Publications by authors named "Komal Mushtaq"
Providing timely and effective care for patients with sepsis is challenging due to delays in recognition and intervention. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has developed bundles that have been shown to reduce sepsis mortality. However, hospitals have not consistently adhered to these bundles, resulting in suboptimal outcomes.
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- The study aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of biologic DMARDs, specifically TNFi and IL6Ri, with conventional DMARD methotrexate (MTX) in patients with inflammatory arthritis linked to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI-IA).
- It included 147 patients and found that TNFi led to quicker cancer progression and faster arthritis control compared to MTX, while results for IL6Ri were less definitive.
- The conclusion suggests that while biologic DMARDs may provide faster relief from arthritis symptoms, they could also be linked to quicker cancer progression compared to traditional MTX treatment.
Characteristics and outcomes of adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination.
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate potential adverse events (AEs) that occur after receiving COVID-19 vaccines, focusing on both fatal and non-fatal cases within 10 days of vaccination.
- It analyzed data from 1842 patients who visited ERs after receiving either the first or second dose, finding trauma, hypertensive emergencies, generalized pain, and chest pain as the most common reasons for their visits.
- Despite a small mortality rate (2.2%) among vaccinated patients, the study concluded that serious AEs are significantly lower than those associated with COVID-19 infections, highlighting the need for further research on the causal relationship between vaccines and AEs across different age groups.
Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired disease characterized by thrombocytopenia secondary to autoantibodies against platelets. Here, we report the clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced ITP cases.
Study Design And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 3255 COVID-19 patients.
Background: Child growth is internationally recognized as an important indicator of nutritional status and health in populations. This study was aimed to compare age- and gender-specific height, weight and BMI percentiles and nutritional status relative to the international growth references among Pakistani school-aged children.
Methods: A population-based study was conducted with a multistage cluster sample of 1860 children aged five to twelve years in Lahore, Pakistan.
Background: There is no data on diet- and activity-related behaviors associated with overweight and obesity among Pakistani school-aged children. The study aimed to explore dietary behaviors, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle associated with overweight and obesity, and their socio-demographic correlates, among Pakistani primary school children.
Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative multistage random cluster sample of 1860 children aged five to twelve years in Lahore, Pakistan.