Publications by authors named "Shakaib Chughtai"
Goldenhar syndrome is a congenital disorder involving deformities of the face. It usually affects one side of the face only and poses significant challenges in the airway management. We herein, report an 8-year boy, known case of Goldenhar syndrome, who presented to our radiology suite for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain, followed by a computed tomography (CT) scan brain.
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- This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of paracetamol versus fentanyl for managing pain during dilatation and curettage procedures in female patients.
- A total of 60 patients were randomly assigned to receive either intravenous paracetamol or fentanyl, with pain levels assessed at multiple intervals post-surgery.
- Results showed that both groups reported mild pain with no significant difference in pain relief between the two medications, suggesting that paracetamol may be as effective as fentanyl for this procedure.
Objective: To assess if quality cardiac surgical results can be delivered in a third world country like Pakistan.
Methods: Our report focused on the initial 2-years experience (June 2005-June 2007) at a new institution Tabba Heart Institute, Karachi. Individual mortality rates of adult cardiovascular surgeries done at our institution were compared with the Society for Thoracic Surgery (STS), European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) databases and one of the more commonly applied models for predicting post-operative mortality, EuroSCORE.
Efficacy of valve replacement surgery in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension.
J Pak Med Assoc
September 2011
Objectives: To evaluate the safety of valve replacement surgery in rheumatic heart disease patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (SPH); defined as pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP > or = 60 mmHg) on patients operated for valve replacement at Tabba Heart Institute, Karachi.
Method: From July 2005 to September 2007, total of 112 patients underwent valve replacement (AVR, MVR, AVR+MVR) at our institution. We retrospectively examined the patients with SPH.