Postgraduate Medical Journal

Article	Citations
The current state of neuropalliative care in developing countries. Where are we now?	199
Umeclidinium plus vilanterol versus fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials	125
Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients at 30 days: a propensity score matching study	65
Correction to: Contribution of nebulized budesonide before bronchoscopy, a prospective clinical study	61
Six attitudes to promote personal, patient-centred care in an era of addictive technology	59
Citation rat race—an academic malignancy	56
Path to parenthood for medical residents and fellows: the impact of leave policies on parent trainees at Oregon Health and Science University	52
Risk factors of severe adverse in-hospital outcomes in adults hospitalized for parainfluenza infections: a territory-wide study	50
LLMs may improve medical communication: social science perspective	47
Comparison of ethambutol versus streptomycin during the intensive phase in treatment of tuberculous meningitis: an open-label randomized clinical trial	46
Medical education in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and prospects using the first private medical university in Nigeria as a case-study	45
MANAGEMENT OF LOW-RISK FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA	43
Uncovering novel metabolic and inflammatory pathways in gout using Mendelian randomization	41
Genetic causality of circulating inflammatory proteins and plasma metabolites in coronary atherosclerosis	40
Systematic reviews—an effective tool for academic motivation of advanced trainees	28
Green tea consumption is associated with lower risk of sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults	28
Association between long working hours and poor cardiovascular health assessed by the American Heart Association’s “Life’s essential 8”: findings from a nationally representative sample of Korean work	27
The reduction of medical resident duty hours for the benefit of patient safety	25
Vector-Borne mites of medical and veterinary importance: biology, ecology, and control strategies	23
Beta blocker versus ivabradine for cardiovascular outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation	23
Charisma and career pathways: how specialty choice reflects personal charisma among medical residents	22
Polymath: to be or not to be?	21
Rational quality and cost of critical care systems are more important than individual considerations: a view from India	21
Gender differences in bullying among internal medicine residents	21
What should you have in your little black bag? A letter to a young doctor	21

Letter in response to “Many faces of cutaneous leishmaniasis”	20
Dynamite plots in surgical research over 10 years: a meta-study using machine-learning analysis	18
Medical registrar bottleneck	18
Therapeutic strategy for diabetic patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome	18
Plagiarism checks in medical postgraduate theses: context, challenges, and recommendations	17
Therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal diseases: proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses	17
Crosstalk between COVID-19 and the gut-brain axis: a gut feeling	16
Self-reported physical activity properties and 20-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling older adults	16
Pan-immune-inflammation value and systemic immune-inflammation index predict the clinical efficacy of biological agents in Crohn’s disease	16
Informed consent practices in clinical research: present and future	15
The impact of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) on medical education	15
The emergence of MedTok: a qualitative analysis of popular medical TikTok videos	15
Associations between healthy lifestyle practices and cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese adults: a nationwide cohort study	15
Can capillary refill time be estimated without a stopwatch?	15
Association of gene polymorphisms and the decreased expression of long non-coding RNA LOC553103 with rheumatoid arthritis	14
Academic misconduct by Chinese medical staff	14
Referring wisely: knowing when and how to make subspecialty consultations in hospital medicine	14
Exploring TikTok to increase one’s health literacy: the Philippine experience	13
War-induced obstetric emergencies necessitate improved global intervention	13
Conflict and natural disaster: the impacts on medical education in Ukraine and Türkiye	12
A framework for residents’ pursuit of excellence based upon non-cognitive and cognitive attributes	12
Safeguarding healthcare professionals from sexual harassment in the workplace: urgent need for effective training and education	12
Peri-operative strategy in resuscitation of unstable injured surgical patients: a primer	12
EVALUATING HEART DIGITAL TWINS IN GUIDING CATHETER ABLATION FOR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA	11
The therapeutic value of vacuum external fixation in polytrauma patients with multiple ribs fracture	11
Max Bill’s concrete art, as an instrument against irrational thinking and arguments in medicine	11
Sustained clinical knowledge improvements from simulation experiences with Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance	10
Causal linkage of psoriasis with ageing: Mendelian randomization and enrichment analysis towards telomere length and psoriasis	10
Chaperones in urology clinic: an updated survey of patient perspectives and preferences in the outpatient setting in the United Kingdom	10
Nephrotoxicity of direct factor Xa inhibitors: a pharmacovigilance study using real-world data from the Federal Adverse Event Reporting System database	10
The effect of socioeconomic status and training programmes on burnout in postgraduate trainees in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional analysis	10
An introduction to anatomical pathology	10
Preference informed allocation for the Specialised Foundation Programme	10
Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased prevalence of valvular heart diseases: a cross-sectional population-based study	10
The move to 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy provision for ischaemic stroke: an observational study of the impact on referrals, activity, procedural efficacy, and safety at a supra-regional centre	10
Healthcare apprenticeships: assessing the potential benefits to an acute care provider NHS organization	10
Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and silent brain infarction	9
Improving senior medical workforce retention at a large teaching hospital trust	9
Progress in the relationship between mechanical ventilation parameters and ventilator-related complications during perioperative anesthesia	9
Expression of Concern: Risk factors of biliary complications following liver transplantation: retrospective analysis of a single centre	9
Reflections on eponyms in musculoskeletal radiology: enhancing communication and pellucidity in patient care	9
A Mendelian analysis of the causality between inflammatory cytokines and digestive tract cancers	9
Roles of macrophages and monocytes in resistance to immunotherapy in breast cancers	9
A recent surge of nitrous oxide misuse around London which merits a public health warning	9
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as a single-modality ‘gold-standard’ treatment for common bile duct stones in the elderly	9
Understanding the cardiology training landscape in Asia-Pacific region	8
Identifying novel risk targets in inflammatory skin diseases by comprehensive proteome-wide Mendelian randomization study	8
Chronic constipation and gut microbiota: current research insights and therapeutic implications	8
Speaking up at conference question and answer sessions—disruptive behaviour typography and assessment scale	8
How patient autonomy drives the legal liabilities of medical practitioners and the practical ways to mitigate and resolve them	8

Evaluating the McMahon score for predicting mortality in earthquake-induced rhabdomyolysis: a retrospective study	8
Higher dietary zinc intake increases the risk of autoimmune thyroiditis	8
Should any acutely ill patient who cannot answer questions be seen immediately? The 24-h mortality associated with different levels of consciousness	8
Effects of new hypoglycemic drugs on patients with heart failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	8
COVID-19 vaccination: patient uptake and attitudes in a multi-ethnic North London maternity unit	8
Impact of body mass index on disease progression and outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	8
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none	8
Confession of a primary care educator	7
Sampling, study design, and statistics. A didactic discussion	7
Anticoagulation discharge treatment recommendations in patients admitted with a first-time diagnosis of atrial fibrillation	7
The medical glory effect: how viewpoint shapes diagnostic interpretation	7
The prognostic value of HALP score and sPESI in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism	7
Rituximab therapy for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Association of body fat-distribution markers with ischemic ECG changes and with 20-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in community-dwelling older adults	7
Relationship between hyperglycaemia at admission and prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study	7
Equality of opportunity—absolutely, it is right and just. Virtue signalling without focus on the individual—no thank you! Let’s place individualism over collectivism	7
Use of social deprivation status in primary prevention cardiovascular risk scores: a must but a challenge	7
Challenges in establishing a strong telemedicine system in China	7
Challenges towards medical writing in a developing country: a post-graduate resident’s perspective	7
Safety of anticoagulation use for treatment of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis and its effect on hospital-based outcomes: an insight from a US nationwide database	7
Effect of physical activity volume on all-cause mortality in patients with cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	7
Differences in empathy levels among physicians based on specialty: a nationwide cross-sectional study	7
Generalized papular eruption—an unusual side effect of leuprolide acetate	7
Impact of thyroid nodule location on the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma	7
Doctors are encouraged to undertake research—but the system makes it far too difficult	7
Temporal relationship between sarcoidosis and malignancies in a nationwide cohort of 1942 patients	7
Predictors of self-reported research engagement and academic-career interest amongst medical students in the United Kingdom: a national cross-sectional survey	6
Reflections on Patient Resilience	6
A case of euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a T2DM patient using Tirzepatide	6
AI-enhanced telemedicine for personalized antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients with neurological comorbidities: a narrative review	6
A more precise interpretation of the potential value of artificial intelligence tools in medical education is needed	6
Correlation between cathepsins and the likelihood of renal cancer: a Mendelian randomization study	6
Safe re-immunization of mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine–induced nonepisodic angioedema with eosinophilia	6
Effectiveness of different music tempos in guiding cardiopulmonary resuscitation training	6
Correction to: Pulsed-field ablation versus radiofrequency or cryoballoon thermal ablation in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Portfolio use in postgraduate medical education: a systematic scoping review	6
Abortion in evolution, caesarean scar pregnancy, and cervical ectopic: discerning the triplets on ultrasound	6
The improvement of functional dyspepsia symptoms after Helicobacter pylori eradication: caused by an unrecognized change in duodenal microbiota?	6
Intensive blood pressure control in older patients with hypertension—a STEP in the right direction?	6
Valproate induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms: unique side effect of a commonly used drug	6
Facial recognition for disease diagnosis using a deep learning convolutional neural network: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The vanishing physician-scientist: why Greece is losing its clinician-researchers	6
Dysregulation of PIWI-interacting RNA-63049 (piRNA-63049) is associated with increased risk of post-menopausal osteoporosis in Chinese population via regulating the Wnt signaling pathway	6
Causal relationship between gut microbiota and lung squamous cell carcinoma: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study	6
Sensitivity and specificity of folate receptor α-positive circulating tumour cells in gastric cancer	6
My first dance	6
A population-based study of Helicobacter pylori: Does asymptomatic infection mean no gastroscopic lesions?	6
Using ChatGPT to generate multiple-choice questions in medical education may have potential adverse effects on medical educators and medical students	6
Mind of artificial intelligence and machine—a fact or fiction?	6
A new non-invasive detector for coronary microvascular dysfunction: exercise stress high-frequency QRS electrocardiogram	6
Creativity in medicine during times of uncertainty	5
London Major Trauma System: a review of an organised trauma system and the challenges it faces	5
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL TO MEDICINE 1925–2025	5
Atypical chronic clinical manifestations of spotted fever rickettsial infections in Sri Lanka: a case series of 246 patients	5
Should obstetric mortality be an inalienable right?	5
Comprehensive multi-omics approach reveals potential therapeutic targets and agents for osteoarthritis	5
Aids to venesection and parenteral drug administration in patients with difficult veins	5
HAEMODYNAMICS OF HYPERTENSION IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS	5
BIPHASIC T WAVE HIDDEN IN COMPLEXITY (WELLENS SYNDROME): A CASE REPORT	5
HEART AGE	5
Malnutrition and sarcopenia worsen short- and long-term outcomes in internal medicine inpatients	5
Associations of mixed metals exposure with cognitive impairment risk: a cross-sectional study in Chinese adults	5
The triple burden of early-career physicians in China’s tertiary teaching hospitals	5
Policy and perceptions of pregnancy during training among residents of various subspecialties	5
RETRACTED: Unravelling the neuroimmune nexus: insights into epilepsy pathology and the role of S100b protein in brain-gut axis modulation: a literature review	5
A comparison of the assessments used in campus-based years at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia	5
Small extracellular vesicle microRNAs in pediatric myasthenia gravis plasma and skeletal muscle	5
A systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis treatment	5
Venous thromboembolism in professional drivers of automatic transmission vehicles: an underestimated occupational risk?	5
Opportunities and challenges for young physicians in the era of artificial intelligence: current status and future perspectives	5
Modifiable behavioral factors associated with myopia among school-aged children	5
Empowering the next generation: integrating artificial intelligence education into medical training	5
Vaccinations: more than prevention of infection	5
Renal replacement therapy: current modalities, indications, and clinical considerations	4
The causal relationship between negative emotions and inflammatory dermatoses: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	4
Advances in the study of microparticles in diabetic retinopathy	4
CD47 as a biomarker for ovarian cancer: prospects and challenges	4
Performance of Generative Pre-trained Transformer-4 (GPT-4) in Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)-style examination questions	4
Research progress on the association between trimethylamine/trimethylamine-N-oxide and neurological disorders	4
More to obesity than what meets the eye: a comprehensive approach to counteracting obesity stigma	4

Arthropod-borne encephalitis: an overview for the clinician and emerging considerations	4
mRNA vaccines as a revolutionary approach to combat cancer	4
Medical Students’ Insight into Foundation Training (MEDSIFT): a National Cross-Sectional Online Survey reveals close to 50% are considering a career outside the NHS	4
Impact of social deprivation on quality indicators for the acute medical take	4
Teaching diagnostic safety: moving beyond differential lists in postgraduate training	4
Application of the wireless wearable monitoring system improves the turnaround time in gastrointestinal endoscopy center	4
Two cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis with severe ocular involvement treated with adjunctive tofacitinib	4
How the physician’s financial wellness could impact patient safety	4
Publication for sale: the rise of academies catering to medical students	4
Recruiting and retaining doctors—a wicked problem needing complex solutions	4
Association between non-neoplastic bladder diseases and bladder cancer risk: insights from Mendelian randomization studies	4
Retraction of: Volrustomig/Rilvegostomig related “triple M”—myasthenia gravis and overlap syndrome	4
PhenoAge and PhenoAgeAccel in the context of dyslipidemia: association with stroke and potential as a new predictor in the US general population	4
Cerebral venous thrombosis: a practical review	4
Gaza—ceasefire and prepare for a surge in infectious diseases!	4
Decreased glucagon in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with long duration type 2 diabetes	4
GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND LONG-TERM ANTICOAGULATION IN CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS	4
The Pygmalion effect in surgical training—how labeling and expectations affect trainees: a narrative review	4
Recent advances in management of Graves’ disease: an update	4
Many faces of cutaneous leishmaniasis	4
Correction to: Behavioral trigger factors for hemorrhagic stroke: a case-crossover study	4
Is the NHS really cost-effective? A junior doctor’s experience	4
An evaluation of PubMed Central as a resource of free full-text articles for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education	4
Machine learning models based on adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein help predict the chronic and lethal outcomes of patients with drug-induced liver injury	3
Multiple intra-articular injections of autologous stromal vascular fractions for the treatment of multicompartmental osteoarthritis in both the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joint: a single-blind ra	3
Application of incision-based precision multipoint rectus sheath block and bilateral rectus sheath block in laparoscopic-assisted colorectal surgery: a randomized, controlled trial	3
Guidelines are like parachutes: useful, but not always designed for where you’re landing	3
Multi-GWAS analysis illuminates druggable targets for rheumatoid arthritis	3
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on diabetic foot ulcer healing: a meta-analysis	3
A split identity in distorted times: navigating cultural duality, migration, and empathy as a Venezuelan American physician	3
Thiamine deficiency: a commonly unrecognised but easily treatable condition	3
Machine-learning models to predict serious adverse hospitalization events after ACS	3
‘That’s a bit gay for work’: medicine is not doing enough for LGBTQ+ colleagues	3
Effect of coronary revascularization on electrocardiographic parameters in patients with chronic total occlusion	3
Comparative effect of oral drugs in improving spasticity of different etiology: a network meta-analysis	3
Think like a surgeon: the T-DODAR tool for problem solving in oral examinations and clinical practice	3
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF AORTIC STIFFNESS DERIVED FROM DEEP LEARNING IN CMR IMAGES OF 45 789 INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIES LOCI LINKED WITH CELL-MATRIX STRUCTURE	3
Letter in response to “Effects of mindfulness and sleep quality on self-efficacy of clinical decision making among resident physicians: an observational study”	3
Addressing inequalities in cardiovascular health remains an urgent priority	3
Risk factors for thromboembolic events in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia in a general ward and requiring treatment with oxygen	3
Modified National Early Warning Score (MNEWS) in predicting the mortality of intensive care unit patients	3
Prediction of general practice licensure/certification examination performance by a measure of ‘questionable’ activities in clinical practice: a retrospective cohort study	3
Screening doctors in training for dyslexia: the benefits of an inclusive screening approach	3
Timeliness of reperfusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and outcomes in Kerala, India: results of the TRUST outcomes registry	3
Abnormal electrocardiogram and poor prognosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	3
Diagnostic reasoning in clinical neurology: a comprehensive primer	3
Characteristics of Japanese physician influencers on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic and fact-checking their tweets on COVID-19-related drugs	3
Specialty preference for cardiovascular prevention practice in the Southeast US and role of a preventive cardiologist	3
The impact of personality traits, empathy and stress mindset on objective structured clinical examinations outcomes	3
Lost in translation: a national cross-sectional study on medical interpreter use by pediatric residents	3
A personal view of some aspects of assurances, reassurances, advices, and communications with patients	3
ChatGPT	3
Clinical master of medicine students in China—focusing on their dilemma	3
The key to addressing the issue of academic misconduct in the medical field is to reform the evaluation system	3
Understanding the perceptions of female genital mutilation among future healthcare professionals in Egypt’s Northern Nile delta (understanding female genital cutting among students)	3
Education and learning: potential methodological and ethical issues in systematic reviews containing a meta-analysis: some critical reading suggestions for junior doctors	3
The impact of community-based Tai Chi exercise on intrinsic capacity improvement in the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and its role in coronary atherosclerotic disease: a review of current literature	3
Postdilatation after stent deployment during primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Revisiting the diagnostic and prognostic significance of high-frequency QRS analysis in cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive review	3
Is coffee, tea, and red wine consumption beneficial for individuals with hypertension?	3
Cefazolin-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis	3
Circulating Hsa-miR499a-5p as markers in dysmobility syndrome patients: a new index for diagnosing dysmobility syndrome based on osteoporosis and predicting fracture risk	3
Diastolic dysfunction and diabetes: the DIADAD study—a retrospective cohort study from Liverpool	3
Patient preference, efficacy, and compliance with zoledronic acid for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with autoimmune diseases	3
Does work–family conflict predict allostatic load? A 4-year longitudinal study	3
The basic statistical concepts and their interrelationships in diagnostic research	3
Neurodiversity in the healthcare profession	3
Hyperkalaemia: the unintended consequence of prescribing Co-trimoxazole for complex infections	3
Glasgow Coma Scale on admission as predictor of neurological sequelae at discharge and acute respiratory failure in patients with heatstroke	3
Implications of the shift from GP-centred to multidisciplinary models on postgraduate GP training in the UK	3
The potential role for GLP-1 receptor agonists in cancer survivorship: a narrative review	3
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and emphysematous cystitis	3