Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality after Emergency Laparotomy Using Glasgow Coma Scale, ASA Physical Status Classification, and P-POSSUM Score.

Objective: To determine the importance of the Glasgow Coma scale (GCS), ASA physical status classification system, and P-POSSUM score in predicting mortality among patients undergoing emergency laparotomies.

Study Design: An analytical study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of General Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, from October 2020 to January 2022.

Meta-Analysis of the Global Mortality Rate Due to Infection in Burn Patients Admitted for Plastic Surgery.

Burn patients are generally prone to infection, which causes the patient's condition to be even worse. However, there is no study regarding the difference between the mortality rate of infected and non-infected patients. Therefore, the aim was to identify and compare the global mortality rate between infected and non-infected patients who were admitted to plastic surgery units.

Role of prophylactic antibiotics in low risk elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is there a need?

Background: Elective cholecystectomy for symptomatic gall stone disease carries low risk of postoperative infective complications. Yet the routine use of prophylactic antibiotic is in vogue in many centres. The aim of this study was to find out the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing postoperative infective complications in low risk elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients.

Risk factors for stroke: a prospective hospital based study.

Background: The stroke is third leading cause of death in world and most patients die with an acute event in stroke. Various clinical variables have been investigated as risks factors of stroke. The study was aimed to identify these risks factors for stroke.

Hepatitis C virus transmission risk factors.

Background: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is major health hazard. About 350 million people have been suffering from HCV infection in the world. HCV progresses into chronic liver disease in 50-80% of cases and may end up in cirrhosis.

Importance of clinical assessment in diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its role in decreasing negative appendicectomy rate.

Background: Appendicitis is a common diagnosis, but is by no means a simple one to establish. It is impractical to have a definitive preoperative diagnosis, which leads to an appreciable rate of negative appendicectomy as reported in world literature varying from 20-40% with its morbidity around 10%. This retrospective study investigated the value of clinical assessment and medical imaging (ultrasonography) for patients with suspected appendicitis.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an audit of 500 patients.

Background: The Gold standard treatment for symptomatic gallstone disease is laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) since 1990. LC can be performed safely as a day case procedure. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in symptomatic gall stones disease in terms of length of hospital stay, complications, morbidity and mortality.

Predictors of mortality after acute stroke a prospective hospital based study.

Background: The stroke is third leading cause of death in world and 10% of patients with an acute ischemic stroke die within 30 days. Various clinical variables have been implicated as predictors of final outcome of acute stroke. The study was aimed to identify predictors of mortality after an acute stroke.