Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
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Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP), is the prestigious, 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.
By Yan Wu, Le Zhang, Gang Yin, Yishu Liu, Li Chen
Objective: To compare the effects of propofol and isoflurane anesthesia on cortisol, insulin, and blood glucose levels surrounding operation period in patients undergoing gastric surgery. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Can...
By Muhammad Saad Jibran, Syed Abid Habib, Sher Bahadar Khan
Objective: To determine the association between hypertensive retinopathy (HR) and post ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complications among successfully thrombolysed patients. Study Design: A cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Cardiology Unit, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, fr...
By Mehwish Khan, Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi
Objective: To determine the frequency of coincidence of facial and dental midlines in a sample of Pakistani subjects. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Prosthodontics, Fatima Jinnah Dental College and Hospital, Karachi, from October to December 2017. ...
By Juan Wang, Yiding Zhao, Xiaoning Yan
Objective: To determine the effects of desloratadine citrate disodium on serum immunological function indices (IgE, C3 and C4), inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-17 and IL-33), and chemokines (MCP-1, RANTES and Eotaxin) in patients with chronic urticaria. Study Design: An experimental study. Place ...
By Xia Liu, Jinwen Huang, Jiawei Li, Qinghua Mao, Jirui He
Objective: To investigate the effects of liraglutide combined with insulin on oxidative stress and expression levels of serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study...
By Qiuping Zou, Weiping Wang, Qinghua Li, Jiean Liu, Tianming Xu, Xinmin Zhao
Objective: To determine the effect of ultrasonic debridement on serum inflammatory factors of procalcitonin (PCT), highsensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), red blood cell deposition rate (ESR) content, and expression levels of wound tissue basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal gr...
By Alia Halim, Haider Shirazi, Sadia Riaz, Syeda Shireen Gul, Wahid Ali
Objective: To compare the need of mechanical ventilation between LISA (less invasive surfactant administration) method and conventional INSURE method (INtubation SURfactant administration and Extubation) in spontaneously breathing preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Study De...
By Jie Wen, Xiaojing Li
Objective: To investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate combined with phentolamine and nifedipine for the treatment of gestational hypertension and on the levels of serum LIF and Apelin. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, The Aff...
By Zaima Ali, Zaima Ali, Saba Khaliq, Saima Zaki, Hafiz Usman Ahmad, Khalid Pervaiz Lone
Objective: To measure the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) mRNA expression of placental growth factor (PlGF), Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), and soluble Endoglin (sEng) in the blood of preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical ...
By Fenglin Cai, Hualin Xiao, Yuting Sun, Dongfeng Wang, Jinhai Tang
Objective: To investigate the expression of zinc finger transcription factors-Snail and E-cadherin in adriamycin-resistant human breast cancer MCF-7/ADM cells and non-resistant MCF-7 cells. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing...
By Uzma Haseeb, Aziz Ur Rehman, Abdul Fattah Memon, Muhammad Haseeb, Nasir Memon
Objective: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane (IERM) peeling in terms of visual acuity and macular thickness. Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Karachi, from June 2017 to February 2018....
By Hailing Xu, Xiaoxia Lu
Objective: To compare the efficacy of inhaled glucocorticoid with or without tiotropium bromide in the treatment of patients with asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS). Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Respiratory Medic...
Objective: To assess the level of zinc in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its relation to glycemic control. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, KSA, from May 2014 to June 2015. Methodology: This study employed...
By Rahat-ul-Ain Kashif, Mahwish Faizan, Saadia Anwar
Objective: To describe the clinical spectrum and outcome-associated variables of pediatric malignant mediastinal masses in a resource-limited setting. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, The Children's Hospital, Lahore, f...
By Musa Ekici, Berat Cem Ozgur, Aykut Bugra Senturk, Arzu Akdagli Ekici, Cemil Aydin, Mehmet Murat Baykam
Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fluoroscopy-free RIRS (Retrograde intrarenal surgery) method in urolithiasis. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Hitit University Corum Training and Research Hospital, Corum, Turkey, fro...
By Yang Jianjun, Pang Xiaohua, Tu Xuemei, Huang Gang, Wang Hailong
Among the sick patients suffering from non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS), the accuracy of fractional flow reserve (FFR)-directed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is still ambiguous. Studies were obtained from PubMed, Embase...
By Gurcan Erbay, Elif Karadeli, Alper Parlakgumus
Retroperitoneal serous cystadenocarcinoma is an extremely uncommon lesion. Here, we present MR imaging findings of a 40-year woman who was admitted to the hospital due to abdominal pain. The patient was evaluated with abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Abdomin...
By Mohammad Masood Ur Rauf Hiraj Khan, Junaid Zia Hashmi, Naeem Lateef, Moazam Mumtaz, Farah Saleem
Small bowel obstruction secondary to phytobezoars is a rare presentation in surgery. These are masses of undigested food and vegetables, which obstruct the narrowest part of gut. We discuss a case of a young patient presenting in emergency department with history of acute abdominal pain, distensio...
By Lianmin Bao, Heping Lin, Ling Dong, Qing Zhang, Zongxiao Shangguan
Nocardia species usually cause opportunistic infections, and the frequency of these infections is increasing owing to the growing population of immunocompromised hosts. However, Nocardia may sometimes causes an infectious disease in immunocompetent hosts. Herein, we report two cases of pulmonary n...
By Xiao-Qing Lu, Hai-Ping Hu, Zhi-Cheng Cong, Jian-Di Yu
Ectopic prostatic tissue detected outside the genitourinary system has been rarely reported. A case with a giant pelvic adenoma that originated from ectopic prostatic tissue is presented. A 71-year male was detected with lower abdominal mass for eight months and recurrent acute urinary retention f...
By Minaz Mawani, Abdul Azeem, Sakina Gheewala, Nazish Butt, Shahab Abid
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Gastroenterology Clinics of The Aga Khan Hospital and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in Karachi. All patients complaining of constipation were included. Patients with alarm features were excluded. Interviews were conducted by trained doctors using a...
By Xiujiang Li, Yuanping Cao, Zhenyu Liu, Haiming Chen, Hongtao Mao
Acute pancreatitis (AP) can cause damage to multiple organs in the whole body, and the liver is one of the most frequently affected by AP. Ninety-six AP patients, consisting 67 patients with liver injury, were enrolled. They were classified as mild AP (MAP) and severe AP (SAP), according to the At...
By Hania Farheen, Zara Khalid, Muhammad Iqbal Tariq, Tahira Sadiq, Imran Amjad, Tahir Ramzan
This study was conducted to determine whether combination of aerobic and resistance interval training had superior effects than aerobic interval training alone on ejection fraction, cholesterol, and triglycerides in myocardial infarction patients, at Pakistan Railway General Hospital Rawalpindi fr...
By Sohail Saqib Chatha, Mahwish Farooq
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By Ayesha Sadiqa, Farida Munawar, Rida Muzaffar, Maham Abid, Zunaira Asghar, Nayab Fatima
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