Telehealth: "virtual" lifeline for home-ventilated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The pattern of use and survival outcomes of a dedicated adult Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service in Singapore: a 7-year retrospective observational cohort study.

Background: In Singapore, a dedicated adult multidisciplinary Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service (HVRSS) was set-up to assist individuals with chronic ventilatory failure. We aimed to study the use, survival outcomes and identify factors influencing survival in our cohort of ventilator-assisted individuals (VAIs).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all referrals to HVRSS from 2009 to 2015.

Experience With the Use of Single-Use Disposable Bronchoscope in the ICU in a Tertiary Referral Center of Singapore.

Background: Flexible bronchoscopy is performed frequently in intensive care units (ICUs) for various indications using the reusable conventional bronchoscope (CB). Recently, "single-use disposable bronchoscope" (SB) was introduced into the health care industry. The purpose of this study was to compare the utility of SB with CB in ICU.

Anaesthetic management of awake craniotomy for tumour resection.

Introduction: Awake craniotomy allows accurate localisation of the eloquent brain, which is crucial during brain tumour resection in order to minimise risk of neurologic injury. The role of the anaesthesiologist is to provide adequate analgesia and sedation while maintaining ventilation and haemodynamic stability in an awake patient who needs to be cooperative during neurological testing. We reviewed the anaesthetic management of patients undergoing an awake craniotomy procedure.

Anaphylaxis during surgical and interventional procedures.

Objective: To describe the current evidence-based knowledge of the causes, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of patients with anaphylaxis associated with surgical and interventional procedures.

Data Sources: Articles published between 1966 and 2003 were identified in MEDLINE using the keywords anaphylactoid, anaphylaxis, anesthetics, antibiotics, cephalosporins, contrast media, colloids, flow cytometry, hypersensitivity, latex, neuromuscular depolarizing agents, neuromuscular nondepolarizing agents, penicillins, radioallergosorbent test, skin test, and vancomycin. Additional studies were identified from article reference lists.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Context: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease with a 25% incidence of progression to acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality exceeding 10%.

Objective: To describe the clinical spectrum and outcomes of ALI/ARDS in patients with SARS-related critical illness.

Design, Setting, And Patients: Retrospective case series of adult patients with probable SARS admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Singapore between March 6 and June 6, 2003.