Clinical Practice Guidelines For The Management Of Colorectal Cancer, A Consensus Statement By The Society Of Surgeons® And Surgical Oncology Society Of Pakistan®.

A joint effort by the Society of Surgeons Pakistan and Society of Surgical Oncology Pakistan, these guidelines provide a framework for the practicing surgeons involved in care and management of patients with colorectal cancer. The guidelines take into account the issues related to our local circumstances and provide a minimum standard of care that must be given to these patients. The Guideline Committee had members from all disciplines, including surgery, surgical oncology, medical oncology and radiation oncology.

A cross-sectional survey on availability of facilities to healthcare workers in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has caused a healthcare crisis across the world. Low-economic countries like Pakistan lag behind in an adequate response including supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), leading to panic among healthcare workers. We aim to evaluate hospital settings and state in Pakistan regarding availability of resources and views of healthcare workers on COVID-19.

Comparison of frequency of wound infection: open vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background: The objective of this quasi experimental study was to compare the frequency of wound infection between open cholecystectomy (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) conducted in Surgical Unit IV, Jinnah Hospital Lahore from June 2005 to January 2006.

Methods: 100 patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones were studied. The patients were allocated in the two groups of 50 each by simple random technique.

Outcome of surgery for bile duct injuries following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Lahore General Hospital experience.

The objective of this study was to describe the management and outcome of repair in patients who sustained bile duct injuries (BDI) following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). This study was conducted in the department of surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute/Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, over a period of 5 years from April 1999 to March 2004. Twelve patients of BDI following LC were managed during this period.

Outcome of primary repair in penetrating colonic injuries.

Objective: To assess the outcome of primary repair in penetrating colonic injuries in terms of regional/local morbidity (suture line breakdown, intra-abdominal abscess) and mortality.

Design: Prospective, interventional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Surgical Unit II at Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, over a period of 3 1/2 years from June 1999 to December 2002.