2024
Factor VIII Levels and ISTH Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Scores Do Not Distinguish Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation from the Coagulopathy of Liver Disease.
Allen C, Heskel M, Butt A, Tormey C, Pine A, Lee A, Gautam S. Factor VIII Levels and ISTH Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Scores Do Not Distinguish Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation from the Coagulopathy of Liver Disease. Acta Haematologica 2024, 1-5. PMID: 39004080, DOI: 10.1159/000540239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchISTH DIC scoreFactor VIII levelsArea under the curveDIC scoreLiver diseaseFactor VIIIRetrospective chart review of patientsChart review of patientsCoagulopathy of liver diseaseReview of patientsRetrospective chart reviewCalculate area under the curveReceiver operating characteristic curveMultiple logistic regressionISTH scoreLaboratory parametersClinical challengeClinical utilityPatientsCharacteristic curveLab variablesLogistic regressionLiverDiseaseDiagnostic tool
2019
Cystic echinococcosis: a 10-year experience from a middle-income country
Butt A, Khan JA. Cystic echinococcosis: a 10-year experience from a middle-income country. Tropical Doctor 2019, 50: 117-121. PMID: 31805832, DOI: 10.1177/0049475519891338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapyCystic echinococcosisAga Khan HospitalPulmonary hydatid cystsNon-specific presentationReview of chartsAbdominal painHydatid diseaseMiddle-income countriesHepatic cystsHydatid cystHigh indexPatientsTropical diseasesTherapyDiseaseCystsPresentationPainReaspirationSurgeryFeverRecurrenceHospitalEchinococcosis