Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jul 2017
Comparative StudyOutcome in Chronic Subdural Hematoma After Subdural vs. Subgaleal Drain.
To compare the outcome after surgery for chronic subdural hematoma when the drain is placed in subdural space or subgaleal space. ⋯ Patients of both groups had good outcome after surgery. Complications like pneumocephalus and intracerebral hemorrhage were more common in subdural location of drain, though not reaching statistically significance level to favor one technique over another.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jul 2017
Determination of Mean Glycated Haemoglobin in Healthy Adults of a Local Population.
To determine the mean hemoglobin HbA1C levels of disease-free adults in a local population and its optimum cutoff for the diagnosis of diabetes. ⋯ The mean HbAIC and cutoff point for diabetes in the study population is 5.07 ±0.58% and 6.05%, respectively (AUC 0.827, 95% CI: 0.732 to 0.923, p<0.001) with 53.3% sensitivity and 98.5% specificity.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jul 2017
Clinical Profile and Short-Term Outcome of Pediatric Hyperleukocytic Acute Leukemia from a Developing Country.
This study was conducted to determine the frequency, clinical profile, and short-term outcome of children with hyperleukocytosis at two pediatric oncology centers in Karachi. Of a total 1,045 patients, 13.97% (n=146) patients had hyperleukocytosis. Majority (61.7%, n=90) were under 10 years of age and 76% (n=146) were male. ⋯ Infectious complications occurred in 23.2% (n=34) patients. The case-specific mortality was 20.5% (n=30). No mortality was related to early complications of hyperleukocytosis.