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To evaluate the cause and pattern of cut throat injury. Prospective study. This study was conducted in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College from 01.09.2012 to 31.08.2013. Total number of patients with cut throat were 42 patients, in which 33 were selected in this study. During this period, those patients who came in emergency room in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital with cut throat injury were included in this study. In this study male were 24 patients [72.72%] and female were 9 [27.27%]. Male female ratio was 2.66:1. Maximum incidence of age was between 21-30-years 9 cases [27.27%]. Accidental cause was the main cause of cut throat with 19 patients 57.57%. In 9 [27.27%] cases of suicidal, 7 [77.77%] patients was history of psychiatric illness. Zone II was the commonest site which was 20 cases [60.60%] Skin and soft tissue is the commonest structure involved which was 20 cases [60.60%]. 26 patients [78.78%] were discharge from ward after treatment. Proper assessment the cause and accurate treatment may prevent complication
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The aim of this study is to determine pattern of ossicular damage in chronic supparative otitis media. Prospective study. This study and was conducted in Karachi and Medical and Dental College and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital during the period of October 2006 to October 2010. 288 patients were selected in this study and intra-operative findings of ossicles were noted. Total numbers of patients was 288, in which female was slight domination with 54.1%. Maximum incidence was noted between the ages of 16-30 years of age which was 180 patients. 209 patients presented with central perforation. 140 cases had no ossicles damages of ossicles damage. Ossicles damage can be prevented by early diagnosis and proper management
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Objective: to determine the health related quality of life benefits derived from tonsillectomy in adult patients of chronic or recurrent tonsillitis
Patients and methods: a cross sectional study of 85 adult patients carried out in ENT department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi from January 2010 to February 2011 with the written and informed consent of patients. All were of age 18 years or greater and of either sex with the diagnosis of chronic tonsillitis or recurrent tonsillitis. There complete correspondence addresses with phone numbers were noted and they all were called back again after a lapse of 6-months post-operation to fill in the questionnaire, Glasgow Benefit Inventory [GBI]. Analysis of data was done by SPSS version 11.0
Result: good scores were noted on the Glasgow Benefit Inventory. Total score was +45.29 [p-value <0.0001]. The subscale scoring was general subscale score +44.10 [p-value <0.0001]; social subscale score, no change i.e. 0 and physical health subscale score +79.62 [p-value <0.0001]
Conclusion: the result thus proves that post-tonsillectomy the HRQOL is improved and the procedure of tonsillectomy is beneficial in terms of improved quality of life