Efficacy of 0.1% Xylometazoline-Hydrochloride Nasal Decongestant Spray in Postoperative Sign/Symptom Relief Following Septoplasty: A Randomized Control Trial.

This study evaluated the efficacy of 0.1% xylometazoline-hydrochloride nasal decongestant spray compared to 0.9% saline nasal spray in relieving post-septoplasty clinical nasal findings and symptoms.

Gender Inequity in Clinical Clerkships and its Influence on Career Selection: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the frequency, form, and underlying factors contributing to gender inequity experienced by medical undergraduates and assess its influence on their career choices.

Method: This was a cross-sectional, retrospective survey with a 100% response rate. This survey was distributed among medical students of clinical years in Karachi's private and government medical colleges from September 10, 2021-March 30th, 2022.

Incidence and characteristics of ligamentous knee injuries accompanying a femur shaft fracture and their association with injury mechanism and fracture characteristics: A prospective-observational study in a low-middle-income country.

Objective: This study aims to elaborate the incidence, types, and characteristics of ligamentous knee injuries accompanying femoral-shaft fractures and their association with demographic data, fracture characteristics, and injury mechanism.

Methods: This multi-center-prospective-observational study examined patients in the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute of Trauma and Civil Hospital orthopedic wards. Using the consecutive sampling technique, 146 patients with femoral-shaft fractures were recruited, and scrutinized to determine the presence of ligamentous knee injury, through an evaluation form encompassing patients' demographic data, fracture characteristics, knee examinations, and confirmed through magnetic resonance imaging.

A longitudinal prospective study of septoplasty impact on headache and allergic rhinitis in patients with septal deviation.

Objective: To measure the severity of allergic rhinitis (AR) and different types of headaches in patients with septal deviation before and after septoplasty.

Methods: This multicentre, prospective, longitudinal, observational study enrolled patients with deviated nasal septum, nasal symptoms and headaches associated with persistent AR lasting at least 2 months without resolution. The nasal obstruction evaluation (NOSE) scale, immunoglobulin-E (Ig-E) levels and visual analogue scale (VAS) for headache pain severity were evaluated before and after septoplasty using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.