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A Prospective Study of the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Depression in Pregnancy
A Prospective Study of the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Depression in Pregnancy
ObjectivePoor sleep and depression are common problems during pregnancy, but there has been little investigation into the ...
Rhino-orbital Mucormycosis in a COVID-19 Patient: The First Case in Malaysia
Rhino-orbital Mucormycosis in a COVID-19 Patient: The First Case in Malaysia
Mucormycosis is an aggressive and potentially fatal fungal infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. There has bee...
Evaluating discrepancy rates of radiology resident provisional reports for cross-sectional body imaging studies at a tertiary hospital
Evaluating discrepancy rates of radiology resident provisional reports for cross-sectional body imaging studies at a tertiary hospital
IntroductionUrgent radiological studies obtained during on-call hours are often preliminarily read by on-call residents be...
Physiotherapy Practice Pattern in the Adult Intensive Care Units of Singapore – A Multi-Centre Survey
Physiotherapy Practice Pattern in the Adult Intensive Care Units of Singapore – A Multi-Centre Survey
BackgroundThe roles of physiotherapy in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have significantly developed from the traditional manage...
How we implemented Continuous Interprofessional Education at a newly established public hospital in Singapore
How we implemented Continuous Interprofessional Education at a newly established public hospital in Singapore
IntroductionTo promote interprofessional collaboration (IPC), our newly established hospital implemented the Continuing In...
Organophosphate poisoning from inappropriate topical use of malathion pesticide: A case report
Organophosphate poisoning from inappropriate topical use of malathion pesticide: A case report
A 43-year-old male with no past medical history presented to our emergency department with vomiting, diarrhea, and abdomin...
Communication Vulnerability within Singapore’s Healthcare Environment
Communication Vulnerability within Singapore’s Healthcare Environment
Communication difficulties can, and often do, create barriers between patients and healthcare workers (HCWs). We examined ...
Planned discharge program effectiveness on cardiac self-efficacy and hope in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A quasi-experimental study
Planned discharge program effectiveness on cardiac self-efficacy and hope in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A quasi-experimental study
BackgroundControlling risk factors and lifestyle modification in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients plays an imp...
Tricuspid valve endocarditis following over-the-counter intravenous injection of skin-whitening products
Tricuspid valve endocarditis following over-the-counter intravenous injection of skin-whitening products
Intravenous drug use, central catheters and intracardiac devices are known predispositions to right-sided infective endoca...
Endobronchial resection as a bridge to curative resection in patient with poor preoperative lung function secondary to an airway blocking endobronchial carcinoid tumour
Endobronchial resection as a bridge to curative resection in patient with poor preoperative lung function secondary to an airway blocking endobronchial carcinoid tumour
We present a 70-year-old gentleman with chronic cough with haemoptysis found to have left lower zone collapse on imaging. ...
Understanding perspectives and choices for sedentary behaviour and physical activity in older adults’ post-acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Understanding perspectives and choices for sedentary behaviour and physical activity in older adults’ post-acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BackgroundIndividuals recovering from acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are most likely...
Results of a study of remote reporting over virtual applications and using visually calibrated monitors
Results of a study of remote reporting over virtual applications and using visually calibrated monitors
Background and ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to examine differences in image quality, discrepancy rates, producti...
Inequality trends in the distribution of healthcare human resources in eastern Iran
Inequality trends in the distribution of healthcare human resources in eastern Iran
BackgroundInequitable distribution of human resources in healthcare is one of the main obstacles to improve any health sys...
Early Institutional Experience of Dual Tracer and Single-Photon Emission Computed-Tomography/Computed-Tomography Mapping for Sentinel Node Biopsy: A Report of Two Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Early Institutional Experience of Dual Tracer and Single-Photon Emission Computed-Tomography/Computed-Tomography Mapping for Sentinel Node Biopsy: A Report of Two Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Intraoperative sentinel lymph node mapping (SLNM) with methylene blue dye (MBD) tracer has been the recommended method to ...
Development of a Personalized Near-Peer Mentoring Programme for Final-Year Medical Students with Residents as Mentors
Development of a Personalized Near-Peer Mentoring Programme for Final-Year Medical Students with Residents as Mentors
BackgroundNear-peer mentoring is a process where a mentor is close to the social, professional, or age level of the mentee...
Asymptomatic Sinus Bradycardia Post-Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report
Asymptomatic Sinus Bradycardia Post-Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report
Bradyarrhythmia as a result of significant weight loss post-bariatric surgery is slowly gaining recognition in few case re...
Surgical strategy for pulmonary sequestration: Focus on precautions for aberrant vessels under minimally invasive surgery
Surgical strategy for pulmonary sequestration: Focus on precautions for aberrant vessels under minimally invasive surgery
BackgroundRecently, thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary sequestration has become more common, since resection of an aberr...
Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on stress and anxiety of family caregivers managing peritoneal dialysis
Evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on stress and anxiety of family caregivers managing peritoneal dialysis
BackgroundMindfulness-based intervention (MBI) has not been evaluated for its feasibility and effectiveness in reducing st...
An Otorhinolaryngology Perspective Into a Hospital COVID-19 Cluster
An Otorhinolaryngology Perspective Into a Hospital COVID-19 Cluster
In this commentary, we share our experience of a COVID-19 cluster which developed within a frontline healthcare facility d...
The Uro-Oncology Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) Clinic – Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes From Implementing a New Model of Care
The Uro-Oncology Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) Clinic – Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes From Implementing a New Model of Care
IntroductionA multi-disciplinary approach has often been advocated to improve the delivery of oncological care, as compare...
Prevalence and timing of specialist palliative care access among advanced cancer patients and association with hospital death
Prevalence and timing of specialist palliative care access among advanced cancer patients and association with hospital death
BackgroundPatients with advanced cancer have poor quality of life and high utilisation of acute healthcare services. Early...
Curative lobectomy without a preoperative tissue diagnosis in a tuberculosis endemic country: A case report and discussion
Curative lobectomy without a preoperative tissue diagnosis in a tuberculosis endemic country: A case report and discussion
Curative surgery for a localized tumour at the early and pre-symptomatic stage is the main aim of lung nodule assessment. ...
Healthcare workers’ preparedness and response during COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare workers’ preparedness and response during COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) are most at risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infection. Their preparedness,...
Forging clinical collaborations and cooperation in overcoming challenges for non–COVID-19 patients during COVID-19 times: Surgical case studies requiring a multidisciplinary and inter-agency approach in Malaysia
Forging clinical collaborations and cooperation in overcoming challenges for non–COVID-19 patients during COVID-19 times: Surgical case studies requiring a multidisciplinary and inter-agency approach in Malaysia
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global health services to a standstill. National healthcare systems and medical staffing...
Gardner-associated fibroma presenting as an unusual floor of mouth mass in a child
Gardner-associated fibroma presenting as an unusual floor of mouth mass in a child
Floor of mouth lesions in the paediatric population are uncommon. The spectrum of pathology that afflicts the floor of mou...
Original article healthcare workers’ preparedness and response during COVID-19 pandemic
Original article healthcare workers’ preparedness and response during COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) are most at risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infection. Their preparedness,...
Investigating the Role of Low-FODMAP Diet in Improving Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Investigating the Role of Low-FODMAP Diet in Improving Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
BackgroundA low–fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide, and polyol (FODMAP) diet (LFD) appeared to impr...
Oncology workload in a tertiary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
Oncology workload in a tertiary hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
IntroductionWorkload in oncology during a pandemic is expected to increase as manpower is shunted to other areas of need i...
Gender-specific reference intervals for serum prolactin concentrations before and after precipitation by polyethylene glycol
Gender-specific reference intervals for serum prolactin concentrations before and after precipitation by polyethylene glycol
Prolactin, a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary, exists in three major forms in circulation. The macroprolactin fo...
Cardiac tamponade as the first presentation of thymoma: A case report during COVID-19 pandemic
Cardiac tamponade as the first presentation of thymoma: A case report during COVID-19 pandemic
We report a case of neoplastic cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening condition, as the initial presentation of an anterior...
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