Incidence and risk factors of Pulmonary Complications after Cardiopulmonary bypass.

Objective: To determine the frequency of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after cardio-pulmonary bypass and association of pre-operative and intraoperative risk factors with incidence of PPCs.

Methods: This study was an observational analysis of five hundred and seventeen (517) patients who underwent cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Incidence of PPCs and risk factors of PPCs were noted.

Early outcomes of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objectives: To see the early post-operative outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Methods: This retrospective analytical study was conducted at Ch. Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology Multan, Pakistan.

Plastibell Device Circumcision versus Bone Cutter Technique in terms of Operative Outcomes and Parent's Satisfaction.

Objective: To compare the rate of complications of Plastibell and bone cutter circumcision technique and recognition of top worries and satisfaction rate in the mind of parents before and after the procedure of Plastibell device (PD) circumcision in infants less than 6 months of age.

Methods: It was a descriptive prospective study conducted at department of surgery Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan. Two hundred parents of infants of less than six months of age were recruited for this study.

Is open decortication superior to fibrinolytic therapy as a first line treatment in the management of pleural empyema?

Objective: To confirm that either Fibrinolytic therapy or open decortication which of the two is an effective First line treatment of pleural empyema.

Methods: This prospective comparative study was conducted in the department of surgery Sheikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital, Rahim Yaar Khan. Seventy eight (78) patients were included in this study.

Comparison of semi-continuous and interrupted suture techniques for mitral valve replacement.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of semi-continuous technique and interrupted suture technique for mitral valve replacement in early post-operative period.

Methods: The randomised prospective study was conducted at Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan, Pakistan, from December 2012 to December 2014 The patients were divided into two equal groups: Group I patients underwent semi-continuous technique for mitral valve replacement, and Group II underwent interrupted technique. Data was analysed using SPSS 16.