Publications by authors named "Teck Long King"
Objective: To assess the potential risk of major adverse cerebro-cardiovascular events (MACCE) associated with COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Methods: This self-controlled case series study used nationwide health database from Malaysia. The study included individuals aged ≥18 years who were hospitalised between 24 February 2021 and 30 June 2022.
Introduction: Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) significantly impacts quality of life in cancer patients undergoing capecitabine treatment. This study assessed capecitabine-associated HFS prevalence, its impacts on chemotherapy treatment, and identified risk factors in multiracial Malaysian patients.
Methods: We included adult cancer patients receiving capecitabine at Sarawak General Hospital for at least two cycles from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
Development and validation of Join Clinical Trial Questionnaire (JoinCT).
Asia Pac J Clin Oncol
November 2023
Aim: Participant recruitment has always been a major challenge in clinical trials. This study aimed to develop and validate the Join Clinical Trial Questionnaire (JoinCT), exploring the willingness to join a clinical trial and associated factors in patients.
Methods: This questionnaire development study involved four phases: (i) exploring and understanding the subject matter, (ii) questionnaire development, (iii) content validity testing, and lastly, (iv) field-testing of the questionnaire.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the prevalence of untreated cardiovascular risk factors among patients with ischaemic stroke and their impact on in-hospital mortality and recovery outcomes.
- Data from 1963 stroke patients showed that those with untreated risk factors had significantly higher odds of dying in the hospital, while those with all factors treated experienced better outcomes.
- The findings highlight the need for increased screening and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors to improve stroke care in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Background: Rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines is challenging for safety surveillance, especially on adverse events of special interest (AESIs) that were not identified during the pre-licensure studies. This study evaluated the risk of hospitalisations for predefined diagnoses among the vaccinated population in Malaysia.
Methods: Hospital admissions for selected diagnoses between 1 February 2021 and 30 September 2021 were linked to the national COVID-19 immunisation register.
Importance: Ivermectin, an inexpensive and widely available antiparasitic drug, is prescribed to treat COVID-19. Evidence-based data to recommend either for or against the use of ivermectin are needed.
Objective: To determine the efficacy of ivermectin in preventing progression to severe disease among high-risk patients with COVID-19.
Article Synopsis
- Sarawak General Hospital, the only public tertiary referral center in Sarawak, implemented a hybrid model to care for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients during the pandemic, which led to challenges due to health-care workers also contracting the virus.
- To combat the rise in infections among healthcare staff, the hospital initiated a mass screening strategy to minimize in-hospital transmission and protect the workforce from further quarantine-related staffing issues.
- The study evaluates the effectiveness of this screening approach over five weeks, considering its implications on healthcare delivery, especially for non-COVID-19 patients in a resource-limited setting, and aims to inform future strategies for managing hybrid hospital systems.
Background: Located on the Borneo Island, Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia and has a population distinctive from Peninsular Malaysia. The ischaemic stroke data in Sarawak had not been reported despite the growing number of patients annually. We aimed to investigate patient characteristics, management, and outcomes of ischaemic stroke in Sarawak and benchmark the results with national and international published data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study compared the condom failure rate, safety and acceptability of two new synthetic adhesive male condoms, Wondaleaf-Cap® (WLC) and Wondaleaf-On-Man® (WLM), with a marketed latex external condom Durex®-Together (DT).
Study Design: We enrolled healthy married, monogamous, heterosexual condom users in a randomized controlled, cross-over, pilot trial in Malaysia. We randomized participants to six groups with different condom use-orders of the experimental WLC and WLM and control latex condom for four episodes for vaginal sex over 1 month for each condom type.
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate whether multimedia counselling (MC) using a touchscreen computer is as effective and time-efficient as conventional counselling (CC) in promoting correct metered-dose inhaler (MDI) technique, with or without the valved holding chamber (VHC).
Methods: Participants in the MDI-only and MDI-with-VHC groups were randomly assigned to the MC group or CC group. No blinding was imposed.