Colposcopic Findings among VIA Positive Women: Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Spectrum of Cytological Findings in Paediatric Non-Thyroidal NeckSwelling – Experience in a Tertiary Care Children Hospital

Background and Objective: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is well accepted as a useful diagnostic technique in the management of adult patients with head and neck lumps. But, until recently, very few reports have been obtained regarding the role of FNAC in nonthyroidal neck masses in children. Hence, the objective of our study was to determine the diagnostic value of fine needle aspirati...

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...

Methanol poisoning: 27 years experience at a tertiary care hospital.

Methanol toxicity can result in serious morbidity and mortality without timely diagnosis and treatment. Many cases of methanol poisoning outbreaks have been noted in our population but no study has been performed to estimate methanol exposure and its outcomes and complications. A retrospective study was conducted to review all the cases of methanol poisoning admitted from January 1988 to Decemb...