Impact of Perfectionism and Resilience on Empathy in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Empathy is a cognitive attribute that forms the cornerstone for good doctor-patient encounters. The formative period for the development of empathy toward patients begins with clinical encounters within medical school. An individual medical student's empathy levels may in part be a product of their resilience and perfectionist attitudes.

SNAPPE II Score as a Predictor of Neonatal Mortality in NICU at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan.

Introduction The concept of illness severity scoring has been around for long and is currently being utilized in many neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Scoring systems that help to quantify mortality risks on the basis of clinical conditions not only help in estimating prognosis, but also help clinicians in making decisions particularly in situations presenting with dilemmas. This study aims to determine SNAPPE-II (Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-Perinatal Extension) score as a predictor of neonatal mortality in NICU at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

Frequency of Early Morbidities in Low Birth Weight Neonates at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.

Background Globally, approximately 14.6% children are born with low birth weight (LBW) annually. In Pakistan, this figure however reaches approximately 16%.

Frequency and Early Complications of Late Preterm Infants: A Descriptive Analysis from Two Secondary-care Hospitals of Karachi.

Introduction Globally, prematurity accounts for 12.7% of all live births while late preterm accounts for around three-fourth (73%) of these premature births. In Pakistan, the prevalence of prematurity is approximately 18.

Factors Leading To Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Term- and Post-term Neonates.

Background Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is considered a major cause of respiratory morbidity. It is a common issue encountered in the delivery room and newborn nursery. There is a need to identify the factors that lead to MAS to develop strategies to screen such patients at an early stage to decrease the mortality and morbidity.