Publications by authors named "Sana Liaquat"
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- Sepsis is a life-threatening condition with high rates of illness and mortality, requiring early detection and evaluation of its severity for effective treatment.
- A study conducted on 201 ICU patients in Pakistan aimed to assess the relationship between serum albumin levels and sepsis severity using the SOFA scoring system.
- Results showed that many patients had low albumin levels (hypoalbuminemia), indicating potential that serum albumin could be a useful predictor for assessing the severity of sepsis.
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- This study explores the relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction, aiming to simplify the severity evaluation process compared to the complex Gensini scoring system.
- Conducted on 208 patients at Benazir Bhutto Hospital over a year, the study utilized both descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze the collected data, including Gensini and vessel scores to categorize CAD severity.
- Findings indicated that 61.53% of participants had non-severe CAD while 38.47% had severe CAD, revealing significant correlations between higher NLR values and increased CAD severity, along with various risk factors like
Background Ischemic stroke (IS) is a fatal complication of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Factors that speed up IS development after ACS are understudied, especially in developing countries like Pakistan. Thus, this study was designed to identify the potential risk factors of IS in patients with a preceding episode of ACS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most typical cause of knee pain and impairment worldwide. It is typified by slow and progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage of the knee joint. Although KOA is being managed with a variety of therapies, the comparison of the effectiveness of different intra-articular injections in KOA treatment in Pakistan is still not thoroughly investigated.
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