Pak J Med Sci
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To compare visual outcomes after cataract surgery using three intraocular lenses (IOL) of different prices but similar properties. ⋯ When surgical factors mainly, surgeon bias is removed, all three types of monofocal IOL had similar visual outcomes.
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Obesity is an epidemic of the 21st century with its rates doubling in both developed and developing countries. It raises concerns for both maternal and fetal well-being and needs altered care throughout pregnancy and in postnatal period. Raised BMI prior to conception is associated with adverse feto-maternal outcomes. Limited data is available about its association with adverse maternofetal outcome in this region of the world. Our objective was to find out association of high pre-pregnancy BMI with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. ⋯ Maternal pre-conception BMI of ≥ 25 leads to poor maternal and perinatal outcomes.
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To investigate whether the preoperative controlling nutritional status (COUNT) score is a prognostic factor of patients with high-risk factors for early-stage cervical cancer after surgery and concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). ⋯ High preoperative CONUT score indicates poor prognosis of patients with high-risk factors for early-stage cervical cancer after surgery and postoperative CCRT. In clinical practice, consolidation chemotherapy is recommended for patients with high CONUT scores.
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Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence is a rare pregnancy complication occurs in an identical twin pregnancy that share a single placenta. TRAP sequence is a twin's pregnancy includes a normal-developed viable pump fetus and an abnormal usually nonviable acardiac fetus. ⋯ Early diagnosis of such conditions is mandatory in order to apply the proper therapeutic measures and to help the normal developed pump fetus to survive. The main goal of management is to interrupt blood supply to the nonviable acardiac fetus to reduce the strain on the heart of the pump fetus thus, increase the chance of survival.
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To evaluate the accuracy of serum CRP and IL-6 assays combined with the pancreatitis activity scoring system (PASS) in assessing the severity of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). ⋯ The serum CRP, IL-6 and PASS scores were significantly elevated in AP patients and showed a positive correlation with disease severity, all of which are beneficial for the diagnosis of AP. PASS is superior to CRP and IL-6 in the assessment of AP. The combination of the three assays can achieve a far superior diagnostic efficacy to that of the individual index assays.