Publications by authors named "Wei-Qiang Chng"
Background: Sudden cardiac arrest with or without sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents a heterogeneous spectrum of underlying etiology but is often a catastrophic event. Despite improvements in pre-hospital response and post-resuscitation care, outcomes remain grim. Thus, we aim to evaluate the predictors of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) and describe autopsy findings of those with the uncertain cause of death (COD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nail involvement is not well-studied in atopic dermatitis but is believed to be more common than what is known. The spectrum of nail disorders that result from underlying atopic dermatitis (AD) is wide and has been reported in several studies, but there has been no systematic review so far to understand and quantify its prevalence.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and type of nail disorders seen in AD, either as a complication of the underlying condition or as a clue to its early diagnosis.
Influenza is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. We aimed to examine the influenza-associated hospitalization rates and proportions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in tropical Singapore. Hospital admissions for ischemic heart disease (IHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), and overall CVD were obtained from the national inpatient database for the period of 2010-2014.
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- The study developed a risk prediction model for first-year mortality (FYM) in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease by analyzing patient data from a single center between 2005-2010.
- A total of 983 patients were analyzed, revealing that FYM was 17%, with significant predictors including low left ventricular ejection fraction, age over 70, specific serum levels, and vascular diseases.
- The risk factors were summarized into an acronym, UREA5, with scores assigned to each factor, showing that higher scores corresponded to increasing FYM percentages post-dialysis.