Publications by authors named "Si Ling Young"
Introduction: Rapid response teams (RRTs) are prevalent in healthcare institutions worldwide. Repeated activations are associated with increased morbidity and higher resource utilisation, and represent a heterogeneous population that may benefit from early identification. To date, there are no published data on repeat RRT activations in Singapore.
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness and safety of medical thoracoscopy (MT) for diagnosing malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) in 141 patients from January 2020 to December 2022 at a tertiary hospital.
- It found a high diagnostic accuracy of 95.7%, with lung and breast cancers being the most frequently diagnosed types, and molecular profiling for cancer mutations was successfully completed for all malignancy cases.
- Major complications were rare, occurring in only 2.1% of patients, and overall, MT proved to be a safe and beneficial procedure in managing suspected MPEs without significant adverse outcomes.
Introduction: Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) is a highly heterogenous disease. We describe the clinical characteristics of NCFB patients and evaluate the performance of Bronchiectasis Severity Index (BSI) in predicting mortality.
Methods: Patients attending the bronchiectasis clinic between August 2015 and April 2020 with radiologically proven bronchiectasis on computed tomography were recruited.