Publications by authors named "J A Razzak"
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- * Out of 49,431 emergency department visits, 1,161 patients were included, revealing that 30.6% had a hypertensive emergency (HE) and 69.2% had hypertensive urgency (HU), with significant mortality observed in both groups within six months.
- * Risk factors like age over 65, stroke, and acute kidney injury increased mortality rates, while regular blood pressure checks and medication adherence reduced risk, highlighting the importance of ED visits for ASH in preventing serious health issues.
Objectives: Trauma registries are essential tools for improving trauma care quality and efficiency, but many fail to capture long-term patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Focusing on these outcomes is crucial for understanding the extent of disability patients experience and identifying potential post-discharge interventions to optimize recovery. Studies reflecting the experience from low- and middle-income countries in this area are limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect, safety, and clinical outcomes of focused transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the evaluation of critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) and ICUs.
Methods: We established a prospective, multicenter, observational registry involving adult critically ill patients in whom focused TEE was performed for evaluation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), inhospital cardiac arrest, evaluation of undifferentiated shock, hemodynamic monitoring, and/or procedural guidance in the ED, ICU, or operating room setting. The primary objective of the current investigation was to evaluate the clinical influence and safety of focused, point-of-care TEE in critically ill patients.
Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with survival outcomes remaining poor particularly in many low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to establish a pilot OHCA registry in Karachi, Pakistan to provide insights into OHCA patient demographics, pre-hospital and in-hospital care, and outcomes.
Methods: A multicenter longitudinal study was conducted from August 2015-October 2019 across 11 Karachi hospitals, using a standardized Utstein-based survey form.