Pak J Med Sci
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To determine health related quality of life (HRQOL) of medical students and its correlation with their academic performance. ⋯ Mental health of medical students is suboptimal, especially among female students. Students with better physical health have better academic performance.
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To determine the opinions of operating room nurses towards the Surgical Safety ChecklistTR (SSCTR) and to determine applications for using SSCTR in operating rooms. ⋯ The results obtained from the study show that changes focusing on the development of a culture of patient safety (PS) and team collaboration in operating rooms must be made in order to apply SSCTR consistently and properly.
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In Pakistan, 74% of consanguineous marriages are among the first cousins. Continuity of consanguineous marriages over generations increases the risk of recessive diseases such as deafness. The objective of this study was to investigate genetic origin of Pakistani deaf brothers with parents of consanguineous marriage. ⋯ It is concluded that in addition to novel mutations in MYO7A, TH and EVC2, the CDH23 and GJB2 can also be responsible for deafness in the family with consanguineous marriages.
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To determine the burnout among postgraduate residents' and junior consultants in a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Tertiary care hospital postgraduate residents and junior consultants face moderate burnout. Postgraduate residents had significantly more burnout as compared to junior consultants and majority was from pediatric medicine.
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To correlate acne severity with elevated androgen levels and to compare androgen levels between cases and controls. ⋯ Androgens are not directly correlated with acne severity, but affect acne severity as seen in difference between their levels in different grades of acne. Anti-androgens may be initiated early in acne resistant to conventional therapy.