Assessment of Hearing Loss by Audiometry - Our Experience at Tertiary Care Hospital

Penile Fracture: Our Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital

PURPOSE Penile fracture is rare, but it is a urological emergency that always requires immediate attention. Moreover, penile fracture has been reported more frequently in recent years. It may have devastating physical, functional, and psychological consequences if not properly managed in time. MATERIALS AND METHODS The objective of this study was to highlight the causes, clinical presentation...

Costoclavicular Syndrome and MRI Evaluation, Our Experience at Tertiary Care Hospital, SKIMS Srinagar, J&K

Introduction: Cervical rib is a supernumerary rib springing from one of the cervical vertebrae, usually the seventh. About 1 in 200 people are born with cervical rib. About 1 in 10 people who have a cervical rib develop symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). Aims: The aim of this study was to identify normal and abnormal anatomy of thoracic outlet using MRI in symptomatic costoclavicular c...

Meningococcaemia: experience at a tertiary care hospital in East Delhi.

Medical mortality in Pakistan: experience at a tertiary care hospital.

AIM To acquire systematic data on the causes of hospital mortality in Pakistan, a developing country with scant mortality records. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of death certificates and hospital charts of patients dying on general and specialty medical services at our hospital during one calendar year. RESULTS Of a total 10,590 admissions, 657 (6.2%) died in hospital. The deceased incl...

Syncope: experience at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

INTRODUCTION Our aim was to determine the characteristics of patients presenting with syncope at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS A review of medical records was conducted retrospectively at the Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Patients aged 16 and above, admitted from January 2000 to December 2005 with the diagnosis of syncope made by the a...