Publications by authors named "E Teh"
Advanced life support certification has traditionally been the gold standard of resuscitation training for doctors and has been shown to improve outcomes from cardiac arrest. In 2021, Health Education England removed named courses from mandatory Foundational Programme competencies, which has resulted in capping of reimbursement and reduced access to courses. This represents a drop in educational standards which is particularly concerning when the medical school curriculum has been shown to deliver inconsistent, poor-quality resuscitation training.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLast minute cancellation of elective lung cancer surgery is associated with poorer survival.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
October 2024
Objectives: Our objective was to assess the incidence and reason of last-minute cancellations before surgery for lung cancer and their association with outcomes.
Methods: Retrospective analysis on all consecutive patients booked for elective lung cancer surgery from January 2017 through December 2022 in a single centre.Last minute cancellation: a cancellation occurring within the last 24 hours from the planned operation.
Objective: To evaluate the oncologic outcome of patients with hypermetabolic tumors resected by segmentectomy or lobectomy.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients with peripheral clinical stage IA1-2 non-small cell lung cancer (January 2017-June 2023) who underwent resection by segmentectomy or lobectomy in a single center. A hypermetabolic tumor was defined as a tumor with a positron emission tomography (PET) maximum standardized uptake value >2.
Article Synopsis
- Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant challenges for health policy in Malaysia, particularly regarding the costs associated with treating older adults.
- A study was conducted in six Malaysian hospitals to evaluate the direct healthcare expenditures for AD patients aged 65 and above from 2016 to 2021, utilizing a bottom-up micro-costing approach.
- The findings revealed an average annual direct healthcare cost of RM2641.30 (USD 572.45) per patient, with costs increasing alongside disease severity and notably higher expenses for patients aged 81 and above, emphasizing the need for effective healthcare policies for geriatric care.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the self-reported current dyspnoea and perioperative changes of dyspnoea in long-term survivors after minimally invasive segmentectomy or lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer.
Methods: Cross-sectional telephonic survey of patients alive and disease-free as of March 2023, with pathologic stage IA1-2, non-small-cell lung cancer, assessed 1-5 years after minimally invasive segmentectomy or lobectomy (performed from January 2018 to January 2022). Current dyspnoea level: Baseline Dyspnoea Index score <10.