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 Case Reports. Submission of Case Reports is now open."
Please visit https://jcpspcr.pk/.
By Anwar ul Huda, Mohammad Yasir, Mohammad Zulqarnain Mughal, Asim Arif
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the role of single dose of dexmedetomidine (0.5 mcg/kg) in reducing the incidence and severity of postoperative emergence delirium (EmD). Study Design: A randomised controlled trial. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Anaesthesia, Security Forces Hospit...
By Afshan Kiran, Seemab Khan, Najia Ahmed, Maira Ali
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the efficacy of microneedling in combination with topical tacrolimus ointment 0.1% versus topical tacrolimus ointment 0.1% for treatment of refractory stable vitiligo. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Dermat...
By Madiha Sajid, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Tayyaba Iqbal, Sadia Bhatti, Ayesha Zahir, Sania Imtiaz
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the isotretinoin’s effect on fasting lipid profile in patients with acne. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Outpatient Department of Dermatology, Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pa...
By Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Tayyaba Iqbal, Madiha Sajid, Sadia Bhatti
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the effectiveness of intense pulsed light (IPL) and intradermal tranexamic acid (TXA) in treating melasma. Study Design: A cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Dermatology, Dow International Medical College, Dow University H...
By Weiling Zhou, Shuguang Ren, Yonggang Lu, Yuan Wang, Lei Feng, Qian Gao
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop an intervention based on Notch-1 signalling pathway blockade by investigating the potential application of the neurogenic locus notch homologue protein 1(Notch-1) signalling pathway as a key regulator of chronic inflammation and adipogenesis in the treatment of hepatic...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) by measuring the prepatellar fat thickness with knee radiography and to gain a measurement method that has not been done before in the literature. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration ...
By Muhammad Zain Arshad, Muhammad Aftab Hassan, Maryam Bibi, Muhammad Hussain, Mustajab Alam, Muhammad Omair Riaz
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of different types of acute leukaemia and their subtypes along with associated aberrant CD markers. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Immunology Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, National University ...
By Shuo Wu, Tao Li, Feng Liu, Dedong Yin, Lixin Zhang, Lei Wang
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the predictive value of hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA and HBsAg quantification upon discontinuation of nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) therapy for clinical and virological relapse in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the St...
By Alper Tabanli, Emrah Akcay, Hakan Yilmaz, Cafer Ak, Onur Bologur, Engin Kayikci
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the radiological outcome and development of heterotopic ossification (HO) following single-segment anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc replacement (CDR) for cervical disc herniation and evaluate their impact on surgical success. Study Desig...
By Mehmet Fatih Sahin, Esad Eseoglu, Murat Akgul, Arzu Malak, Cagri Dogan, Cenk Murat Yazici
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the relationship between bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and systemic inflammatory index (SII) and to examine the impact of treatment protocols on it. Study Design: Observational Study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Urology, Tekirdag Namik Kemal Universi...
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effects of selenium supplementation on blood glucose levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Study Design: Randomised controlled trial. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medic...
By Xue Zhao, Jianzhong Zhang, Yujing Li, Zhihong Nie, Wei Wang, Yan Dong
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the impact of the Geko neuromuscular stimulator on preoperative preparation in patients with ankle fractures. Study Design: Quasi-experiment study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery and Department of Orthopaedics, Beijing Tongren H...
By Shoaib Hanif, Asif Husain Osmani, Jawaid Mallick
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the acute toxicities of two radiation treatment techniques, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) in localised prostate adenocarcinoma. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study...
By Aniqa Saeed, Wajahat Aziz, Alizah Pervaiz Hashmi, Hammad Ather
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine if the STONE score is a predictor of blood transfusion and if patient-related factors, i.e., the presence of comorbidities such as urinary tract infection and obesity, can predict blood transfusion post-percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Study Design: A cross-section...
By Hongwei Zhan, Jin Jiang, Zhi Yi, Jinwen He, Meng Wu, Yayi Xia
ABSTRACT The purpose of this meta-analysis was to conduct a comparative analysis of clinical scores and complication rates among patients experiencing recurrent patellar dislocation who underwent medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction using both single and double tunnel techniques. A c...
By Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Abdur Rehman
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse and compare the assessment and grading of human-written and machine-written formative essays. Study Design: Quasi-experimental, qualitative cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Science of Dental Materials, Hamdard College of Medicine &a...
By Ismail Hakki Korucu, Numan Duman
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate whether there is a relationship between the 2nd finger and 4th finger length measurement ratios and developmental dysplasia of the Hip (DDH). Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Orthopaedics and Tra...
By Ebru Sen, Tolga Canbak, Ozgur Bostanci, Muharrem Battal
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the associated risk factors for isolated liver metastasis in breast cancer patients and to detect the prognostic factors related to survival. Study Design: Analytical study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of General Surgery, The University of Health Scie...
By Qilong Jiang, Xinwen Bai, Yu Deng, Huan Xia
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether the presence of preoperative subchondral bone marrow oedema (SBME) is associated with inferior outcomes after lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (LUKA). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Orthopaedic Surger...
By Sirajul Haque Shaikh, Shabnam Iqbal Memon, Sahar Zubair Abbasi
ABSTRACT College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan (CPSP) is a premier postgraduate medical institution of the country. It introduced Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in the 1990s, and later came up with its modified form known as Task Oriented Assessment of Clinical Skills (TOACS...
By Sikandar Hayat Khan, Ayesha Hafeez, Yasser Khan, Usama Bin Khalid, Shahrukh Shah, Ahsan Ahmad Ghauri
ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study was aimed to compare insulin resistance, Triglyceride- Glucose (TyG) index, fatty liver index (FLI) and hepatic steatosis index (HSI), glycaemic and lipids among groups/quartiles based upon estimated Glucose Disposal Rate (eGDR) from August 2022 to December 2022 a...
By Mariam Khan Qamar, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ramesh Kumar, Armaghana Khan Qamar
ABSTRACT Burnout and emotional exhaustion are becoming common among health workers in the busy teaching hospitals due to increased workload and the dearth of human resource. This study aimed to determine the causes of burnout among doctors and across gender differences. This was a descriptive cross-...
By Faraz Mansoor, Mahnoor Durrani
By Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Josef Kovarik, Charles Kelly