Postgraduate Medical Journal

Article	Citations
Nimesulide-induced severe leukocytoclastic vasculitis leading to penile and limb gangrene: a case report	165
Abdominal urinoma after oncologic gynaecological surgery	155
How to best handle vaccine decliners: scientific facts and psychological approach	151
The value of hypersensitivity quantitative fecal immunochemical test in early colorectal cancer detection	80
Hypoglycemia caused by pregabalin-induced insulin hypersecretion	52
Temporal trends and risk factors of perioperative cardiac events in patients over 80 years old with coronary artery disease undergoing noncardiac surgery: a high-volume single-center experience, 2014–	50
Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a primary skin manifestation of COVID-19	48
Gender in healthcare: a practical approach	44
Beta blocker versus ivabradine for cardiovascular outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation	38
Reforming DoLS: liberty protection safeguards	35
The association between arachidonic acid and gallstone risk: cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization analysis	30
Patients’ experience of care as key to improving quality of care	30
Efficacy and safety of non-focused low-intensity ultrasound technology for subcutaneous lipolysis in the lower abdomen: a clinical study	30
Predictors of self-reported research self-efficacy and perception of research amongst medical students in the United Kingdom: a national cross-sectional survey	28
Variation of brain natriuretic peptide assists with volume management and predicts prognosis of hemodialysis patients	25
Fellowship in the United States as an exceptionally qualified applicant	25
Myositis due to COVID-19	24
Arm claudication due to giant cell arteritis	21
Typical features of constrictive pericarditis in a woman admitted for ascites	21
Surveys in decline: the death of the denominator	21
Pseudopneumothorax: diagnostic pitfalls	20
Arterial thrombosis in COVID-19: keep in mind to stay vigilant	19
Reflections on Patient Resilience	19
Middle aortic syndrome: high index of suspicion should be kept in mind	19
Which should we fear more in preschoolers and infants: SARS-CoV-2 or respiratory syncytial virus?	18

Human cytomegalovirus infection is associated with stroke in women: the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004	17
The Royal Surgical Colleges' ingenious adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic kept surgeons training and progressing	17
rs10865710 polymorphism inPPARGpromoter is associated with the severity of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease in a Chinese population	16
Gender differences in bullying among internal medicine residents	16
Rapid exponential increase in neurosurgery departmental scholarly output following an intensive research initiative	15
Doctors underestimate 2 m social distancing more than other health care workers	15
Statin use and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Scoping review of COVID-19-related systematic reviews and meta-analyses: can we really have confidence in their results?	15
Dealing with difficult patients – by dealing with difficult doctors	14
Use of UK faith Centre as a COVID-19 community vaccination clinic: exploring a potential model for community-based health care delivery	14
Comparison of diclofenac with tramadol, tizanidine or placebo in the treatment of acute low back pain and sciatica: multi-center randomized controlled trial	14
Cohort study of the APACHE II score and mortality for different types of intensive care unit patients	14
Association between regional quota program in medical schools and practical clinical competency based on General Medicine In-Training Examination score: a nationwide cross-sectional study of resident	14
Umeclidinium plus vilanterol versus fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials	14
Factors influencing the engagement in research of medical undergraduates and clinical trainees	13
The other end of the line	13
Immediate consequences and solutions used to maintain medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic for residents and medical students: a restricted review	13
Association between CORIN methylation and hypertension in Chinese adults	13
Analysis of driving simulator performance for post-call orthopaedic surgery residents	12
Bullying in the medical research environment	12
A comparison of the assessments used in campus-based years at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia	12
Competency-based medical education for postgraduates in the minimally invasive surgery department during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Ultrasound-mediated cardiovascular thrombolysis: from Sonothrombolysis to Sonoperfusion	11
Managing iatrogenic subclavian artery cannulation using a vascular closure device: a minimally invasive option	11
Unravelling the neuroimmune nexus: insights into epilepsy pathology and the role of S100b protein in brain-gut axis modulation: a literature review	11
The impact of adopting low-molecular-weight heparin in place of aspirin as routine thromboprophylaxis for patients with hip fracture	11
Will webinars prove to be an effective teaching medium post-pandemic?	11
Long-term trends analysis of the incidence and mortality in patients with ovarian cancer: a large sample study based on SEER database	11
Surveys are not simple: beware of the pitfalls	11
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome with right shoulder pain	11
Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients at 30 days: a propensity score matching study	10
Acute febrile illness with choreoathetosis: a rare presentation of brucellosis	10
Evaluation of a novel disposable endoscope for retroflexed endoscopic rubber band ligation of internal hemorrhoids: a randomized pilot study	10
The current state of neuropalliative care in developing countries. Where are we now?	10
The relationship between low handgrip strength with or without asymmetry and fall risk among middle-aged and older males in China: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	9
New international pandemic treaty: potential implications for clinicians worldwide	9
Internal Medicine–Paediatrics residents’ application of life design principles to career decisions	9
A rare cause of shoulder pain	9
Covert COVID-19 crisis: how can rising domestic abuse and violence against women be counteracted in orthopaedic surgery?	9
Sexual intercourse before exercise has a detrimental effect on lower extremity muscle strength in men	9
Surgical ward round proforma can improve documentation and efficiency of ward rounds	9
Disorders of gut-brain interaction in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome	8
Discovery of insulin 100 years on	8
Risk factors of major bleeding detected by machine learning method in patients undergoing liver resection with controlled low central venous pressure technique	8
Predictive value of ACEF II score for adverse prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention	8
Friendship in the age of COVID-19	8
Identification of blood metabolites linked to the risk of intervertebral disc diseases: a comprehensive Mendelian randomization study	8
Evaluation of a survey for acute care programme directors on the utilisation of point-of-care ultrasound	7
The causality between C-reactive protein and asthma: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis	7
Sharing is caring: FOAMed, Twitter and more?	7

Developing a blended learning postgraduate teaching programme in anaesthesia: pandemic and beyond	7
Inside the Ukraine war: health and humanity	7
Epidemiological study of calcified aortic valve stenosis in a Chinese community population	7
Mix and match COVID-19 vaccines: potential benefit and perspective from India	7
Facial recognition models for identifying genetic syndromes associated with pulmonary stenosis in children	6
Memory B cells and serum immunoglobulins are associated with disease severity and mortality in patients with COVID-19	6
Natural history of pituitary apoplexy: a long-term follow-up study	6
Vitamin D levels and mortality with SARS-COV-2 infection: a retrospective two-centre cohort study	6
COVID-19 detection by dogs: from physiology to field application—a review article	6
COVID-19 impact on junior doctor education and training: a scoping review	6
Iatrogenic extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm	6
Influence of the Peltzman effect on the recurrent COVID-19 waves in Europe	6
Multifocal nodular steatosis mimicking malignancy	6
Resurgence of COVID-19 in India: time for introspection	6
Association between IL-6 and severe disease and mortality in COVID-19 disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura post first dose of COVID-19 vaccination	6
Foundation rotations in medical training: is it love at first sight?	6
Comparisons of HATCH, HAVOC and CHA2DS2-VASc scores for all-cause mortality prediction in atrial fibrillation: a real-world evidence study	5
Telomere biology disorders: from dyskeratosis congenita and beyond	5
Using freedom of information requests to access novel data sources in health professions education research	5
Reduced muscle strength is closely linked to computed tomography-defined myosteatosis among inpatients with cirrhosis	5
LLMs may improve medical communication: social science perspective	5
Symmetrical white matter lesions in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus	5
Relationship between red blood cell–related indices and coronary artery calcification	5
Dicle University Hospital’s hospital disaster plan and emergency service management: Kahramanmaraş earthquake experience	5
Effect of abnormal placental cord insertion on hemodynamic change of umbilical cord in a tertiary center: a prospective cohort study	5
Pregnancy among thyroid cancer survivors: do thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine matter?	5
International medical graduates face insurmountable obstacles in accessing academic training in the United Kingdom	5
What matters to people with multiple long-term conditions and their carers?	5
Demographics, distribution and experiences of UK clinical academic trainees using GMC NTS Survey data	5
Utilizing generative conversational artificial intelligence to create simulated patient encounters: a pilot study for anaesthesia training	5
Recent advances in the aetiology of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS)	5
Six attitudes to promote personal, patient-centred care in an era of addictive technology	5
Genetic insights into visceral obesity with health conditions, from disease susceptibility to therapeutic intervention	5
Evaluating safety and efficacy of plastic versus metal stenting in malignant hilar biliary obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Policy and perceptions of pregnancy during training among residents of various subspecialties	5
Resting metabolic rate in obesity	5
Effects of miRNAs in inborn error of metabolism and treatment strategies	5
Association between asthma and depression: results from the NHANES 2005–2018 and Mendelian randomization analysis	5
Increased serum nesfatin-1 levels in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases	5
Computer image analysis with artificial intelligence: a practical introduction to convolutional neural networks for medical professionals	5
A new era in malaria prevention: a comparative look at RTS,S/AS01 and R21/Matrix-M vaccines	5
Navigating UK internal medicine training applications: 10 essential tips	4
The protective role of basal metabolic rate in cognitive decline: evidence from epidemiological and genetic studies	4
‘An enemy of the people’: doctors as scapegoats	4
Biliary ascariasis: an unexpected cause of abdominal pain in a non-endemic region	4
Exploring educational models within the operating room	4
Developing the ‘checking’ discipline	4
Teaching poster design to enhance research presentation quality at academic conferences: a guide for educators	4
BAME community hesitancy in the UK for COVID-19 vaccine: suggested solutions	4
Benefits of exercise oncology courses for medical oncology trainees	4
Low level of complement factor H increases the risk of cancer-related death in patients with small-cell lung cancer	4
Developing comprehensive reporting guidelines for machine learning models using tabular data in medical research	4
Benefits of exercise oncology courses for medical oncology trainees	4
Crosstalk between COVID-19 and the gut-brain axis: a gut feeling	4
Clinical reasoning in real-world practice: a primer for medical trainees and practitioners	4
Vitamin C utilisation in 2020: have we bought a lemon?	4
Generalised cutaneous plasmacytomas as initial manifestation in a patient of IgA multiple myeloma	4
Cost-effectiveness of whole leg compared to proximal leg ultrasound scans in the diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis: an observational study	4
Preparing for end-of-life: learning from Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decision-making during COVID-19	4
Irregular erythrocyte antibodies among antenatal women and their neonatal outcome at a tertiary care hospital in Northern India	4
Is taking a history outmoded? Why doctors should listen to stories instead	4
Small extracellular vesicle microRNAs in pediatric myasthenia gravis plasma and skeletal muscle	4
Impact of the recent changes of the Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) weightage in specialty training recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
We are all flawed. Fewer are less flawed than others	4
COVID-19-associated new-onset hyperglycaemia: a reversible entity or persistent risk?	4
Current challenges for researchers during the process of submission and publication	4
Therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal diseases: proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses	4
Association of ectatic non-infarct-related artery with 1-month stent thrombosis in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction	4
Recalibrating our efforts: from globalisation to glocalisation of medical education	4
Outsider bias: how your name influences the peer review process	4
Opportunistic screening for asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus	4
Controversies in medicine! Some pacification techniques	4
Trends of core versus subspecialty operative procedures completed in general surgery residency training programs	4
“Are you here to hold my hand?” A first lesson in confronting microaggressions	4
Undergraduate medical education and the future of surgery	4
What are the impacts of recent changes in UK core surgical training application on current and prospective applicants?	4
Rare oral lesions from cytomegalovirus in kidney transplant	4
Medical registrar bottleneck	4
Physical and psychosocial characteristics differ between individuals with knee pain and different knee osteoarthritis diagnostic criteria	3

Warfarin induced skin necrosis	3
Sofosbuvir with daclatasvir and the outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE assessment	3
London Major Trauma System: a review of an organised trauma system and the challenges it faces	3
The emergence of MedTok: a qualitative analysis of popular medical TikTok videos	3
Association of diverticulitis and potential risk of ischemic stroke: population-based matched cohort study in Taiwan	3
Revealing image of arterial spin labelling in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome	3
Dissecting leadership education and assessment in surgery	3
Light and gravity: can the full moon really make you go mad?	3
Down-regulation of miR-219-5p increase the risk of cancer-related mortality in patients with prostate cancer	3
Claustrum hyperintensity as a marker of anti-NMDAR encephalitis	3
The war in Sudan: what it means for its people and its already crippled health care system	3
Approach to laboratory ordering and interpretation in rheumatology	3
Effects of double data extraction on errors in evidence synthesis: a crossover, multicenter, investigator-blinded, randomized controlled trial	3
Association between prolonged weekly duty hours and self-study time among residents: a cross-sectional study	3
Anaesthetic National Teaching Programme for Students (ANTPS)	3
Medical eponyms: redeeming or not the long-standing tradition	3
Sickle cell disease and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection: a single-center experience	3
Informed consent practices in clinical research: present and future	3
Prospective comparison of two methods for assessing sarcopenia and interobserver agreement on retrospective CT images	3
Large gallstone initially diagnosed as porcelain gallbladder with malignant change	3
Of venous drainage	3
Clinical research progress of novel antituberculosis drugs on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis	3
Medical students and COVID-19: final-year medical students' perspective	3
Body volume is the major determinant of worsening renal function in acutely decompensated heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction	3
Recognising and managing eating disorders in the emergency department	3
Tackling medical deserts: unearthing factors that influence medical students’ attitudes and the path forward	3
Fake COVID-19 vaccination in India: an emerging dilemma?	3
Strategic tips to successfully undertake research: a comprehensive roadmap for medical trainees	3
Dietary modification for prevention and control of high blood pressure	3
Psoas abscess: an uncommon disorder	3
Retrospective analysis of the appendiceal neoplasms: sampling technique may influence neoplasm detection	3
Reviewing the use and quality of machine learning in developing clinical prediction models for cardiovascular disease	3
Evidence-based medicine or statistically manipulated medicine? Are we slaves to the P-value?	3
Migration intent among Jordanian medical students: a nationwide cross-sectional investigation	3
Emphysematous cystitis in a haemodialysis patient	3
Uremic leontiasis ossea	3
Subacute thyroiditis following recovery from COVID-19 infection: novel clinical findings from an Eastern Indian cohort	3
What should you have in your little black bag? A letter to a young doctor	3
Reimagining disability accommodations in medical education	3
Oseltamivir-induced hemorrhagic colitis	3
Complete resolution of calciphylaxis in a renal transplant patient with Calcifediol	3
Healthcare workers’ (HCWs) attitudes and related factors towards COVID-19 vaccination: a rapid systematic review	2
Effect of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on plasma levels of EETs, arachidonic acids derived lipid mediators	2
A Journey of Innovation: 40 years of Pioneering Medical Education at the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan	2
What is in the toolkit (and what are the tools)? How to approach the study of doctor–patient communication	2
Words matter, humanity matters: alienating non-citizens from the COVID-19 vaccine	2
Acute painful calcific tendonitis of the shoulder	2
An artificial intelligence model based on transrectal ultrasound images of biopsy needle tract tissues to differentiate prostate cancer	2
What are the main areas of research on COVID-19?	2
How do we address each other in medicine?	2
Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19: a double burden for Ukraine's healthcare system and a concern for global citizens	2
Performance of generative pre-trained Transformer-4 (GPT-4) in RCOG diploma-style questions	2
The role of NGOs and humanitarian organizations in enhancing surgical capacity in Africa: lessons learned and future directions—a narrative review	2
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from clinical to pathological characteristics: a multi-center cross-sectional study in real world	2
Left ventricular ejection fraction: time to revise the metric?	2
The diagnostic, therapeutic, and ethical impact of artificial intelligence in modern medicine	2
Prognostic significance of international normalised ratio and prothrombin time in Chinese acute ischaemic stroke patients	2
The performance evaluation of artificial intelligence ERNIE bot in Chinese National Medical Licensing Examination	2
COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives on trainee well-being from UK doctors on the general medical rota	2
Exploring the pathophysiology of restless leg syndrome: focus on white matter structure and function	2
‘I want to see the consultant.’ On registrars, rage and reflection	2
mRNA vaccines as a revolutionary approach to combat cancer	2
Self-reported physical activity properties and 20-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling older adults	2
Multiple fibroadenomas of the breasts: a cause of monthly chest pain	2
Healthcare distrust among hospitalised black patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
NeuroVerse: neurosurgery in the era of Metaverse and other technological breakthroughs	2
Dynamite plots in surgical research over 10 years: a meta-study using machine-learning analysis	2
Use of deep learning for detection, characterisation and prediction of metastatic disease from computerised tomography: a systematic review	2
Ramsay Hunt syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination	2
Poliovirus returns to the UK after nearly 40 years: current efforts and future recommendations	2
Evaluation of postoperative recovery: past, present and future	2
Associations of mixed metals exposure with cognitive impairment risk: a cross-sectional study in Chinese adults	2
Influence of familial forms of inflammatory bowel disease on the use of immunosuppressants, biological agents, and surgery in the era of biological therapies. Results from the ENEIDA project	2
Rational quality and cost of critical care systems are more important than individual considerations: a view from India	2
Enhanced recovery after surgery in patients after hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Should obstetric mortality be an inalienable right?	2
Gender differences in the association between anemia and osteoporosis: findings from a large-scale prospective analysis	2
Inclusive pregnancy status checks in medical imaging: a vital measure for enhancing patient safety and equity in healthcare	2
Inflammatory cytokines, metabolites, and rheumatoid arthritis	2
Impact of immune regulation and differentiation dysfunction of mesenchymal stem cells on the disease process in ankylosing spondylitis and prospective analysis of stem cell transplantation therapy	2
The effect of socioeconomic status and training programmes on burnout in postgraduate trainees in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional analysis	2
Intratumoral calcification on CT assists in distinguishing benign and malignant upper abdomen neoplasm	2
Clinician and patient experience of neurology telephone consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Genetic effects of inflammatory cytokines on coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction and the mediating roles of lipid traits	2
Academic misconduct by Chinese medical staff	2
Surgical training fit for the future: the need for a change	2
Endoscopy findings in patients on dual antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention	2
Association between visceral adipose tissue and asthma based on the NHANES and Mendelian randomization study	2
ChatGPT prompts for generating multiple-choice questions in medical education and evidence on their validity: a literature review	2
Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides	2
Pressure on GPs in England: appointments, workforce, and patient complexity	2
Ceftriaxone near-fatal anaphylaxis	2
Retrieving the deleterious mutations before extinction: genome-wide comparison of shared derived mutations in liver cancer and normal population	2
Relationship between human serum metabolites and angina pectoris: a Mendelian randomization study	2
Treatment of intracranial aneurysms using the Tubridge flow diverter	2