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  1. Article ; Online: Comparison of five different disseminated intravascular coagulation criteria in predicting mortality in patients with sepsis.

    Zafar, Amara / Naeem, Filza / Khalid, Muhammad Zain / Awan, Safia / Riaz, Muhammad Mehmood / Mahmood, Saad Bin Zafar

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 3, Page(s) e0295050

    Abstract: Objective: Even though patients with sepsis and DIC have a higher mortality rate compared to those without DIC, screening for DIC is not currently part of sepsis management protocols. This may be due to a lack of literature on the frequency of DIC ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Even though patients with sepsis and DIC have a higher mortality rate compared to those without DIC, screening for DIC is not currently part of sepsis management protocols. This may be due to a lack of literature on the frequency of DIC occurrence in sepsis patients, as well as the absence of evidence on the optimal DIC criteria to use for identifying DIC and predicting mortality among the five criteria available. To address this gap, this study investigates the predictive value of five different criteria for diagnosing DIC and its relationship to patient outcomes in our population of sepsis patients.
    Methods: In the Medicine department of Aga Khan University Hospital, a retrospective observational study was conducted, enrolling all adult patients with International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) coding of sepsis and clinical suspicion of DIC between January 2018 and December 2020. To diagnose DIC, five different criteria were utilized, namely the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH), the Korean Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (KSTH), the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM), the revised-JAAM (RJAAM), and the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare (JMHW). The study analyzed the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value, and accuracy of these five criteria, as well as the overall prediction of mortality.
    Results: Of 222 septic patients included in this study with clinical suspicion of DIC, 94.6% of patient had DIC according to KSTH criteria, followed by JAAM (69.4%), ISTH (64.0%), JMHW (53.2%) and lastly R-JAAM (48.6%). KSTH had sensitivity of 95.4% in diagnosing DIC and predicting mortality with a positive predictive value of 70% but specificity of 7.3% only. JAAM had sensitivity of 75.9%, positive predictive value of 75.9% with a specificity of 45.5%. ISTH had sensitivity of 69.4%, positive predictive value 75.3% and specificity of 48.5%.
    Conclusion: DIC can impose a significant burden on septic patients and its presence can lead to higher mortality rates. Early detection through screening for DIC in septic patients can potentially reduce mortality. However, it is necessary to identify the most appropriate diagnostic criteria for each population, as various criteria have demonstrated different performance in different populations. Establishing a gold standard for each population can aid in accurate diagnosis of DIC.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ; Hemostasis ; Thrombosis ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Sepsis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Observational Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0295050
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  2. Article ; Online: Remediation methods of heavy metal contaminated soils from environmental and geotechnical standpoints.

    Rehman, Zia Ur / Junaid, Muhammad Faisal / Ijaz, Nauman / Khalid, Usama / Ijaz, Zain

    The Science of the total environment

    2023  Volume 867, Page(s) 161468

    Abstract: Heavy metal contaminated soil (HMCS) threatens world health and sustainable growth, owing to which numerous remediation methods have been devised. Meanwhile, environmental sustainability and geotechnical serviceability of remediated HMCS are important ... ...

    Abstract Heavy metal contaminated soil (HMCS) threatens world health and sustainable growth, owing to which numerous remediation methods have been devised. Meanwhile, environmental sustainability and geotechnical serviceability of remediated HMCS are important considerations for reusing such soils and achieving sustainable development goals; therefore, these considerations are critically reviewed in this article. For this purpose, different onsite and offsite remediation methods are evaluated from environmental and geotechnical standpoints. It was found that each remediation method has its own merits and limitations in terms of environmental sustainability and geotechnical serviceability; generally, sustainable green remediation (SGR) and cementation are regarded as effective solutions for the problems related to the former and latter, respectively. Overall, the impact of remediation techniques on the environment and geotechnical serviceability is a developing area of study that calls for increased efforts to improve the serviceability, sustainability, reusability and environmental friendliness of the remediated HMCS.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-07
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161468
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  3. Article: Sebaceous carcinoma of forehead: A rare malignant lesion.

    Mujahid, Abdul Malik / Abidin, Zain Ul / Ilyas, Asma / Khalid, Farrukh Aslam / Yousaf, Muhammad Amin

    JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

    2023  Volume 72, Issue 11, Page(s) 2327–2329

    Abstract: Sebaceous carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumour of the sebaceous glands. This lesion typically occurs as painless and slow growing nodule in the eyelid region. In rarity, it can develop on buccal mucosa, head and neck, and other regions of the body ... ...

    Abstract Sebaceous carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumour of the sebaceous glands. This lesion typically occurs as painless and slow growing nodule in the eyelid region. In rarity, it can develop on buccal mucosa, head and neck, and other regions of the body in people in their 60s and 70s. Sebaceous carcinoma is locally aggressive and carries the potential of regional and distant spread. We present the case of a 15-year-old male who was diagnosed with sebaceous carcinoma over the forehead. After discussing the case in the board meeting, surgery was performed to remove the tumour with 1 cm margin. Outer table of the frontal bone was also removed and intraoperative frozen section was done for margin clearance. After the excision, soft tissue coverage was done with free Anterolateral thigh flap and the patient received six cycles of post-operative radiation therapy.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Forehead ; Free Tissue Flaps ; Thigh/surgery ; Carcinoma
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-12
    Publishing country Pakistan
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 603873-6
    ISSN 0030-9982
    ISSN 0030-9982
    DOI 10.47391/JPMA.4899
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  4. Article ; Online: Scorpion sting in Hafizabad, Pakistan: Facility based epidemiological study.

    Ahsan, Muhammad Mohsin / Gulzar, Zoya / Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad / Ali, Aamir / Ismail, Muhammad / Mukhtar, Muhammad Khalid / Abdin, Zain Ul

    Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology

    2023  Volume 238, Page(s) 107567

    Abstract: Scorpion envenomation is a widespread issue in tropical and subtropical countries. In the present study epidemiology of scorpion sting cases and potential treatment options in district Hafizabad, Pakistan are documented. Hafizabad city and the adjacent ... ...

    Abstract Scorpion envenomation is a widespread issue in tropical and subtropical countries. In the present study epidemiology of scorpion sting cases and potential treatment options in district Hafizabad, Pakistan are documented. Hafizabad city and the adjacent villages were selected for the data collection. Age, gender, time, site of scorpion sting on the body, scorpion sting symptoms, number of patients obtaining medical attention and the number of fatalities (if any) were noted. Data showed that scorpion envenomation often occurs in people between the ages of 16-47 years. There were more female victims (55%) and most of the scorpion sting incidences (55.49%) occurred between 07 PM and 02 AM Among body parts, both the hands (41.71%) and feet (48.57%) were more vulnerable to scorpion stings. In rural areas, the incidences of scorpion stings were higher (68.57%). The reported symptoms of scorpion stings include pain, hypertension, nausea and allergy. Out of all the victims, only 56.05% sought treatment from health care units as well as traditional medicine practitioners. However, others (43.94%) fully healed on their own without any treatment. People were using different types of plant-based materials and dead scorpions with mustard oil as a potent remedy against scorpion stings. Moreover, in the health care units there was no antivenom available and medical staff usually used common pain killers such as Xylocain and Lignocain for the treatment of scorpion sting.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Scorpion Stings/epidemiology ; Scorpion Stings/therapy ; Pakistan/epidemiology ; Antivenins ; Scorpions ; Pain/complications
    Chemical Substances Antivenins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 204479-1
    ISSN 1879-3150 ; 0041-0101
    ISSN (online) 1879-3150
    ISSN 0041-0101
    DOI 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107567
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  5. Article ; Online: Blockchain based transparent and reliable framework for wheat crop supply chain

    Muhammad Shoaib Farooq / Zain Khalid Ansari / Atif Alvi / Furqan Rustam / Isabel De La Torre Díez / Juan Luis Vidal Mazón / Carmen Lili Rodríguez / Imran Ashraf

    PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss

    2024  Volume 1

    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article: A Rare Case of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in HIV Patient on Glucocorticoid.

    Rehman, Usama / Farhan, Khawlah / Shahnawaz, Warda / Khalid, Muhammad Zain / Neupane, Karun

    Cureus

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 4, Page(s) e14445

    Abstract: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic infection caused ... ...

    Abstract Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an opportunistic infection caused by
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.14445
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  7. Article: The Use of Albumin-to-bilirubin Score in Predicting Variceal Bleed: A Pilot Study from Pakistan.

    Majid, Zain / Khan, Shoaib Ahmed / Akbar, Nishat / Khalid, Muhammad Ali / Hanif, Farina Muhammad / Laeeq, Syed Mudassir / Luck, Nasir Hassan

    Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 2, Page(s) 77–80

    Abstract: Variceal hemorrhage is a serious consequence of patients having chronic liver disease (CLD). Various scores exist that predict the outcome for non-variceal bleed. However, only a few scores evaluate patients with variceal bleed. We, in our study, ... ...

    Abstract Variceal hemorrhage is a serious consequence of patients having chronic liver disease (CLD). Various scores exist that predict the outcome for non-variceal bleed. However, only a few scores evaluate patients with variceal bleed. We, in our study, evaluated 48 cirrhotics who presented with variceal gastrointestinal (GI) bleed over a period of 3 months. Majority of these were males and the most common etiology was hepatitis C infection. The main presenting complaints were hematemesis seen in 39.6% followed by hematemesis and melena in 31.25%. Most bleeding episodes were secured via banding in 62.5% followed by injection of histoacryl in 12.5%. Finally, Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP), model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), albumin-to-bilirubin (ALBI), and the ABC score were applied and none correlated with the presence of esophageal varices. However, the ALBI score did correlate with the presence of tachycardia in our study, a pertinent sign of upper GI bleed.
    How to cite this article: Majid Z, Khan SA, Akbar N,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-23
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651614-7
    ISSN 2231-5128 ; 2231-5047
    ISSN (online) 2231-5128
    ISSN 2231-5047
    DOI 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1378
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  8. Article ; Online: Blockchain based transparent and reliable framework for wheat crop supply chain.

    Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib / Ansari, Zain Khalid / Alvi, Atif / Rustam, Furqan / Díez, Isabel De La Torre / Mazón, Juan Luis Vidal / Rodríguez, Carmen Lili / Ashraf, Imran

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) e0295036

    Abstract: The wheat crop that fulfills 35% of human food demand is facing several problems due to a lack of transparency, security, reliability, and traceability in the existing agriculture supply chain. Many systems have been developed for the agriculture supply ... ...

    Abstract The wheat crop that fulfills 35% of human food demand is facing several problems due to a lack of transparency, security, reliability, and traceability in the existing agriculture supply chain. Many systems have been developed for the agriculture supply chain to overcome such issues, however, monopolistic centralized control is the biggest hurdle to realizing the use of such systems. It has eventually gained consumers' trust in branded products and rejected other products due to the lack of traceable supply chain information. This study proposes a blockchain-based framework for supply chain traceability which provides trustable, transparent, secure, and reliable services for the wheat crop. A crypto token called wheat coin (WC) has been introduced to keep track of transactions among the stakeholders of the wheat supply chain. Moreover, an initial coin offering (ICO) of WC, crypto wallets, and an economic model are proposed. Furthermore, a smart contract-based transaction system has been devised for the transparency of wheat crop transactions and conversion of WC to fiat and vice versa. We have developed the interplanetary file system (IPFS) to improve data availability, security, and transparency which stores encrypted private data of farmers, businesses, and merchants. Lastly, the results of the experiments show that the proposed framework shows better performance as compared to previous crop supply chain solutions in terms of latency to add-blocks, per-minute transactions, average gas charge for the transaction, and transaction verification time. Performance analysis with Bitcoin and Ethereum shows the superior performance of the proposed system.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Triticum ; Blockchain ; Reproducibility of Results ; Agriculture ; Commerce ; Cryptococcus neoformans ; Cryptosporidiosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0295036
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  9. Article: Ascitic Fluid Lactate Level as a Predictor of Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients Having Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP).

    Kumar, Danish / Taha Yaseen, Raja / Panezai, Muhammad Qaiser / Naeem, Muhammad Usman / Ismail, Hina / Majid, Zain / Mehmood, Nasir / Ali Khalid, Muhammad / Lail, Ghulamullah / Hassan Luck, Nasir

    Cureus

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 1, Page(s) e53243

    Abstract: Introduction Limited studies are available for predicting mortality in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) based on ascitic fluid analysis. Recently, a proposition has been made regarding the role of ascitic fluid lactate as a better ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Limited studies are available for predicting mortality in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) based on ascitic fluid analysis. Recently, a proposition has been made regarding the role of ascitic fluid lactate as a better prognostic indicator of mortality in cirrhotic patients with SBP. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the utility of ascitic fluid lactate in predicting mortality in cirrhotic patients with SBP. Methods This was a prospective, observational study that was conducted in the Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. All the patients having liver cirrhosis with ascites, aged between 18 and 65 years, and presenting with fever and/or abdominal pain were recruited in the study in the first six months (i.e., from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022) and were followed for six more months for the outcome. However, those patients on dialysis or those with hepatocellular carcinoma, any other malignancy as per a history of solid organ transplant, a history of HIV infection, or those underlying systemic sepsis or infections other than SBP were excluded from the study. The presence or absence of SBP was confirmed by doing the ascitic fluid analysis. Ascitic fluid lactate levels were also requested in each patient. Mortality was assessed at one, two, three, and six months, respectively. All the data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. The area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) was obtained for ascitic fluid lactate for predicting mortality in SBP. At an optimal cutoff, the diagnostic accuracy of ascitic fluid lactate was obtained. Results The total number of cirrhotic patients included in the study was 123. The majority of the patients belong to Child Turcotte Pugh (CTP) class C (n = 88; 71%). Two third of the patients (65.8%; n = 81) had viral hepatitis i.e., hepatitis B, D, and/or C, as the cause of cirrhosis. Overall mortality was observed in 51(41.5%) patients. Ascitic fluid lactate was significantly raised in patients with SBP than in patients with non-SBP (p = 0.004). The AUROC of ascitic fluid lactate was highest at three months (AUROC = 0.88) followed by six months (AUROC = 0.84), two months (AUROC = 0.804), and one month (AUROC=0.773). At an optimal cut-off of more than or equal to 22.4 mg/dl, ascitic fluid lactate had a sensitivity of 84.9%, specificity of 85.7%, positive predictive value (PPV) of 97.3%, negative predictive value of 42.8% with diagnostic accuracy of 85% in predicting overall mortality in patients with SBP. On sub-analysis, the diagnostic accuracy of ascitic fluid lactate was highest at six months followed by at three, two, and one month, respectively. Conclusion Ascitic fluid lactate showed a good diagnostic utility in predicting the overall mortality in patients with SBP with the best diagnostic accuracy in predicting long-term (six months) mortality. However, further studies are required to validate our results.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.53243
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  10. Article ; Online: Easy-Weigh-Out

    Mohammad Haasin Farooq / Muhammad Zain / Muhammad Bilal Khalid / Saima Zafar

    International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering, Vol 17, Iss 03, Pp 37-

    Design and Implementation of Internet of Things-based Smart Luggage System

    2021  Volume 48

    Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) has dominated the digital world by enabling thousands of physical devices to communicate with each other and share useful data over the Internet. With use cases spanning every sphere of modern life, the IoT is all set to ... ...

    Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) has dominated the digital world by enabling thousands of physical devices to communicate with each other and share useful data over the Internet. With use cases spanning every sphere of modern life, the IoT is all set to revolutionize the traveling sector by extending services associated with safety, security, surveillance, tracking, comfort, and a lot more. This paper presents the design and implementation of a prototype Easy-Weigh-Out, based on the principles of the IoT which enables a user to run Android-based mobile application and view the weight of luggage and track its location without any contact with it. The hardware of the system is built around Arduino UNO microcontroller which interfaces with a load cell (20 kg) via A/D converter and a NEO-6M Global Positioning System (GPS) module for tracking of the bag. The system uploads data to a Cloud server using ESP8266 Wi-Fi module. Our results show the real-time weight and tracking of the bag at a click of a button as well as long-term data logging.
    Keywords internet of things ; smart traveling bag ; tracking ; cloud service ; mobile application ; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7
    Subject code 600
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)
    Document type Article ; Online
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