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.
By Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, Agha Muhammad Hammad Khan, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi
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By Jun Fang, Qingyong Dong, Xianping Zhang
Objective: To investigate the impacts of general and spinal anesthesia on short-term cognitive function and mental status in elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anesthetics, the Central People's Hosp...
By Guofu Zhang, Tianping Wang, Yan Zhuang
Objective: To determine the values of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) parameters on differential diagnosis of benign and malignant ovarian tumours with solid and cystic components. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Radiology, Obst...
By Adnan Karadas, Esra Kockan, Ugur Durmus, Nazire Avcu, Serkan Yilmaz, Elif Yaka, Murat Pekdemir, Nurettin Ozgur Dogan
Objective: To determine the ECG manifestations of COPD exacerbations and their roles in the decision making process in admission. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Emergency Department (ED) of Kocaeli University, Turkey, from November 2016 to Decembe...
Objective: To compare the effects of chlorquinaldol-promestriene vaginal tablets and opin suppositories on serum inflammatory factors and immune function in patients with chronic cervicitis complicated with HPV infection. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Departmen...
By Chunji Li, Xiuqi Zhang, Jie Wen
Objective: To investigate the effect of low molecular weight heparin sodium combined with magnesium sulfate in the treatment of patients with severe preeclampsia. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital...
By Chen Gao, Jiqi Zheng, Dengting Wang, Jianming Chen
Objective: To investigate effect of femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification in treating cataract patients, and to analyse its influence on serum inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α . Study Design: An analytical, descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The Ophthalmolo...
By Mazhar Ishaq, Sabahat Arzoo, Quratulain Humayun, Aisha Fawad, Sadia Humayun
Objective: To evaluate key corneal tomography parameters for screening refractive surgery patients in Pakistani population. Study Design: Cross-sectional, observation study. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology AFIO, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalp...
By Fang Zhang, Yongqiang Ji, Yongjing Ji
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of injection therapy of amphotericin B combined with autologous serum in the treatment of fungal corneal ulcer. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, Jinan Second People's Hospital...
By Ozcan Dere, Gurcan Cetin, Osman Ozkaraca, Yelda Dere
Objective: To design an application which can calculate Ki67 and compare its results with the traditional method in gastroenteropancreatic (GEP)-neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Study Design: Descriptive analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Faculties of Medicine and Technology of Mugla Sit...
By Li-Li Liu, Xiu-Ying Chen, Yan-Nan Guo
Objective: To determine colour doppler and serum biomarkers spectrum in children with congenital hydronephrosis. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, West China 2nd University Hospital of Sichuan University and Key Laboratory of Bi...
Objective: To determine the correlation of trainee selection scores (TSS) with subsequent performance in anesthesiology trainees at a university hospital. Study Design: Descriptive analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from August 2016 to Januar...
By Aamir Ijaz, Sikandar Hayat Khan
Subclinical-hypothyroidism is identified as suboptimal thyroid hormonal production associated with mild TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) elevation. Though several non-thyroidal illness in the later stages, medications and dietary supplements may resemble SCH (subclinical-hypothyroidism), but mild...
By Neelam Siddiqui, Usman Ahmad, Farhana Badar, Samia Yasmeen, Adil Nazir, Fareeha Sheikh
Objective: To compare the pathological complete response in human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER-2) positive breast cancer patients getting neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without trastuzumab. Study Design: Retrospective randomised double-arm observational study. Place and Duration...
By Abdul Rehman, Waqar A. Humayon, Sobia Ashraf, Shahid Farooq, Muhammad Abbas Khokhar, Samina Qamar
Objective: To determine association of p53 overexpression with hormone receptor status in breast carcinoma. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pathology in collaboration with Department of Oncology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, f...
By Moazzam Nazeer Tarar, Imran Shahzad, Abdul Malik Mujahid,, Muhammad Amin Yousaf, Muhammad Saleem, Farrukh Aslam Khalid
Objective: To review the experience of single-stage reconstruction following pharygolaryngectomy and cervical esophageal defect with pedicle flaps in a tertiary care centre. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Jinnah Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Lahore, from...
By Nasir Hassan Luck, Ghous Bux Soomro, Inamullah Khan Achakzai, Shoaib Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Ali Khalid, Zain Majid
A young girl presented to us with recurrent diarrhea along with a history of 5 kg weight loss in one year. On examination, she appeared pale, while her laboratory reports showed a low hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and serum albumin. Her erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was slightly...
By Kesici Ugur
Solitary cecal diverticulum was first described by Potier in 1912. Although it is a rare condition, however, there is an increased prevalence in Asian populations. The cecal diverticula are usually asymptomatic, however, 10-20% of the cases become symptomatic due to complications. The most common ...
By Dariusz Janczak, Dariusz Janczak, Mateusz Szponder, Jakub Kobecki, Bartosz Bieganski, Mariusz Chabowski, Mariusz Chabowski
Ogilvie syndrome (acute colonic pseudo-obstruction) represents a clinical condition with symptoms of colonic obstruction without a distinct mechanical factor. The damage to the neural ganglia in the intestinal wall is the most likely etiology. A 62-year man was admitted to the Emergency Department...
By Romana Idrees, Sidra Arshad, Zubair Ahmad, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Nasir Ud Din
The importance and frequency of invasive fungal infections in different organs, including the gastrointestinal tract, has increased due to excessive use of aggressive immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory drugs in malignant diseases and organ transplantations as well as increased infections with ...
By Henry Tan Chor Lip, Henry Tan Chor Lip, Henry Tan Chor Lip, Tan Jih Huei, Tan Jih Huei, Tan Jih Huei, Tuan Nur’ Azmah Tuan Mat
This is a retrospective audit of all patients admitted to the surgical unit for urosepsis from June 2014 to June 2015 at the General Surgery Unit of Hospital Sultan Ismail, Malaysia. Demographics, comorbidities, presenting symptoms, length of stay (LOS), mortality, and associated risk factors were...
By Zhigang Huang, Jing Liu, Ke Ma
The aim of this study was to compare clinical effect of posterior approach and anterior approach surgery for patients with thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis. It was a descriptive, analytical study carried out at the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen City, China, from March 2012 to March 201...
By Xin Ge, Peng Li, Zhigang Wu
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical diagnostic value of combined detection of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) for bacterial infectious diseases in children. It was a case control study carried out from October 2016 to March 2018. A total of 150 children wit...
By Konstantinos A. Paschos, Anestis Chatzigeorgiadis
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By Muhammad Tahsin Hashmi, Amberin Taqi
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By Zunaira Abdul Ghaffar, Shahzad Anwar, Syed Wajih Rizvi
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By Sonia Nath, Virendra Kumar Prajapati, Shaju Jacob Pulikkotil
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