Publications by authors named "Irfan Hashemy"
Introduction: A phase II study was conducted in patients, unsuited for surgery, with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity (stage III or IV) and without distant metastasis. The objectives were to evaluate overall response (OR) rate and safety of subjects treated with induction regimen docetaxel and cisplatin, followed by definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in this setting.
Methods And Materials: Induction regimen consisted of docetaxel 75mg/m2 and cisplatin 75mg/m2 on day 1; cycles repeated every 21 days for three cycles with supportive G-CSF treatment beginning at first cycle.
Objective: To estimate the proportion of community-acquired pneumonia patients with disagreement between Confusion, Uraemia, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, age > 65 years recommendation and physician's decision to hospitalise or not.
Methods: This cross-sectional nation-wide, non-interventional, cross-sectional study was carried out across 10 cities of Pakistan from December 2011 to May 2012, and recruited consenting adult patients with confirmatory diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia on chest X-ray. Confusion, Uraemia, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, age > 65 years recommendation for each patient was determined at the time of analysis.
Objectives: To determine the frequency of the use of proton-pump inhibitor therapy in patients with typical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and evaluate its risk factors.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between June 2010 and February 2011 across 10 cities of Pakistan. Adult patients giving a current history of typical gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms were included.
Objective: To evaluate the susceptibility pattern of S. aureus and enterococci to teicoplanin using an in vitro method.
Methods: Between February and November 2011, valid bacteriological samples were collected at three hospitals in three cities in Pakistan and the organism was isolated.