One suspected case of Wildervanck syndrome (OMIM 314600) reported from our tertiary care centre. is distinct other similar conditions due to its opthal and hearing associations-forming a clinical triad. Candidate gene identification in still pending whereas most genetic has got specific mutation. Klippel Feil anomaly one girl admitted centre with severe pneumonia showed features short neck, fus...

OBJECTIVE To qualitatively assess the discharge processes and postdischarge care in the community for infants discharged after congenital heart interventions in the first year of life. DESIGN Qualitative study using semistructured interviews and Framework Analysis. SETTING UK specialist cardiac centres and the services their patients are discharged to. SUBJECTS Twenty-five cardiologists a...

Background: Realizing the ill effects of increasing population, India was the first country to have started a state sponsored Family Planning Programme, long back in 1952; India is the second most populous country of the world only after China. To attain the required targets India needs nationwide surveys to assess the practices of contraception especially in poor performing states in order to ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of congenital infection in humans. Most of the congenitally infected infants (85%-90%) are asymptomatic at birth but 5% to 15% of them develop sequelae mostly as sensorineural hearing loss, visual impairment or delay of psychomotor development. The prevalence of congenital infection ranges from 0.3% to 2.3% of all live births in different populations[1]. I...

BACKGROUND Malignant pleural effusions are one of the leading causes of exudative pleural effusions. We studied the clinical profile of patients presenting with malignant pleural effusion, their cytological and histopathological features and the efficacy of pleurodesis in preventing recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS 100 patients who were positive for malignant cells in pleural fluid cytology ...

Objective To determine the knowledge of patient safety among postgraduate residents (PGR) and nurses in a tertiary care hospital. Methods This casual comparative study was conducted among the postgraduate residents and nurses working at The Children's Hospital Lahore in the month of July, August 2017. Both PGR and nurses were asked to complete APSQ-IV questionnaire about patient safety on 7 p...