Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2021
Meta AnalysisIs there a Predictive Value of Hemoglobin A1C for Complications of Cardiac Surgery?
To investigate the effect of preoperative hemoglobin A1c levels for the complications of cardiac surgery. ⋯ Preoperative hemoglobin A1C levels were associated with development of mediastinitis, stroke, pneumonia, sepsis, renal failure and mortality after cardiac surgery. Key Words: Hemoglobin A1C, Cardiac surgery, Complication, Meta-analysis.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2021
Comparing Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHIP-14) and Masticatory Efficiency with Complete Denture Treatment.
To measure impact of oral health in complete denture wearers and its effects on masticatory efficiency with new complete dentures over the period of three months. ⋯ Statistically significant improvement was observed in both quality of life and masticatory efficiency after 3 months of treatment with conventional complete dentures. Masticatory efficiency was highly correlated with all subscales of OHIP-14 after treatment. Key Words: Complete denture treatment, Masticatory efficiency, Oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14).
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2021
Observational StudyPredictors of Disease Severity in Adult Covid-19 Patients Admitted in Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
To assess disease severity, based on clinical presentation and laboratory investigations. ⋯ Fever, sore throat, shortness of breath, body aches, abdominal pain, anosmia and aguesia were the predominant symptoms in majority of patients belonging to different categories based on disease severity. Inflammatory markers like D-dimers and ferritin levels determined the overall disease severity with a high accuracy. Key Words: Disease severity, Clinical presentation, Laboratory investigations, RT-PCR.