Vol. 76 No. 05 (Supp-1) (2026): 10th AKU Annual Surgery Conference Supplement

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Published: 2026-05-19

EDITORIAL

Beyond the scalpel: Quality care and patient safety

Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Shahryar Noordin, Saleem Islam, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

S1-S2
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Beyond Conventional Care: The use of Alternative Medicine by Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Pakistan – A Retrospective study

Soubia Akhtar, Shayan Khalid Ghaloo, Hamdan Ahmed Pasha, Muhammad Wasif, Rahim Dhanani

S3-S5
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

30-day morbidity and mortality after hip surgery – A single-centre study.

Junaid Khan, Usman Ali, Muhammad Zohaib Nawaz, Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Anum Sadruddin, Shahryar Noordin

S36-S41
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Factors influencing the desire for orthodontic treatment among patients and parents – A cross-sectional study

Munnal Gulzar, Laiba Amin, Asma Muhammad Yousuf, Afeefa Abul Barakaat, Mubassar Fida, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia

S22-S31
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Patient-Centred Dental Hygiene Care: Assessing Satisfaction and Quality in Preventive Treatments—A Cross-Sectional Study

Ali Sadiq, Zahra Masood, Hassan Yaqoob, Muhammad Karim, Farhan Raza Khan, Noorin Khan, Hamza Arshad

S42-S46
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Audit of needlestick injuries in dental and dermatology sections: insights and strategies for safer practices

Ali Sadiq, Taimur Khalid, Fahad Umer, Hassan Yaqoob, Humayun Kaleem Siddiqui

S65-S70
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Audit of Frequency and causes of 30-day readmission after head and neck surgery at Aga Khan Hospital Karachi: A Retrospective cross-sectional study

Muhammad Hassan Danish, Abdul Basit Shah Vardag, Huzaifa Moiz, Muhammad Wasif, Hamdan Ahmed Pasha, Mohammad Sohail Awan

S32-S35
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Patient satisfaction and perception of quality care in orthodontic services using the servqual model at a tertiary care hospital

Zahra Masood, Fizzah Ikram, Mubassar Fida, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia

S47-S52
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Variations in basilic vein anatomy in patients undergoing haemodialysis access surgery: A cross-sectional study

Amna Riaz Khan, Zia Ur Rehman, Waryam Saleh

S19-S21
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Arteriovenous Access Outcomes and Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Nehal Naseer, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Fareed Ahmed Shaikh, Mohammad Zakriya

S53-S57
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Outcomes of lateral and posterior approaches in hip arthroplasty: A cohort from low-middle-income country

Usman Ali, Eisha Saadat, Sher Baz Khan, Muhammad Musa Hamza, Syed Waqas, Anum Ali, Ahmed Raheem, Junaid Khan

S6-S13
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Viscosupplementation for improvement in pain and mobility in knee osteoarthritis : A retrospective cross sectional study.

Muhammad Ahsan Sulaiman, Javeria Saeed, Koonj Sundardas, Masood Umer

S14-S18
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AUDIT

Ambulatory Otologic Surgery, a 5-year audit of a tertiary care landscape: An Audit

Abdul Basit Shah Vardag, Farzeen Omer, Malik Ali Hasham Awan, Mohammad Sohail Awan

S71-S73
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Postoperative mortality in orthopaedic and trauma service: a retrospective trend analysis from a developing nation

Malika Hameed, Mohammad Khozema Safri, Ebadullah Shahood, Sijal Akhtar Sheikh, Akbar Jaleel Zubairi, Mohsin Nazir Butt

S58-S64
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Scoping Review

Use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement for paediatric chronic osteomyelitis: a scoping review

Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Muhammed Wahhaab Sadiq, Farah Naz Qamar, Shahryar Noordin

S74-S80
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Comparative Efficacy of preservative vs. isotonic fluids in liver transplantation: A scoping review

Muhammad Salman, Saira Imtiaz, Talha Bukhari, Irfan Ahmed

S81-S88
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Impact of pulpotomy versus root canal treatment on oral health-related quality of life in patients with pulpitis: a systematic review

Syeda Abeerah Tanveer, Itrat Batool, Robia Ghafoor

S96-S101
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Preoperative Predictors of round window visibility on High resolution CT-scan temporal bone in patients undergoing cochlear implant surgery: A Systematic Review

Syed Akbar Abbas, Muhammad Wasif, Abdul Basit Shah Vardag, Haissan Iftikhar, Huzaifa Moiz, Syed Shabbir Afzal

S89-S95
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NARRATIVE REVIEW

Impact of surgical training on patient safety in low-middle-income countries

Sana Zeeshan, Amber Sultan, Hina Inam, Nadeem Siddiqui

S126-S130
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Impact of multidisciplinary team care in breast cancer treatment planning

Safna Naozer Virji, Syeda Alisha Fatima Rizvi, Lubna Mushtaque Vohra, Abida Khalil Sattar, Sana Zeeshan

S110-S114
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Three-dimensional Assisted Autotransplantation of Teeth: Essentials, Outcomes, and Future Implications: A Narrative Review

Fizzah Ikram, Wajiha Maqsood, Leelan Kanwal, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia

S102-S109
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The Evolution of Patient Safety Practices Over the Last Two Decades

Syeda Maryam Kazmi, Muhammad Osama Khan, Syed Nabeel Safdar, Sharjeel Ahmad, Kinzah Razzak Ghazi, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi

S131-S135
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Root Cause Analysis In Ensuring Patients Safety: A Narrative Review

Malaika Irshad, Saleema Begum

S115-S120
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Intraoperative Adverse Event Reporting in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Narrative Review on the Application of ClassIntra

Nargis Maqbool, saleema Begum, Muhammad Rizwan Khan

S140-S146
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The Impact of Mortality and Morbidity Meetings on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Kinzah Razzak Ghazi, Aiman Arif, Sharjeel Ahmad, Muhammad Osama Khan, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi

S136-S139
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From Morbidity & Mortality To Textbook Outcomes – The Evolution Of Quality Assessment In Liver Surgery: Perspective From Pakistan

Saleema Begum, Muhammad Rizwan Khan

S121-S125
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SHORT COMMUNICATION

Barriers to implementing simulation-based surgical training for improving quality and safety in developing countries: A short communication

Abdullah Saeed Khan, Selina Hasan, Faisal Wasim Ismail, Nadeem Siddiqui

S147-S149
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Carbon footprint of waste generated in orthopaedic cases in Pakistan: a pilot descriptive study

Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Muhammad Salman, Faizan Khan, Samie Asghar Dogar, Shahryar Noordin

S154-S156
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Enhancing quotation accuracy assessment with Chatpdf – a game-changer for a century-old conundrum

Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Cole Vincent Veliky, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Shahryar Noordin

S150-S-153
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Predictors of Altmetric Score in Top-Cited Orthopaedic Articles: A Bibliometric Analysis

Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Haider Sheraz, Muhammad Hamza Shuja, Hamza Imran, Anum Ali, Shahryar Noordin

S157-S160
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