Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
ISSN: 1022-386X (PRINT)
ISSN: 1681-7168 (ONLINE)
Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP), is an open access, peer reviewed monthly biomedical journal of the country published regularly since 1991. College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan is the parent body of this Journal.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide credits to educational activities.
CPSP designates '3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits' for review of the manuscript of an original study.
"A companion journal of JCPSP (the official journal of CPSP) has been launched by the name of JCPSP Postgraduate (JCPSP PG). Submissions to JCPSP PG will be open from March 01, 2025"
For more details, Please visit https://jcpsppg.pk/.
By Peng Chen, Honghua Wang, Dajin Liu, Xu Jing
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the optimal dosage of nalbuphine preemptive analgesia on pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Study Design: A double-blind, randomised study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Anaesthesiology, The Affiliated Huai’an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical...
By Afeefa Abul Barakaat, Kanza Tahir, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia, Mubassar Fida
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the effect of the nasolabial angle (NL) on smile and facial profile attractiveness. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Surgery, Section of Dentistry (Orthodontics), The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan...
By Erkan Bilgin, Ezel Yaltirik Bilgin, Ahmet Bayrak, Sahap Torenek
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of radiomics features extracted from computed tomography (CT) images in predicting extracapsular invasion (ECI) of metastatic axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department o...
By Changyou Yin, Wei Zhao, Wei Kong, Yue Lv, Yan Bin Wang
Abstract Objective: To use Mendelian randomisation (MR) for determining the causal relationship between hypothyroidism and trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Study Design: Analytical study. ...
By Na Lu, Xiaoke Huang, Xiaolin Liang, Qin Li, Yuling Xu, Zhenfang Liu
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the value of Lysine Demethylase 5B (KDM5B) in the prognosis and immunity of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Study Design: A case-control study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Haematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, ...
By Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Omair Riaz, Mustajab Alam, Muhammad Aftab Hassan, Muhammad Zain Arshad
ABSTRACT Objective: To indirectly evaluate the hygiene hypothesis in the Pakistani population by assessing the difference in aeroallergen hypersensitivity frequency among patients from urban and rural households. Study Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Depa...
By Saleem Ullah Abro, Qamer Aziz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Zahid Miyan, Asher Fawwad, Mohammad Kamran Azim
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the association of serum folate and homocysteine parameters in diabetic patients with and without foot ulcers. Study Design: A comparative study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Physiology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan, from June 2023 to 20...
By Zhenming Zeng, Zhenzhen Wang, Xiahai Zheng, Tao Jiang, Min Shao, Yong Lian
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the causal effect of Type-II Diabetes (T2D) on osteoporosis (OP) risk using a two-example Mendelian randomisation (MR). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Third School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese...
By Adnan Salim, Khurram Shafique, Sadia Jabbar, Zia Ur Rehman, Kashif Malik
ABSTRACT Objective: To observe medium to long-term outcomes of hepatic venoplasty in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Gastroenterology and Radiology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from February ...
By Seyma Ozturk, Selma Erdogan Duzcu
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse the immunohistochemical staining of stem cell-related factors SOX9 and KLF4 in radical and partial nephrectomy specimens and to determine their relationship to grade, metastasis, stage, other prognostic parameters, and their predictive value. Study Design: Descriptive ...
By Teyyeb Azeem Janjua, Anam Hassan, Waqar Muzaffar, Shagufta Parveen, Muhammad Shahid, Jawwad Ahmad
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the visual outcome in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) with descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Study Design: A quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Eye, The Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology, ...
By Muhammad Omer Farooq, Mahnoor Tariq, Ahsan Sulaiman, Shahryar Noordin
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the impact of the modified frailty index (MFI) on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) using the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS-12) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Study Design: Prospective-observational study. Place and Duratio...
By Ozlem Kilic, Mehmet Nur Kaya, Duygu Tecer, Sedat Yilmaz
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate if the systemic immune inflammation index (SII) predicts extraglandular involvement and disease activity in primary Sjogren’s Syndrome (pSS). Study Design: Cross-sectional, observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Rheumatology, Univers...
By Mingjuan Li, Wenli You, Xiaosa Chi, Maomao Nie, Anmu Xie
ABSTRACT Sevoflurane has been suggested to lower the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after heart surgery compared to intravenous anaesthetics. However, recent studies indicated opposite results. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted on randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to determine if...
By Yujie Bai, Miao Hu, Jiayan Zhang, Ling Zhou
ABSTRACT This review assessed the impacts of PCSK9 inhibitors on glucose metabolism in patients with dyslipidaemia. A comprehensive search was conducted using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov to find randomised controlled studies investigating the indicators of glucose metabo...
By Wenxuan Zhang, Yuhan Zhang, Enyan Yu
ABSTRACT Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly disabling mental illness characterised by repetitive thoughts and behaviours that disrupt daily life and impair social functioning. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy and safety of memantine augmentation in trea...
By Muhammad Farooq, Ambreen Usmani
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the understanding of medical students regarding the integration of AI in medical education. Study Design: Mixed methods, explanatory sequential study. Place and Duration of the Study: This study was conducted from March to May 2024 at the CMH Medical College, Lahore, P...
By Irsa Hidayat, Mehreen Ali Khan, Munazza Nabi Awan, Awais Siddiq, Noor Shamim, Hashim Khan
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the outcomes of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplant (auto HSCT) in lymphoma patients in terms of overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and treatment-related mortality and to identify the associated factors. Study Design: A descriptive study....
By Hashim Khan, Tariq Ghafoor, Nighat Shahbaz, Tariq Azam Khattak, Uzma Rahim, Munazza Nabi Awan
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the outcome of haematopoietic stem transplant (HSCT) in beta-thalassaemia major (BTM) patients. Study Design: Descriptive Study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Haematology, Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre (AFBMTC), Rawalpindi, Paki...
By Sarah Razaq, Muhammad Aleem Arshad, Waseem Iqbal
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the practical applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US) in the precise diagnosis and optimal interventional management of painful musculoskeletal conditions within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) clinics in Pakistan. Study Design: An observation...
By Arshad Khushdil, Muhammad Fayyaz, Madiha Ahmad, Afeera Afsheen, Imran Ahmad, Zeeshan Ahmed
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the perspectives and practices of Paediatricians and Obstetricians in Pakistan regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP). Study Design: A cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Paediatrics, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pa...
By Jing Cheng, Yuying Zhang, Mingjie Cao, Yun Sun, Xiaomin Lv, Haiya Wang
ABSTRACT Currently, the methods used to detect M-protein such as SPEP (serum M-protein electrophoresis), IFE (immunofixation electrophoresis), and sFLC (serum free light chain) assay are hyposensitive, laborious, time-consuming, and expensive. In this study, the authors assessed the performance of M...
By Sami Ur Rehman, Muhammad Malik, Adeel Sabir, Abdul Rehman, Eesha Rehman
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the adherence to practice guidelines for epidural insertion along with the medicines used for postoperative analgesia and the incidence of complications. Study Design: Clinical audit. Place and Duration of the Study: Doctors Hospital and Medical Centre, Lahore, Pakist...
By In Cheol Hwang, Hong Yup Ahn, Yujin Park
ABSTRACT Studies of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and suicidal behaviours have shown inconsistent results previously. This study investigated the relationship between CRP levels and suicidal ideation in a large population-based cohort in Korea to enhance the understanding of the biological aspect...
By Izzet Fidanci, Cansu Alici Yilmaz, Hilal Aksoy, Duygu Ayhan Baser
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine whether smoking behaviour, exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) levels, and addiction status differ between male and female smokers. The data of the applicants to the smoking cessation outpatient clinic were retrospectively examined to complete the study. ...
By Sami Ur Rehman, Naila Qamar, Aleena Kashif
By Yaya Zhou, Zongbo Zhang, Wendong Xie, Chao Zhang
By Hanlei Li, Wendong Xie, Zhiqi Zhang
By Hanin Hicazi Ridvan, Seyma Handan Akyon, Adem Ozkara