Original Article
A Novel “Box Lesion” Minimally Invasive Totally Thoracoscopic Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common and severe cardiac arrhythmia. It affects 0.4% to 1% of the general population, and the prevalence of...
Immunomodulator use in paediatric severe sepsis and septic shock
Paediatric sepsis is one of the main causes of childhood mortality.1 Globally, paediatric severe sepsis and septic shock accounts for 6.2% to 23.1% of...
Factors and experiences associated with unscheduled 30-day hospital readmission: A mixed method study
Readmission leads to a greater demand for healthcare services, especially hospital beds, and contributes to the rising healthcare costs.1,2 With estimated one-third of the...
Evolution and trends in the adoption of laparoscopic liver resection in Singapore: Analysis of...
Over the past few decades, the introduction of laparoscopic surgery has been the biggest game changer in abdominal surgery.1 However, although the first laparoscopic...
Safety and side effect profile of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers: A tertiary...
The newly emerged coronavirus virus 2019 (COVID-19) disease was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on...
Parental perception and guideline awareness of children’s lifestyle behaviours at ages 5 to 14...
Evidence from longitudinal studies in Singapore has suggested that long-term health implications on children stems from less-than-optimal lifestyle behaviours,1-3 encompassing physical activity (PA),4 sleep5...
Association between lung compliance phenotypes and mortality in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress...
In December 2019, the city of Wuhan in China was the centre of a pneumonia outbreak caused by an unknown agent.1-3 It was subsequently...
Strategies for a successful hepatic artery anastomosis in liver transplantation: A review of 51...
Liver transplantation is a life-saving procedure for patients with chronic end-stage liver disease, and selected patients with acute liver failure. While 75% of total...
Improved door-to-balloon time for primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients conveyed via emergency ambulance...
Early reperfusion of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been shown to result in better outcomes,1-3 and guidelines for treatment of STEMI recommend a...
Relationship between Sleep Habits and Nighttime Sleep among Healthy Preschool Children in Taiwan
Both the quantity and quality of sleep affect the normal development of preschool children. Insufficient sleep quantity and poor sleep quality—defined as short sleep...