Pak J Med Sci
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Pakistan like many Asian countries is investing in medical education to address increased societal needs and to meet the requirement of national and international accrediting bodies. Establishing medical education departments is part of this investment. The research question was "What are the expectations of faculty from medical education department?" The objective of this study was to explore the Faculty's perception about the roles of medical education department and their suggestions for its future endeavors. ⋯ Institutions must ensure consultation with faculty members and should take proactive measures to sustain change, including giving ownership and team building among the faculty members.
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To determine the occurrence of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) among Saudi preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and compare it with Saudi preschool children without ASD. ⋯ The occurrence of TDIs was higher in Saudi preschool children with ASD than in non-ASD children.
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Upper lip bite test (ULBT) is one of the various bedside tests used for prediction of difficult laryngoscopic intubation. However, its usefulness is not still very clear, and there is controversy regarding its accuracy. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the accuracy of the ULBT for predicting difficult airway including difficult laryngoscopy or difficult tracheal intubation. ⋯ It appears that ULBT is a useful bedside test for evaluation of patient airway before the general anesthesia.
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Review
Exercise therapy versus surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To compare the effectiveness of exercise therapy with surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. ⋯ In brief, the current evidence demonstrated a trend that exercise therapy had a similar effect for lumbar spinal stenosis compared with decompressive laminectomies. However, for the small sample size and low methodology quality of the included trials, some rigorously designed and large-scaled RCTs need to be performed to confirm the conclusion.
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To evaluate the effect of intrauterine insemination (IUI) on sexual functioning, quality of life and psychological well-being. ⋯ Going to an IUI treatment has negative effects on FSFI scores and some of SF 36 scores but we did not find a significant negative effect on BDI scores.