Risk factors for mortality among admitted children with complications of measles in Pakistan: An observational study.

Objective: To identify the vaccination status and risk factors for mortality in children admitted with complications of measles.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at Children Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised data of children admitted with complications of measles between 2013 and 2017. Information on vaccination history, complications of measles, anthropometry, hospital stay and outcome within 15 days of admission was retrieved from hospital records.

Precochlear Implant Assessment: Clinical Profile and Family History of Children with Severe Bilateral Prelingual Hearing Loss.

 The prevalence of deafness is high in Pakistan. Knowledge regarding the clinical features of patients with profound hearing loss will not only help identify the cause but will also help in the strategic planning for public health interventions.  The present study was conducted to cover in detail the clinical aspects of children with hearing loss, that is, age at presentation, associated deficits and disorders, possible cause of the disease, associated family history, and role of consanguineous marriage.

Pattern of biopsy-proven kidney diseases: experience of a teaching hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

This descriptive observational study was conducted at the Department of Nephrology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, from January 2012 to April 2018, to study the pattern of biopsy-proven kidney diseases in that region as a part to establish a national renal biopsy registry. All adult patients who underwent renal biopsy at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, from January 2012 to April 2018, were included in the study. All the biopsies were evaluated by light microscopy and immunofluorescence.