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.
By Maseeh Uz Zaman, Nosheen Fatima
By Azime Bulut, Fatma Alkan Bayburt, Ilke Tamdogan
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the effects of intravenous (IV) ibuprofen and acetaminophen on pain perception and opioid consumption following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Study Design: Randomised-controlled study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation,...
By Mehwish Amin, Kulsoom Farhat, Aisha Akhtar, Sakina Sadiq Malik
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of oral and subcutaneous (SC) routes of methotrexate (MTX) administration in patients with severe psoriasis in terms of the time taken to attain a Physician Global Assessment (PGA) score of 0 or 1. Study Design: Single-blinded randomised control...
By Shahriyar Ghazanfar, Yumnah Safdar, Erum Kazim, Rabia Feroz, Aftab Ahmed Leghari, Mohammad Faisal Ibrahim
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the face and content validity of two robotic surgery simulators—the DaVinci Skills Simulator (dVSS) and the CMR Versius Simulator—among surgeons with varying levels of experience, to guide simulation-based training programmes. Study Design: Descriptive anal...
By Mahin Shams, Aqsa Abu Bakar, Talat Zehra, Shamsu Bello, Salma Parween, Asad Jafri
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the accuracy and clinical applicability of YOLO-based segmentation models for detecting Schistosoma eggs in urinary bladder histopathology slide images, focusing on both bounding box and mask segmentation tasks. Study Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study. Place ...
By Sonay Oguz
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the early success rate in cases of great saphenous vein insufficiency treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and combined transsheath ultrasonography-guided foam sclerotherapy (RFA+ST). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department ...
By Yi Ba, Xiaolin Xu, Hong’an Gao, Chengguang Song
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare six machine learning models for predicting early neurological deterioration (END) after intravenous rt-PA thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke, and to develop an interpretable clinical tool. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Departme...
By Gohar Ali, Waseem Sajjad, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali, Shehzad Sadbar, Muhammad Naveed Khan, Muhammad Kamran
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the neurological and functional outcomes of early versus delayed surgical decompression in patients with cauda equina syndrome (CES). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Teaching Institution, Mardan Medi...
By Basak Unver Koluman, Esin Avci, Semin Melahat Fenkci, Ibrahim Veysel Fenkci, Aysenur Akkoc, Hande Senol
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the levels of interleukin-12 (IL-12), a critical cytokine for NK cells, and hemogram parameters in infertile women with unknown causes. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical Facul...
By Shehla Arif, Farah Deeba Nasrullah, Riffat Jaleel, Farah Shabi Ul Hasnain, Aman Ullah Abbasi
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD), assess dominant follicular formation and conception rates after thyroxine replacement, and evaluate the association between SCH and ATD with conception among subfertile females. S...
By Uzma Shamsi, Namra Usman, Azmeena Tajuddin, Uzma Chishti
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate survival outcomes and identify sociodemographic and clinicopathological factors associated with survival among women diagnosed with ovarian cancer (OC) in Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of the Study: The Aga Khan Unive...
By Irum Aslam, Sundus Irshad, Muhammad Abu Talib, Ghazi Khosa, Aslam Sheikh, Nagina Shahzadi
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of atypical presentation of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in children. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children’s Hospital and the...
By Yaser Said Cetin, Semra Agirbas, Mesut Ozgokce
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the neck muscle stiffness in patients with cervicogenic dizziness (CGD) using shear wave elastography (SWE). Study Design: A case-control study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkiye, from 2023 to ...
By Jieping Song, Hui Li, Chengcheng Zhang, Yufei Jiang, Meiqi Yi, Mengxin Shen
ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) among individuals of childbearing age in the Hubei region, identify the carrier frequency, and provide a relevant basis and reference for prenatal diagnosis. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of...
By Fengzhen Ma, Heyin Huang, Kanglin Tian, Wei Wang
ABSTRACT Helicobacter pylori is a class I carcinogen, strongly associated with gastric cancer, gastric ulcers, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection necessitates effective eradication strategies. This study evaluated S...
By Ju Gao, Guang Ming Xia, Xiang Bo Wu, Yu Tian, Guang Lin Wang, Jinhua Wang
ABSTRACT This meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis (TSA) evaluated the efficacy of venlafaxine in migraine prevention through database searches from inception to 1st November 2024. A total of eight studies involving 582 patients were included. Results demonstrated venlafaxine's superior...
By Shezadi Sabah Imran, Khola Waheed Khan, Laiba Khan, Musarat Ramzan, Sadia Nadeem, Robina Mushtaq
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a flipped classroom model and a large group interactive session (LGIS) method to teach the basis of screening to fourth-year MBBS students. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Community Medicine, ...
By Mert Yagiz Pekiner, Hakan Yulek, Ayse Gul Oner Talmac, Gaye Keser, Filiz Namdar Pekiner, Ibrahim Sevki Bayrakdar
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the performance of a deep learning method for detecting the segmentation of periapical lesions on dental panoramic radiographs. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Faculty of Dentistry, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkiye, from ...
By Orhan Dalkilic, Selami Aydin, Bekir Sami Uyanik, Suveyda Gozukucuk
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the positivity rates of pathogens detected in diabetic and non-diabetic pneumonia cases, to assess the role of multiplex respiratory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in diagnosis, and to compare inflammatory parameters between the two groups. Study Design: Obser...
By Sukriye Gundogdu, Halil Ibrahim Yakar, Handan Inonu Koseoglu, Ahmet Cemal Pazarli, Gokhan Aykun
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the frequency of sarcopenia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and in the Control group, and to compare the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), handgrip strength (HGS) measured by a dynamometer, pulmonary function test (PFT) parameters, and ...
By Ali Sapmaz, Serhan Yilmaz, Cenk Ozkan, Canbert Celik, Hatice Telci, Eda Sahingoz
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment for inguinal hernia and to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of open mesh repair (OMR) and laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) and transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) techniques in primary unilateral inguinal her...
ABSTRACT DeepSeek, a rising artificial intelligence (AI) company in Hangzhou, China, introduced DeepSeek-R1, an advanced reasoning model that rivals top large language models such as GPT-4 and Gemini, while operating at significantly lower costs. Its innovative architecture, which includes multi-hea...
By Helen Mary Robert, Zunairah Mughal, Noman Anjum Rana, Intzar Ali, Sumaira Ilyas, Ayesha Wahid Mian
ABSTRACT This study assessed the role of peripheral blood counts in donor deferral and its utility as a quality control measure in blood banking. It was conducted retrospectively at the Department of Haematology, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from April 2023 to September 2023. The st...
By Saadiya Siddiqui, Ayesha Chatta, Faria Altaf
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of 0.2% topical hyaluronic acid in the management of symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP). This prospective interventional study was conducted at the Department of Dermatology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences / Services Hospital, Lahore, Paki...
By Muhammad Umer Naeem Effendi, Syed Bilal Hashmi, Hafsa Majid
By Wenbin Zhang, Xiaoyun Yang, Xiaohong Huang