Publications by authors named "Hania Liaqat"
: Significant advances have been made in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) since the turn of the new millennium. However, most clinical trials were done in developed countries where minority ethnicities were underrepresented. : To gauge the quality of research in CLL being done in Pakistan, we conducted a comprehensive literature search using PubMed, Clinicaltrials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Although hospital-acquired influenza infection (HAII) is a known complication among immunocompromised patients, the data in the setting of hospitalization for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) are scarce.
Methods: A retrospective study using the National Inpatient sample database was done to determine the impact of HAII on hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted for allo-HSCT.
Results: The data for 77 103 allo-HSCT weighted hospitalizations were collected between 2002 and 2019.
Article Synopsis
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to increased risks during allogeneic stem cell transplants (ASCT), but its independent effects hadn't been fully explored before.
- Data from over 77,000 ASCT cases between 2002 and 2019 showed that patients with AF had nearly three times the risk of dying post-transplant compared to those without AF.
- The study highlights the need for better pretransplant evaluations and management of cardiovascular conditions to enhance patient outcomes during hospitalization.
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a known autoimmune complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Currently, there is limited data regarding the risk CLL confers on hospitalization outcomes in patients admitted with ITP.The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was queried using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to identify hospitalizations for ITP and then subclassified the data into hospitalizations with and without CLL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) results from an occlusion of the hepatic venous flow which in turn leads to portal hypertension causing ascites and other signs of liver dysfunction. Here, we present the case of a 43-year-old woman with recurrent ascites who was found to have BCS secondary to an inferior vena cava thrombosis extending into the hepatic veins. Although she had a normal platelet count on admission, additional laboratory investigations revealed an MPL mutation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been on the rise. However, the excess burden added by AF to the morbidity and mortality of CLL patients especially in the hospitalized setting is undetermined.
Methods: The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was accessed to gather data of hospitalized CLL patients with AF from 2009 to 2018.
Severe Haemolytic Anaemia Resulting from a Malpositioned Haemodialysis Catheter.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
August 2021
Unlabelled: Severe haemolytic anaemia is a rare complication of haemodialysis that is often difficult to recognize, especially when there are other potential differential diagnoses. Here, we present the case of 19-year-old man on haemodialysis who developed severe haemolytic anaemia while recovering from acute renal failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis. Other causes of haemolytic anaemia such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and haemolytic uraemic syndrome were ruled out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the perceptions of patients regarding operation theatre conversation and environment during an awake procedure.
Methods: The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from February to August 2017 in postoperative wards of Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and comprised women undergoing gynaecological or obstetric procedures under regional anaesthesia. Closedended questionnaires were distributed via nonprobability convenient sampling.