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 Ikram Ali Burney, Nisar Ahmed
By Murat Unal, Nevzat Gumus, Nizamettin Guzel, Serkan Tulgar, Ersin Koksal, Mustafa Suren
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the myotoxicity of bupivacaine on muscles after suprainguinal fascia iliaca block for postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients through changes in serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels during the perioperative period. Study Design: Observa...
By Tayyaba Rashid, Muhammad Dilawar Khan, Hijab Batool, Masood Afzal, Omar Rasheed Chughtai, Akhtar Sohail Chughtai
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse fasting serum concentrations of G-17 in healthy individuals to establish the reference intervals (RIs) in the Pakistani population. Study Design: Cross-sectional, observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology, Chu...
By Mashal Mazhar, Shazia Naz, Ambreen Zahra, Nazia Bashir, Muhammad Asdaq Hussain
ABSTRACT Objective: To use Allium sativum oil as non-vital pulpotomy medicament in primary teeth by evaluating its antibacterial effect (Colony-Forming Units/ml- CFU/ml), against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus. Study Design: A double-blinded, randomised controlled trial. Place an...
By Umit Ozdemir, Murat Ulas, Busra Ekici, Ahmet Karayigit, Elif Gundogdu, Ilter Ozer
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the complications, mortality, and survival rates of patients aged >70 years undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy, and to determine associated risk factors. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: General Surgery Clinic of Eskişehir Osmanga...
By Asghar Ali Kerio, Nighat Shahbaz, Tariq Azam Khattak, Tariq Ghafoor, Muhammad Farhan, Hashim Khan
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the outcome of beta thalassemia major (BTM) patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cells (HSCT), with fully matched parents as donors vs. matched sibling donors (MSD). Study Design: Observational Study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Haemato...
By Sajid Ali, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Asad Qureshi, Waseem Afzal, Babar Shamim, Shahzad Inam
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the role of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) in reducing the postoperative neurologic deficit following corrective surgery of scoliosis. Study Design: Observational Study. Place and Duration of the Study: Spine Surgery Department, Combined Military ...
By Juanjuan Lin, Ning Xu, Weifang An
ABSTRACT Objective: To search for potential biomarkers and available medicines for gastric adenocarcinoma. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Scientific Research Section, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China, from January to April 2023. Methodol...
By Abdul Mannan, Munir Ahmad Bhinder, Haleema Sadia, Zainab Yousaf, Zawar Hussain, Muhammad Akram, Madiha Shakoor, Muhammad Yasir Zahoor, Rahat Abdul Rehman
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the association of GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms with oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). Study Design: A case-control study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore and Oral and Maxillofac...
By Jinlan Li, Shanshan Chen, Ting Yan, Meizi Zeng
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment methods, outcomes, and variables influencing the outcomes of checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (CIP) among Chinese cancer patients. Study Design: Descriptive Study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Pharm...
By Sadia Humayun, Muqaddas Noor, Muhammad Shahid, Syed Abid Hussain Naqvi, Mazhar Ishaq, Quratulain Humayun
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the subjects of possible ocular surface dysfunction in dry eye syndrome (DES) by using Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire and correlating it with the tear film break-up time (TBUT) test and Schirmer test. Study Design: Cross-sectional, observational stu...
By Hafsa Abdul Ghafoor, Syed Sheeraz Hussain
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the natural head position (NHP), mean sagittal skeletal discrepancy, and craniocervical posture in children presenting to tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Orthodontics, Karachi Medical and Dental C...
By Ahsan Mehmood Shah, Mashal Afridi
ABSTRACT Objective: To detect any association between the A-Point-Nasion-B-Point angle, self-recognition and self-preference, and to find the association of these variables with the skeletal class, age, and gender. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of O...
By Mohammad Raza, Khairunnisa Mukhtiar, Shahnaz Ibrahim
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the clinical spectrum, treatment, and outcome of children with autoimmune encephalitis (AE). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Paediatrics, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2017 to December ...
By Fangsheng Wang, Xiaoling Wang, Baodian Ling, Hongfei Lu, Junyun Huang, Tianyu Zhong
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism of oxymatrine (OM) by increasing the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 signal factor and blocking the transcription factors HNF1α and HNF4α expression against hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigen secretion and HBV DNA replication in HepG2.2.15 ce...
By Dou Fu, Hui Zhao, Wenquan Lan, Yuanfa Li
ABSTRACT Prediction of the depth of invasion in superficial oesophageal squamous carcinoma (SESC) is an important factor for choosing the treatment. Recently, the Japan Esophageal Society (JES) designed a magnifying endoscopy classification based on the Inoue and Arima classifications. The aim of th...
By Tahir Ansari, Rabia Aftab, Masood Ahmed
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the preparedness of the first-year undergraduate medical students toward online learning. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted at the Department of Medical Education, Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Air Un...
By Oguz Gundogdu, Onur Avci, Fatih Balci, Muhammed Nail Tekcan, Yusuf Celil Kol
ABSTRACT Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) is a novel technique that provides analgesia in shoulder, hemithorax and in the back of the neck. In this study, the efficacy of this block on postoperative pain and quality of recovery is reported in ten consecutive patients who ...
By Adil Emrah Sonbahar, Mehmet Gokhan Culha
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of vitamin B12 levels in the failure of the dapoxetine used in premature ejaculation (PE) treatment. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Andrology Clinic, between May and December 2020. Methodology: Patients with premature ejac...
By Hafiz Muhammad Nadeem, Asghar Ali, Nighat Shahbaz, Tariq Ghafoor, Tariq Azam Khattak, Qamar Un Nisa Chaudary
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare donor graft characteristics and clinical outcomes in recipients of allogeneic heamatopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using GCSF primed bone marrow (GBM) and steady-state bone marrow (SBM) as stem cell sources. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Durat...
By Adem Keskin, Recai Aci
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the ability of the procalcitonin to albumin ratio to predict mortality in patients with sepsis. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Intensive care, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkiye, from September to ...
By Maria Khan, Saba Khan
ABSTRACT Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) commonly colonise municipal water supplies and cause healthcare-associated outbreaks. Although the infections are rare, they are associated with high mortality. Aerosolization of NTM from colonised Heater cooler devices causes invasive infections in c...
By Amir Hamza Khan, Ubaid Ullah, Javeria Bibi, Qaviullah Mian, Ihtishamul Haq, Israr Uddin
ABSTRACT It was a descriptive cross-sectional study to determine the frequency and risk factors of tracheomalacia in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. One hundred and forty-nine patients underwent thyroidectomy at MTI-Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar between 1st January 2021 and 1st March 2022. Th...
By Izzet Fidanci, Hilal Aksoy, Duygu Ayhan Baser
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of internet addiction, an ever-increasing phenomenon, on success and grit in academics. This descriptive cross-sectional study was completed by reaching participants on social media platforms, using socio-demographic information, grade point av...
By Rabbania Rehan, Sahar Zubair Abbasi
By Andleeb Tariq, Menahil Asdaque, Arshad Khushdil, Ehsan Qadir, Zeeshan Ahmed
By Kanwal Laique, Zanobia Saira Waseem, Kainat Naseem
By Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani, Sajjad Ahmad, Samreen Nanji