1.T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia: 4 cases.
Anila RASHID ; Mohammad KHURSHID ; Arsalan AHMED
Blood Research 2014;49(3):203-205
No abstract available.
Leukemia, Large Granular Lymphocytic*
2.Use of abdominal compression device in colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yousaf ZAFAR ; Ahmed Mustafa RASHID ; Syed Sarmad JAVAID ; Ahmed Kamal SIDDIQI ; Adnan ZAFAR ; Arsalan Zafar IQBAL ; Jagpal Singh KLAIR ; Rajesh KRISHNAMOORTHI
Clinical Endoscopy 2023;56(4):446-452
Background/Aims:
Colonoscopy for screening is associated with unpleasant experiences for patients, and abdominal compression devices have been developed to minimize these problems. However, there is a paucity of data supporting the therapeutic benefits of this strategy. This study examined the effects of using an abdominal compression device during colonoscopy on the cecal intubation time (CIT), abdominal compression, patient comfort, and postural changes.
Methods:
We searched PubMed and Scopus (from inception to November 2021) for randomized controlled trials that assessed the effects of an abdominal compression device during colonoscopy on CIT, abdominal compression, patient comfort, and postural change. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and Mantel-Haenszel odds ratios (ORs) were calculated.
Results:
Our pooled analysis of seven randomized controlled trials revealed that abdominal compression devices significantly reduced CIT (WMD, –0.76 [–1.49 to –0.03] minutes; p=0.04), abdominal compression (OR, 0.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.28–0.94; p=0.03), and postural changes (OR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.27–0.78; p=0.004) during colonoscopy. However, our results did not show a significant change in patient comfort (WMD, –0.48; 95% CI, –1.05 to 0.08; p=0.09) when using an abdominal compression device.
Conclusions
Our findings demonstrate that employing an abdominal compression device may reduce CIT, abdominal compression, and postural change but have no impact on patient comfort.
3.Assessment of biochemical and antioxidative status in patients suffering from dengue fever.
Mahmood RASOOL ; Arif MALIK ; Khalid Mahmud KHAN ; Muhammad Saeed QURESHI ; Beenish SHABBIR ; Sara ZAHID ; Muhammad ASIF ; Abdul MANAN ; Sana RASHID ; Saima Rubab KHAN ; Hafiz Muhammad ARSALAN ; Rabail ALAM ; Mahwish AROOJ ; Mahmood Husain QAZI ; Adeel Gulzar Ahmed CHAUDHARY ; Adel Mohammed ABUZENADAH ; Mohammed Hussain AL-QAHTANI ; Sajjad KARIM
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2015;35(3):411-418
A multi-centred study was designed to collect dengue epidemiologic data from government and registered private hospitals/clinics and maintained archive of frozen specimens in bio-bank to be used for future dengue epidemic control program, and assess the epidemiology of dengue fever (DF) by evaluating biochemical and oxidative status of patients. ELISA IgM antibodies test was done to confirm DF. From August 2010 to December 2011, 101 confirmed blood samples of DF patients referred to pathology lab of Jinnah Hospital Lahore were subjected to the epidemiologic assessment by evaluating the biochemical and physiological indices and alterations of circulating antioxidants. Clinical features of DF patients and effect of fever on blood components and serum proteins of liver were recorded. The hospital stay in DF, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) showed significant difference. Significant increases in serum alanine amino transferase (ALT) (P=0.000), aspartate amino transferase (AST) (P=0.000), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (P=0.000), malondialdehyde (MDA) along with significant decreases in total protein (TP) (P=0.000), reduced glutathione (GSH) (P=0.000), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) (P=0.000), and sialic acid contents (P=0.016) were observed. A positive correlation existed between bound sialic acid levels, liver enzymes and circulating antioxidants (r=0.656, P=0.016). In the present study, alterations of circulating antioxidants in DF suggest that DF might be a metabolic response to an acute, self-limiting tropical viral infection, and a consequence of the viral inflammatory process.
Adult
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Antioxidants
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metabolism
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Biomarkers
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blood
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China
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Dengue
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classification
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diagnosis
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metabolism
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M
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metabolism
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Young Adult