Publications by authors named "Mamoon Ahmed"
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- Recent advancements in critical care have highlighted the lasting functional disabilities experienced by survivors of critical illness, leading to a focus on improving their long-term recovery.* -
- Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) refers to various impairments in cognition, mental health, and physical abilities that persist after patients leave the ICU.* -
- PICS not only affects survivors but can also negatively impact their family members, a phenomenon known as PICS-family.*
Ewing sarcoma is a tumor primarily affecting children and young adults, and usually affects long bones. Extraosseous Ewing sarcoma (EES) is a rare primary tumor of soft tissues. We present a case of abdominal EES with metastasis to thoracic cavity, which presented as abdominal pain and vomiting in a 21-year-old previously healthy gentleman.
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- * The results indicated higher concentrations of heavy metals (like Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Ni) in fish compared to water, particularly in Lake Brullus, which was identified as the most polluted site, while Lake Nasser showed the least contamination.
- * Gender-specific responses to heavy metal exposure were observed, with males showing increased expression of antioxidant and inflammatory-related genes, while females had elevated immune-related gene expression; growth-related genes were generally downregulated in more polluted sites, contrasting with normal patterns in Lake Nasser.
Lower intensity regimens for acute myeloid leukemia: opportunities and challenges.
Leuk Lymphoma
January 2023
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematological malignancy for whom most patients a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is the only curative treatment modality. Intensive chemotherapy has been the first-line treatment for AML for many years but has significant morbidity and mortality in elderly patients and those with comorbidities, who constitute the majority of patients with this disease. Since 2017, multiple new lower intensity therapies have been approved for the treatment of AML.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are at increased risk of mortality and morbidity with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to severe immune dysfunction.
Methods: A literature search was performed on PubMed, Cochrane, and Clinical trials.gov from the date of inception to 12/08/2021.
Objectives: To study clinical and radiological outcomes in patients who had undergone the procedure of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with titanium or PEEK (polyetheretherketone) cages for cervical disc prolapse.
Methods: This is a retrospective/non-randomized study which was conducted at the Combined Military Hospital Peshawar. Study interval was four years from 1st October, 2010 to 31st September, 2014.
Telemedicine is the provision of healthcare using information and communication technology-based methods. In the past decade, the sector has grown exponentially and become a billion-dollar industry in the developed world. While telemedicine holds the promise to transcend many of the barriers impeding healthcare delivery in emerging markets, unfortunately Pakistan has not been able to obtain any significant benefit from these advancements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study was conducted to assess outcomes in patients with hydrocephalus who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting at Keen's point.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar. Time frame was four years from January 2011 to January 2015.
Disseminated Infection with Multiple Cold Abscesses Caused by Rhizopus Arrhizusin an Immunocompetent Girl.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
October 2017
Although infections with fungi, such as Rhizopus species,usually occur in diabetics or immunocompromised patients, they can also rarely affect immunocompetent individuals. We present a case of disseminated infection with multiple cold abscesses in a 13-year, otherwise healthy girl caused by Rhizopus arrhizus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Common Cold And Its Management Among Doctors Of Pakistan.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
December 2017
Background: Antibiotic misuse for upper respiratory tract infections such as the common cold is widespread in clinical practice. Excessive prescription of antibiotics by doctors has resulted in increased antimicrobial resistance. This led to our objective of determining the percentage of doctors in Pakistan prescribing antibiotics for the treatment of common cold and to know about their knowledge in preventing the spread of this disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAwareness of Hepatitis 'B' Among People of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
May 2016
Hepatitis B virus is causing serious health concerns in countries like Pakistan. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 0.6 milion people were estimated to be infected with this virus in 2008.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Vitro Effect of New Antibiotics Against Clinical Isolates of Salmonella Typhi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
April 2016
Objective: To determine the in vitrodisk diffusion and MIC patterns of the therapeutic alternatives for Salmonella Typhi.
Study Design: Across-sectional study.
Place And Duration Of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, from June 2011 to May 2013.
Background: Tumours of the spinal cord, spinal meninges and cauda equina are relatively rare and their spectrum has not been studied extensively in Khyber Pakhtun Khawa province. We describe here the cases of spinal tumours treated in our setup over a period of two years.
Methods: This Descriptive Case Series was carried out with of 80 patients operated in our centre from January 2013 to January 2015.