Whooping cough complicating pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy.

We report a case of a previously fit woman who presented at 26 weeks into her fourth pregnancy with a dry cough. Following a nasopharyngeal swab, she was diagnosed with a infection, and treated with antibiotics. A chest X-ray showed right atrial dilatation and an echocardiogram was scheduled outpatient.

Prediction of labour onset in women who present with symptoms of preterm labour using cervical length.

Background: Diagnosis of preterm labour is difficult because initial symptoms and signs are often mild and may occur in continuing pregnancies. This study aims to investigate the utility of measuring cervical length, using transvaginal ultrasound, in women presenting to the delivery suite with symptoms of preterm labour.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study performed in KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore from September 2017 to July 2018.

Retrospective study on the efficacy and prognostic factors of conservative versus drainage of tubo-ovarian abscesses.

Purpose: Management of tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOA) is often complex and may include antibiotics, image-guided drainage via interventional radiology (IR) or surgery. We aim to (i) identify clinical factors that prognosticate primary drainage and (ii) compare outcomes of each treatment regimen.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis on patients with TOA, admitted to KK Hospital, a tertiary women's hospital in Singapore from June 2016 to June 2017.

Antenatal corticosteroids administration: are we giving them at the right time?

Objective: Antenatal corticosteroids before preterm births are considered to be most effective 48 h after and up to 1 week after the first dose. We aim to evaluate: (1) our practice of administration of antenatal corticosteroids in Singapore; (2) admission characteristics of women for discriminatory factors of spontaneous preterm delivery within 1 week.

Methods: This is a retrospective study in a tertiary obstetrics unit in Singapore.

Timing of antenatal steroids exposure and its effects on neonates.

Objective: Antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) has long been regarded as the standard of care for women at risk of preterm labour. There are, however, varying practices and regimes in ACS administration. It is unclear if "a window of efficacy" truly exists and if the benefits of ACS would diminish after 7 days from the first dose.

Clinical outcomes of below knee amputations in diabetic foot patients.

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the predictive factors affecting the clinical outcome of Below Knee Amputations (BKA) performed in diabetic foot patients admitted to National University Hospital (NUH) Multi-Disciplinary Diabetic Foot Team.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of 151 patients admitted to the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NUH, for Diabetic Foot Problems (DFP) from January 2006 to January 2010. All had undergone BKA performed by NUH Multi-Disciplinary Diabetic Foot Team.