Fatema Jawad

Publications (4)4 Total impact

• Article: Importance of good quality research.

  Fatema Jawad
  Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 01/2012; 62(1):1-2.
• Article: Living kidney donor follow-up in a dedicated clinic.

  S Adibul Hasan Rizvi, Syed Ali Anwar Naqvi, Fatema Jawad, Ejaz Ahmed, Ali Asghar, Mirza Naqi Zafar, Fazal Akhtar
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  ABSTRACT: Long-term effects of uninephrectomy for kidney donation are of particular interest in the currently increasing practice of living-donor transplantation. We have retrospectively analyzed the general health status and renal and cardiovascular consequences of living-related kidney donation. Data of living-related kidney donors who were regularly followed up in a dedicated clinic at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation between July 2000 and January 2004 was retrieved. They had donated their kidneys from 1986 onward. Data on weight, blood pressure, creatinine clearance, level of proteinuria, and new onset diabetes mellitus were analyzed. Seven hundred and thirty-six donors with a mean age of 36+/-10.9 years (M:F 1.1:1) were evaluated. With a mean postnephrectomy duration of 3+/-3.2 years (range 6 months-18 years), the creatinine clearance fell to 87% of prenephrectomy values, and 49 (6.7%) had a creatinine clearance of less than 60 mL/ min. Hypertension developed in 76 (10.3%) donors, and 179 (24.3%) had proteinuria exceeding 150 mg/24 hr. Overweight (27.8%) and obese subjects (11.5%) had a higher prevalence of hypertension and new onset diabetes mellitus. One donor developed end-stage renal failure. Donor nephrectomy has minimal adverse effects on overall health status. Regular donor follow-up identifies at-risk populations and potentially modifiable factors.
  Transplantation 06/2005; 79(9):1247-51. · 4.00 Impact Factor
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  Article: The obesity epidemic--a challenge of this century.

  Fatema Jawad
  Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 04/2005; 55(3):94.
• Article: Renal transplantation in developing countries.

  S Adibul Hasan Rizvi, S A Anwar Naqvi, Zafar Hussain, Altaf Hashmi, Fazal Akhtar, Manzoor Hussain, Ejaz Ahmed, M Naqi Zafar, Saleem Hafiz, Rana Muzaffar, Fatema Jawad
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  ABSTRACT: Healthcare in developing countries less funded than developed nations (0.8 to 4% vs. 10 to 15%, respectively), and must contend against approximately 1/3 of the population living below the poverty line ($1US/day), poor literacy (58% males/29% females), and less access to potable water and basic sanitation. Cultural and societal constraints combine with these economic obstacles to translate into poor transplantation activity. Donor shortage is a universal problem. Paid donation comprises 50% of all transplants in Pakistan. Post-transplant infections are a major problem in developing countries, with 15% developing tuberculosis, 30% cytomegalovirus, and nearly 50% bacterial infections. The solutions to these problems may seem simplistic: alleviate poverty, educate the general population, and expand the transplant programs in public sector hospitals where commerce is less likely to play a major role. The SIUT model of funding in a community-government partnership has increased the number of transplantations and patient and organ survival substantially. Over the last 15 years, it has operated by complete financial transparency, public audit and accountability. The scheme has proven effective and currently 110 transplants/year are performed, with free after care and immunosuppressive drugs. Confidence has been built in the community, with strong donations of money, equipment and medicines. We believe this model could be sustained in other developing nations.
  Kidney international. Supplement 03/2003;