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Maqbool Alam
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Evidence-based medicine: medical practice in the third millennium.
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a growing international movement in health care that aims to bring the best evidence from medical research to the bedside, clinic and community. Evidence-based medicine de-emphasizes intuition, unsystematic clinical experience and pathophysiologic rationale as sufficient grounds for clinical decision-making and stresses the examination of evidence from clinical research. The aim of this paper is to familiarize the readers with the basic concept, methodology, resources of evidence-based medicine and its applicability in Pakistan.
Management of painful sickle cell crisis in pregnancy.
A case of sickle cell disease crisis is described in a Saudi patient at 28 weeks of gestation. She was successfully managed with intravenous fluids, oxygen, opiates and blood transfusion.
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation among the Saudi population.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation among the Saudi population. Based on this study, an effective strategy can be made regarding motivation and recruitment of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors in future. METHODS: This cross sectional study was carried out at the Armed Forces Hospital, Sharourah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during January 2003. A total of 500 adult males were interviewed. Each individual completed a questionnaire in Arabic language containing epidemiological data and knowledge regarding blood donation and reasons of blood donation or non donation. RESULTS: Out of 500 individuals, 291 (58.2%) were donors and 209 (41.8%) were non donors. Four hundred and seventy-one (94.2%) replied that a person more than 45-years of age could not donate blood. Fifty-one point two percent (107 out of 209) of the non-donors answered that one can donate blood once a year. Out of 291 donors, 186 (63.9%) donated blood for their family members or friends and 105 (36.1%) were volunteer blood donors. Eighty-nine non donors (42.6%) replied that they were 'not approached by anybody' for blood donation and 80 (38.3%) considered themselves unfit for donation due to weakness. CONCLUSION: There are misconceptions regarding blood donation among the Saudi population. This needs education and motivation through dissemination of information regarding blood donation particularly on electronic media.
Cerebrovascular accident in sickle cell disease.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inherited hemoglobin disorder characterized by the presence of sickle shaped erythrocytes in the blood. It can cause stroke in around 10% of children. Repeated blood transfusion are often used in an attempt to dilute blood thus reducing the risk of vaso-occlusion and stroke. We report a case of an 11 years old girl, known patient of sickle cell disease, who did not follow regular blood transfusion protocol and as a result presented with recurrent stroke.
Pre-operative hematological profile: current practice.
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An anemic patient who presented with abdominal pain due to trichobezoar.
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Knowledge, attitude and practices among health care workers on needle-stick injuries.
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Red blood cell transfusion practice in gynecology and obstetrics in a primary care hospital.
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