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{"title":"Assessing the impact of frailty in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomies in Singapore.","authors":"Serene Si Ning Goh, Jiashen Zhao, Paul Andrew Drakeford, Qingyan Chen, Woan Wui Lim, Anthony Linajie Li, Kai Siang Chan, Marc Weijie Ong, Jerry Tiong Thye Goo","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The global rise in ageing populations poses challenges for healthcare systems. By 2030, Singapore anticipates a quarter of its population to be aged 65 or older. This study addresses the dearth of research on frailty's impact on emergency laparotomy (EL) outcomes in this demographic, emphasising the growing significance of this surgical intervention.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Conducted at 2 tertiary centres in Singapore from January to December 2019, a retrospective cohort study examined EL outcomes in patients aged 65 or older. Frailty assessment, using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), was integrated into demographic, diagnostic and procedural analyses. Patient data from Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital provided a comprehensive view of frailty's role in EL.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 233 participants, 26% were frail, revealing a higher vulnerability in the geriatric population. Frail individuals exhibited elevated preoperative risk, prolonged ICU stays, and significantly higher 90-day mortality (21.3% versus 6.4%). The study illuminated a nuanced connection between frailty and adverse outcomes, underlining the critical need for robust predictive tools in this context.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Frailty emerged as a pivotal factor influencing the postoperative trajectory of older adults undergoing EL in Singapore. The integration of frailty assessment, particularly when combined with established metrics like P-POSSUM, showcased enhanced predictive accuracy. This finding offers valuable insights for shared decision-making and acute surgical unit practices, emphasising the imperative of considering frailty in the management of older patients undergoing emergency laparotomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening and prevention in Singapore.","authors":"Felicia Hui Xian Chin","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2024161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2024161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tele-ECG collaboration between tertiary and primary care in Singapore: Outcomes and learning over a 6-year period.","authors":"Karen Ng, Valerie Teo, Pow-Li Chia, Ziliang Lim, Shonda Ng, Zhan Yun Patrick Lim, David Foo","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023361","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consensus recommendations for optimising the diagnosis and treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria in Singapore.","authors":"Yeow Tee Goh, Eng Soo Yap, Chuen Wen Tan, Daryl Tan, Yvonne Su Ming Loh, Yuh Shan Lee, Lip Leong Chong, Zi Yi Lim, Hein Than","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202475","DOIUrl":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202475","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare haematologic disease characterised by intravascular haemolysis, thrombophilia and bone marrow failure. There is a lack of established clinical guidance on the screening, diagnosis and manage-ment of PNH in Singapore. A relatively low level of awareness among healthcare professionals regarding PNH manifestations further contributes to diagnostic delays. Additionally, limited access to complement inhibitors, like eculizumab, may delay treatment and impact patient outcomes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Nine haematologists from different institu-tions in Singapore convened to formulate evidence-based consensus recommendations for optimising the diagnosis and management of patients with PNH and improving access to novel treatments. The experts reviewed the existing literature and international guidelines published from January 2010 to July 2023, focusing on 7 clinical questions spanning PNH screening, diagnostic criteria, investigations, treatment and monitoring of subclinical and classic disease, PNH with underlying bone marrow disorders, and PNH in pregnancy. A total of 181 papers were reviewed to formulate the statements. All experts voted on the statements via 2 rounds of Delphi and convened for an expert panel discussion to finetune the recommendations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixteen statements have been formulated for optimising the screening, diagnosis and management of PNH. Upon confirmation of PNH diagnosis, individuals with active haemolysis and/or thrombosis should be considered for anti-complement therapy, with eculizumab being the only approved drug in Singapore.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current recommendations aim to guide the clinicians in optimising the screening, diagnosis and management of PNH in Singapore.</p>","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The value of frailty assessments in older surgical patients undergoing emergency laparotomies in Singapore.","authors":"Barbara Helen Rosario, Kah Meng Kwok, Sarah Kher Ru Sim","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2024193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2024193","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus over the last 2 decades (2001-2020): A retrospective data analysis from a single laboratory in Singapore.","authors":"Soon Hwee Ng, Kim Yoong Puong, Weiling Ng, Wei Yee Wan","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023363","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of family and caregiver factors on development and behaviours in maltreated young children.","authors":"Yunnan Kenneth Li, Pratibha Keshav Agarwal, Jean Yin Oh, Li Ming Ong, Wen Hann Chow, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Oh Moh Chay, Cong Jin Wilson Low, Sita Padmini Yeleswarapu","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of developmental and emotional/ behavioural concerns in maltreated children and to examine the impact of adverse family/caregiver risk factors on these outcomes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We analysed family demographic and baseline data of 132 maltreated children and their caregivers from a family support programme in Singapore. We examined the associations of 3 main risk factors (i.e., caregiver mental health, educational attainment, and family socio-economic status [SES]) with developmental/behavioural outcomes using multivariable logistic regression, controlling for caregiver relationship to the child. Caregiver mental health was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) tools. Developmental/behavioural outcomes were assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3), ASQ-Social-Emotional (ASQ-SE), and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The children ranged in age, from 2 months to 3 years 11 months (median age 1.7 years, interquartile range [IQR] 0.9-2.6). Among caregivers, 86 (65.2%) were biological mothers, 11 (8.3%) were biological fathers, and 35 (26.5%) were foster parents or extended family members. Low family SES was associated with communication concerns on the ASQ-3 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 3.04, 95% CI 1.08-8.57, P=0.04). Caregiver mental health concerns were associated with increased behavioural concerns on the CBCL (AOR 6.54, 95% CI 1.83-23.33, P=0.004) and higher scores on the ASQ-SE (AOR 7.78, 95% CI 2.38-25.38, P=0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Maltreated children with caregivers experiencing mental health issues are more likely to have heightened emotional and behavioural concerns. Those from low SES families are also at increased risk of language delay, affecting their communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening: Managing positive high-risk human papillomavirus results.","authors":"Sun Kuie Tay","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Good compliance of the management of abnormal results is important for effective cervical screening. This study investigated the rate of surveillance and follow-up outcomes for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women in cervical screening.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Women on surveillance by repeat HPV testing were identified in a prospectively managed database. Data retrieved included women's age, country residence status, history of colposcopy, HPV-DNA status on the first and repeat tests, dates of follow-up during the 5 years since the initial screening, and histological diagnosis of cervical lesions. The main outcome measures were compliance rate for repeat HPV testing, regression and persistence rates of HPV subtypes, and detection rate of high-grade lesions (CIN2+).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This analysis included 680 residents in the community, mean age 44.8 (95% confidence interval 20.1-69.5) years. The compliance rate of repeat testing was 28.2% at 12 months and, cumulatively, 42.8% for the entire 5-year follow-up period. The rates were unaffected by age (P=0.5829) nor prior colposcopy (P=0.1607). There were 5 (1.7%) cases of CIN2+ detected. Of 391 women on longitudi-nal follow-up, 194 (60.8%) cleared their HPV infection. Some women with multiple HPV infection cleared 1 but not the other subtype(s). Thus, the regression rate was 90.3% for HPV-16, 87.0% for HPV-18 and 65.2% for HPV-12-others (P=0.001). The annualised HPV regression rates were similar for HPV subtypes and for each follow-up year.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Surveillance of HPV positivity is clinically important for detecting high-grade lesions. Despite a high regression rate of HPV, surveillance hesitancy is a serious weakness in routine cervical screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of complicated influenza infection in children presenting in a tertiary hospital in a tropical country: A case-control study.","authors":"Sudipta Roy Chowdhury, Karen Donceras Nadua, Jiahui Li, Kai-Qian Kam, Koh Cheng Thoon, Natalie Woon Hui Tan, Chee Fu Yung, Chia Yin Chong","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023231","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A consensus survey of neurologists and clinical geneticists on spinal muscular atrophy treatment in Singapore.","authors":"Jocelyn Yi Xiu Lim, Furene Sijia Wang, Simon Robert Ling, Stacey Kiat Hong Tay","doi":"10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.202425","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":502093,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141560683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}