Publications by authors named "Balchand Motiani"
Objective: To determine the frequency of factors associated with knee osteoarthritis.
Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in the department of medicine at Liaquat National Hospital Karachi from September 2007 - March 2008 on patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis of knee. One hundred patients of age more than 18 years, and of either gender were consecutively included.
Objective: To determine the first 24 hours mean values of APACHE II score for two outcomes (alive or dead) in patients admitted in chest ICUs.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Chest, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Hospital, Karachi from January 2009 to December 2009. Patients of all ages and either gender admitted in chest ICU for any cause, were consecutively enrolled.