Estimating access to surgical care: A community centered national household survey from Pakistan.

Pakistan is a lower middle-income country in South Asia with a population of 225 million. No estimate for surgical care access exists for the country. We postulate the estimated access to surgical care is less than the minimum 80% to be achieved by 2030.

Assessment of outcomes after intralesional bleomycin sclerotherapy of lymphatic malformations in children.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of bleomycin in the treatment of lymphatic malformations, and the concordance between photographic and radiological assessments of the outcome.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Vascular Anomalies Centre of Indus Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of patients enrolled with diagnosis of macrocystic or mixed lymphatic malformations from January 2017 to November 2019. All patients had been treated with injection bleomycin 0.

Eight-year Review of a Clubfoot Treatment Program in Pakistan With Assessment of Outcomes Using the Ponseti Technique: A Retrospective Study of 988 Patients (1,458 Clubfeet) Aged 0 to 5 Years at Enrollment.

Objective: To conduct an 8-year retrospective review of a clubfoot treatment program using the Ponseti technique with close monitoring of outcomes.

Methods: Between October 2011 and August 2019, 988 children with 1,458 idiopathic clubfeet were enrolled, ages ranging from new born up to 5 years. Ponseti treatment was used, and progress was monitored by comparing mean Pirani scores at enrollment (P1), initiation of bracing (P2), and end of treatment (P3) or most recent visit (P4) for children under treatment.

A study on the severity and prevention measures of COVID-19 among dental professionals in clinical practice management.

Background: Medical professionals, especially dental professionals, have been adversely affected by the pandemic of COVID-19 due to an increased chance of exposure to patients because of close contact during treatments.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate knowledge about the disease and assess ways of precautions to be taken during the pandemic.

Methods: A questionnaire was developed and registered at Google Forms.

Implementation of an infant male circumcision programme, Pakistan.

Objective: To retrospectively review outcomes of a health provider-led infant circumcision programme in Pakistan.

Methods: Based on World Health Organization guidelines, we trained surgical technicians and midwives to perform circumcisions using the Plastibell device at two Indus Health Network facilities. Programme tools include a training manual for health providers, information brochures for families, an enrolment form and standardized forms for documenting details of the procedure and outcomes.