Effect of Different Host-Related Factors on Postoperative Endodontic Pain in Necrotic Teeth Dressed with Interappointment Intracanal Medicaments: A Multicomparison Study.

Objectives:  The current study aimed to assess the impact of factors such as age, gender, and the tooth type on postoperative endodontic pain in necrotic teeth with symptomatic periapical periodontitis and radiolucency dressed randomly with either calcium hydroxide or propolis paste.

Materials And Methods:  The standard chemomechanical root canal preparation of 80 teeth was performed by the primary investigator. The intracanal medicaments were inserted by the secondary operator.

NDSP 09: Risk Assessment of Pakistani Individual for Diabetes (RAPID) - Findings from Second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017.

Objective: To elucidate the effectiveness of Risk Assessment of Pakistani individuals with diabetes (RAPID) tool in epidemiological and population-based second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017 for identifying risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Methodology: This observational study was a sub-analysis of the second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017 conducted from February 2016 to August 2017 in all four provinces of Pakistan. Ethical approval was obtained from National Bioethics Committee Pakistan.

The DAR 2020 Global survey: Ramadan fasting during COVID 19 pandemic and the impact of older age on fasting among adults with Type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: The DAR Global survey of Ramadan-fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to describe the characteristics and care in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with a specific comparison between those <65 years and ≥65 years.

Methods: Participants were consented to answer a physician-administered questionnaire following Ramadan 2020. Impact of COVID-19 on the decision of fasting, intentions to fast and duration of Ramadan and Shawal fasting, hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia events were assessed.

Risk Assessment of Patients After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Killip Classification: An Institutional Experience.

Introduction The Killip classification system was introduced for clinical assessment of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). It stratifies individuals according to the severity of their post-MI heart failure. This system provides effective stratification of long-term and short-term outcomes in patients with acute MI and influences the treatment strategies.

Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding diabetes mellitus type 2 among people with diabetes visiting outpatient department of Taluka Hospital, Miro Khan, Sindh.

A cross-sectional survey was carried out from March 2018 to November 2018 to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices about diabetes mellitus type 2 among people with diabetes visiting the outpatient department of Taluka Hospital, Miro Khan, Sindh. Data was collected by using a pre-tested questionnaire and analysed on statistical package for social sciences version 20. Almost all the participants knew that diabetes is marked by high blood glucose, 261 (68.

A prospective evaluation of clinical and functional outcome of single bundle anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstrings autograft.

A case series was conducted at the Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from July 2016 to June 2018, to evaluate the functional and clinical outcome of arthroscopic anatomic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstrings autograft. Patients aged 17 years and above with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries of duration three months or older, diagnosed on history and clinical examination and confirmed on Magnetic Resonance Imaging were prospectively recruited from outpatient department. Patients with multiligamentous injury were excluded.

Utility of the GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampin (MTB/RIF) Assay on Paraffin-Embedded Biopsy Tissue Samples for Detecting Tuberculosis: Comparison With Histopathology.

Introduction The Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/Rifampin (MTB/RIF) assay is a qualitative nested real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed on the GeneXpert instrument system. Although, the utility of this technique for detecting tuberculosis (TB) in sputum and pus samples is well established, however, the usefulness of GeneXpert on biopsy samples is still a matter of debate. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the utility of GeneXpert for detecting MTB in biopsy specimens diagnosed with TB.

Utility of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy.

Introduction Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a quick, effective and relatively inexpensive technique to evaluate the visibly accessible superficial masses. As cervical, axillary and inguinal lymphadenopathies are commonly encountered clinical problems, in this study, we evaluated the utility of FNAC for assessment of lymphadenopathy. Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Cytopathology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, over the duration of three years.

Kolb's Learning Style Inventory 4.0 and its association with traditional and problem based learning teaching methodologies in medical students.

Objectives: To assess learning styles and the association of various teaching methodologies of medical students.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst 523 medical students of Baqai Medical College, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, from July 2019 to October 2019. All students from first to final year, who attended the undergraduate MBBS program were included.

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; A study from a rural population of Sindh, Pakistan.

Objective: To discuss common indications and findings on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy as well as to correlate these findings with alarm symptoms in the rural population of Gadap town, Sindh.

Methods: This was a retrospective study on 1288 patients conducted in the medical ward of Fatima Hospital, Baqai Medical University. Patients' demographics and other data related to the procedure were recovered from patients' records.

Worsening of Preexisting Psychiatric Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To ascertain factors associated with worsening of psychiatric conditions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study anonymously examined 2,734 psychiatric patients worldwide for worsening of their preexisting psychiatric conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. An independent clinical investigation of 318 psychiatric patients from United States was used for verification.

Current trends in removable partial prosthodontics education in dental colleges of Pakistan.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the current trends in undergraduate teaching of removable partial prosthodontics in various dental colleges of Pakistan.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which a questionnaire was sent by email to head of Prosthodontics department of thirty-one dental institutes of Pakistan. The survey included multiple questions regarding current trends in removable partial prosthodontics education in undergraduate dental colleges.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast self examination among females in Karachi.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast self-examination among women in an urban setting.

Methods: The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice study was conducted from May to July 2018 at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Naseer Hussain Shaheed Hospital and the Institute of Infectious Disease, Karachi, and comprised women aged 15 years or above who were attending the outpatient department. Data was collected using a pre-designed questionnaire and was analysed using SPSS 23.

Ramadan fasting in people with type 1 diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic: The DaR Global survey.

Objectives: The DaR Global survey was conducted to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the intentions to fast and the outcomes of fasting in <18 years versus ≥18 years age groups with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

Methods: Muslim people with T1DM were surveyed in 13 countries between June and August 2020, shortly after the end of Ramadan (23rd April-23rd May 2020) using a simple questionnaire.

Results: 71.

NDSP 06: Prevalence and risk factors for obesity in urban and rural areas of Pakistan: A study from second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP), 2016-2017.

Objective: To study the pattern and prevalence of obesity in a large representative sample of Pakistani population aged 20 years and above.

Methodology: This study is a sub analysis of the second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017, a large community-based epidemiological survey carried out from February 2016 to August 2017 in all 4 provinces of Pakistan. An estimated sample size of 10,834 people was calculated using a multistage sampling technique.

Karachi Cancer Registry (KCR): Age-Standardized Incidence Rate by Age-Group and Gender in a Mega City of Pakistan.

Objectives: To estimate the cancer incidence by age group and gender for the population of Karachi Division by analyzing the Karachi Cancer Registry data of 2017-19.

Settings: The population of Karachi division is 16.1 million according to national census 2017.

To explore the association of Ramadan fasting with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in people with diabetes.

Aim: To explore the association of Ramadan fasting with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in people with diabetes.

Methods: This observational study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology between May-July 2017. Informed consent was taken from each study participant.

Awareness of obstructive sleep apnea and its effects on daily life among health professionals from Karachi, Pakistan.

Background: Sleep disturbances are be poorly documented by primary care physicians.

Objective: Our objective for this survey was to assess the awareness level amongst medical and dental house officers, medical and dental practitioners, and ear, nose and throat specialists (ENTs) regarding OSA and its effects on daily life.

Methods: This was a questionnaire-based survey with yes and no and true and false type questions.

Awareness regarding risks of self-medication among people visiting community pharmacies.

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from April 2018 to February 2019 to assess the level of awareness regarding the risks of self-medication among people visiting the community pharmacies of Block-13, Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi. Data was collected from 395 participants after taking their written informed consent by using a pre-tested questionnaire and analysed on statistical package for social sciences version 20. The study results showed that 186 (47.

Chest computed tomography findings in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Most studies evaluating chest computed tomography (CT) features in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been small-sized and have presented varied findings. We aim to systematically review these studies and to conduct a meta-analysis of their results to provide a well-powered assessment of chest CT findings in patients with COVID-19. PubMed and EMBASE databases were systematically searched to identify published studies that evaluated chest CT findings in COVID-19 patients.

Relationship between diabetic retinopathy and diabetic nephropathy; A longitudinal follow-up study from a tertiary care unit of Karachi, Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy in subjects with diabetic nephropathy.

Methodology: This retrospective longitudinal follow up study was conducted in outpatient department of Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology (BIDE), a tertiary care diabetes unit of Karachi Pakistan, from January 2005 to December 2016. Type 2 diabetic subjects with newly diagnosed diabetic nephropathy (DN) and sex-age matched controls were identified from the electronic database of the institute, Health Management System (HMS).

COVID-19 and paediatric dentistry- traversing the challenges. A narrative review.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major global public health emergency with a focus on preventing the spread of this virus for controlling this crisis. A dental setting is at a high risk of cross infection amid patients and dental practitioner's owing to the spread of infection via droplets suspended in the air by infected symptomatic or asymptomatic subjects. This review article informs about measures which reduce facility risk, manage symptomatic patients and protect personal health care and management with reference to paediatric dentistry.

Light transmission properties of pharmaceutical liquid bottles and evaluation of their photoprotective efficacy.

The light sensitive pharmaceutical dosage forms are well protected from light by packing in light protective bottles especially the colored glass and plastic bottles. In the present study the transmission characteristics of transparent glass bottle, amber glass bottle, polyvinyl chloride amber plastic bottle (PVC) and low density polyethylene semi-opaque plastic bottles (LDPE) (empty and drug filled) have been evaluated and the data compared for compliance with Pharmacopoeial limits of percentage transmission. The variations in thickness affect the amount of light transmitted through the bottles.

Assessment of pre-natal and post-natal attitude and practice of family members towards the birth of a female child among people residing in district East, Karachi.

Objective: To assess the pre-natal and post-natal attitude and practice of family members towards the birth of a female child among people residing in an urban area.

Methods: The cross-sectional attitude and practice study was conducted from May 2018 to November 2018 in Jamshed Town and Gulshan Town in district East of Karachi, and comprised randomly chosen participants. Data was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire, and was analysed using SPSS 22.