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Global monkeypox outbreak 2022: First case series in Singapore
Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. Up until 2022, most cases of monkeypox have been reported in parts of...
Prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals in Singapore
Burnout was first described in 1974 by Herbert Freudenberger, where he discussed the concept based on physical signs, behavioural indicators, judgment, emotional factors, and...
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cognition and quality of life in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder with a profound impact on patients, their families, caregivers and society. The global prevalence of lifetime schizophrenia is...
Treating acutely ill patients at home: Data from Singapore
Inpatient hospitalisation is the conventional strategy to care for acutely ill patients. However, demand for hospital beds and clinical manpower is escalating as populations...
Functional improvement after inpatient rehabilitation in community hospitals following acute hospital care
Early inpatient rehabilitation therapy has been known to have beneficial impact on physical function and mobility, psychological status and cognitive function of patients following...
Epidemiological trends and outcomes of children with aural foreign bodies in Singapore
Aural foreign bodies (FBs) commonly present to the emergency department (ED) worldwide. Children represent the majority of the population, believed to be due to...
Inter-hospital trends of post-resuscitation interventions and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Singapore
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have notoriously been a medical issue with high morbidity and mortality.1 It is a multifaceted problem with a multitude of...
Nutrition support practices for critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2: A...
Within 3 weeks of the World Health Organization declaring the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 March 2020, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and...
Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress and coronavirus anxiety among hospital essential services workers...
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected almost all geographies in the world since 2020. Many countries have imposed strict isolation measures to contain...
Sepsis, cardiovascular events and short-term mortality risk in critically ill patients
Sepsis is defined as “life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host immune response to infection”.1 It is one of the most common conditions...