Publications by authors named "Sin Leong Yong"

The review has been merged with another Cochrane review and the new review has been published as O'Doherty L, Hegarty K, Ramsay J, Davidson LL, Feder G, Taft A. Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings. 2015, Issue 7.

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July 30 2020: This Cochrane Review has been withdrawn from publication. The review was temporarily withdrawn in 2013. Cochrane Anaesthesia has now decided to permanently withdraw the review.

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Background: Adrenal crisis is a life threatening condition which can be induced by stress during surgery in patients with adrenal insufficiency. This may be prevented by perioperative administration of high doses of steroids. There is disagreement on whether supplemental perioperative steroids are required and, when administered, on the amount and frequency of doses.

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Background: Domestic violence exists in all communities across the world. Healthcare services have a pivotal role in the identification, assessment and response to domestic violence. As the face is a common target in assault, dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons are in a unique position to screen for domestic violence in the context of presentation of dental and facial injury.

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Aim: To improve the patients postoperative pain experience using protective analgesia for patients undergoing third molar surgery under day case general anaesthesia.

Material And Methods: Patients were randomly allocated to a protective analgesia (1.6g modified release ibuprofen) or conventional analgesia (400mg conventional ibuprofen) orally 2h preoperatively.

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Background: Adrenal crisis is a life threatening condition which can be induced by stress during surgery in patients with adrenal insufficiency. This may be prevented by perioperative administration of high doses of steroids. There is disagreement on whether supplemental perioperative steroids are required and, when administered, on the amount and frequency of doses.

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