Publications by authors named "Saadia Sultana"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the role of serum arginase levels as an early predictor for pregnancy-related hypertension and preeclampsia in women between 20-25 weeks of gestation.
- A total of 90 pregnant women were divided into three groups based on their health status: a control group (no complications), a group with pregnancy-induced hypertension, and a group with preeclampsia, with various serum markers measured for each group.
- Results showed significant differences in serum arginase and other markers among the groups, indicating that elevated serum arginase levels could potentially help identify women at risk for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.
Outpatient endometrial biopsy with Pipelle vs diagnostic dilatation and curettage.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
February 2015
Background: Pipelle is a silastic curette which does not require a tenaculum or straightening of the cervical fundus axis because of its flexibility and does not require general anaesthesia, whereas Dilatation and curettage (D&C) requires hospitalization and general anaesthesia along with the problem of postoperative pain. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Pipelle sampling in terms of adequate specimen collection and patients' knowledge and perception about Pipelle and compare it D&C.
Methods: In this randomized control trial, 203 women presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding were enrolled.
Low amniotic fluid index in high-risk pregnancy and poor apgar score at birth.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
October 2008
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) at or below 5 cm as an indicator of negative birth outcomes in high-risk pregnancies.
- - Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis involving 100 pregnant women, comparing outcomes based on their AFI levels and calculating newborn Apgar scores to assess health status at birth.
- - Results revealed that low AFI was not a reliable predictor of adverse outcomes, with only 57.1% sensitivity and 51.3% specificity, suggesting that AFI should not be used as a screening tool for high-risk pregnancies.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the diagnosis frequency of diabetes using different fasting plasma glucose (FPG) cut-off points, specifically > or = 7.0 mmol/L against the previous > or = 7.8 mmol/L.
- - Conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Rawalpindi, the research involved 5,250 subjects, with a subset of 301 symptom-free individuals undergoing a glucose tolerance test to assess the accuracy of the new FPG threshold.
- - Results showed that lowering the FPG cut-off to 7.0 mmol/L increased diagnosed diabetes cases from 35% to 42%, with significant sensitivity and specificity rates indicating improved early diabetes identification potential.