Pak J Med Sci
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To determine the cause of stillbirth after application of relevant condition at death (ReCoDe) classification system. ⋯ Application of ReCoDe classification is easy to understand and applicable, especially in low resource settings with associated causes identified in vast majority of cases.
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The novel coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) pandemic has revolutionized medical education worldwide. Most medical schools have adopted the online teaching and assessments. Students attending modified clerkships and assessments under the stress of the pandemic, perform and score differently when compared to normal clerkships. We aimed to identify the impact of COVID-19 on final year MBBS students' EOC (End of Clerkship) examination by comparing them with their scores prior to the COVID and with scores of the previous final year. ⋯ During the COVID pandemic, the final year students' performance in EOC MCQ and OSCE over all remained unaffected.
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This paper introduces the surgical procedure of "terminal ileum suspension" in the radical resection for low rectal cancer patients and evaluates the possibility of its clinical application. ⋯ "Terminal ileum suspension" is a safe, effective and feasible surgical method for laparoscopic radical resection of low rectal cancer, which can be applied in clinical practice.
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To see the difference in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients given Remdesivir (RDV) with those who were not given RDV. ⋯ RDV did not show any difference in in-hospital mortality in our patients. More patients had severe ARDS in the RDV group while patients in the non-RDV group had higher SOFA score and multi-organ failure. Length of stay was longer in patients receiving Remdesivir.
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To evaluate patient safety attitudes of the frontline health workers in hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. ⋯ Duration of job experience was positively correlated with patient safety attitudes of hospital staff. These finding could serve as the baseline to shape staff perceptions by cadre in both public and private sector hospitals.