1666-1672
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Efficacy of stone cone in ureteroscopic pneumatic lithoclast for lower ureteric stone.

Muhammad Salman Arshad, Shabbir Hussain Chaudhry, Fahad Mehmood Khokar

1673-1679
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Comparison of efficacy of Rifaximin and Lactulose plus Zinc versus Rifaximin and lactulose alone in patients with hepatic encephalopathy at a tertiary care hospital.

Tauqeer Hussain, Javed Iqbal, Nauman Sarwar, Muhammad Saeed, Khatija

1680-1686
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Efficacy of melatonin as an adjunct to first-line therapy in epileptic patients.

Safiullah, Sadia Riaz

1687-1692
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Relationship between Vitamin D3 deficiency and sternebrae fusion age in young females: A cross-sectional study.

Fatima Farooq, Rafea Tafweez

1693-1698
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Factors associated with needle-stick injuries among healthcare workers in tertiary care hospital: A cross-sectional analytical study.

Seema Yasmeen, Rabia Abbas, Ali Altaf, Ayesha Muzaffar, Saba Muazzam, Hafiza Naima Anwar

1699-1705
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Frequency of Atrial fibrillation in patients with stroke presenting to tertiary care hospital.

Jawad ur Rahman, Attique ur Rehman Jehangiri, Naveed Ahmed, Muhammad Usman Sharif, Muhammad Hamza, Awais Ullah

1706-1711
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Association of hemoglobin and red cell distribution width ratio with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Isha Latif, Hayat Ullah, Rimsha Shakeel

1712-1716
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Estimation of risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis inpatients of stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease undergoing magnetic resonance imaging with injectable gadobutrol.

Muhammad Zahid, Javaid Asghar, Furqan Ahmad, Adeel Asghar, Ahmad Raza Khan, Atiqa Ijaz

1717-1723
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Awareness of cardiovascular, renal, and cerebrovascular complications of uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Abbottabad.

Sayyed Anas Shah, Mohammad Javed, Abid Ali, Yasir Khan

1724-1729
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Role of Lung Ultrasound (LU) in early diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

Mahpara Munir, Khalid Parvez, Muhammad Ammar Khan, Salman Azhar

1730-1734
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Fetal and maternal outcome following implementation of Labour Care Guide.

Noor Ul Ain Fatima, Abeera Ali, Tehreem Fatima, Shehla Tabassum, Faiza Irshad

1735-1745
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Frequency of female sexual dysfunction in depression.

Sidra Rasheed, Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar, Iqra Ain Ali, Hafiza Aneeqa, Sadaf Ghulam Jelani

1746-1751
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Placenta previa and Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS): Obstetric risk factors and fetomaternal outcome at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sialkot.

Sumaira Aslam, Nosheen Bano, Faizan Kashif, Hina Javed, Aqsa Hussain, Tayyaba Iftikhar, Neeta Maheshwary, Dilshad Hussain

1752-1758
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Frequency of skin disorders associated with pregnancy at a tertiary care hospital of Karachi: A cross sectional study.

Shabnam Nadeem, Amna Begum, Sumaira Mehmood, Atia Kazim, Kishwer Naz, Afifa Inayat

1759-1765
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Frequency of various factors leading to peripartum hysterectomy.

Maryam Rehman, Huma Ahmed

1766-1773
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Risk factors of iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women in tertiary care hospital.

Hafsa Nazir Malik, Summaira Hassan, Sadia Abbasi, Areej Fatima, Syed Muhammad Rooh Ul Ain Naqi Bukhari, Ayesha Kausar

1774-1780
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Ventilator associated pneumonia and its outcome in children admitted at pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital.

Mehak Siddiquie, Muhammad Zahid Farooq, Asim Khurshid

1781-1786
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Childhood trauma and its impact on borderline personality disorder development and symptom severity: A study at Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan.

Hafiz Shafique Ahmad, Mujeebullah Khan Doutani, Adeena Rasheed

1787-1790
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Comparison of inhaler corticosteroids and oral montelukast in children with reactive airways disease.

Faiqa Shah, Afzal Khan, Fatima Riaz, Maria Khalid, Seema Nawaz

1791-1797
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Empirical antibiotics therapy used for typhoid fever in pediatrics presenting in a tertiary care hospital.

Zara Shafqat, Abid Rafiq Chaudhry, Rashid Ayub

1798-1801
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Risk factors of asymptomatic vertebral compression fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis presenting for spine evaluation.

Muhammad Rizwan, Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, Muhammad Irshad, Muhammad Aamir

1802-1807
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SOX10 immunohistochemical stain in differential diagnosis of posterior fossa tumors, a single centered study.

Ayesha Iftikhar, Sajid Mushtaq, Asif Loya, Usman Hassan, Hina Maqbool, Shaarif Bashir

1808-1814
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Benefits and barriers of vertically integrated learning: Exploring medical students’ perspectives—a qualitative study from Larkana, Pakistan.

Preh Ayub Abro, Ayesha Junaid, Junaid Sarfraz Khan

1815-1819
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Evaluation of the educational environment for medical interns at Tertiary Care Hospital in Peshawar, Using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM): A cross-sectional study.

Muhammad Hamza, Daniyal Ahmed, Ahmad Wali Khan, Hadiqa Murad, Zulfiqar Khan, Sarwat Jahan

1820-1829
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Clinical and laboratory differences between early- and late-onset systemic sclerosis: A comparative analytical study.

Madiha Noor, Tehreem Sultana Hamid, Shahida Perveen, Haris Gul, Saba Samreen, Babur Salim

1830-1837
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Case Report

Ewing’s sarcoma of the sinonasal tract: Case Report.

Waqas Javaid, Maria Asif, Mehak Ahmad, Ayesha Fayyaz, Aamna Durrani, Syed Muhammad Waqas

1838-1840
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