Clinical Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: A significant proportion of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Tracheostomy is increasingly performed when a prolonged course of IMV is anticipated.

Objectives: To determine clinical and resource utilization benefits of early versus late tracheostomy among COVID-19 patients.

Effects of a community-based chronic disease self-management programme on chronic disease patients in Singapore.

Objective: The Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme (CDSMP) is a small-group intervention attended by people with chronic diseases and aims to promote self-efficacy and improve health. We adopted this programme to improve population health in the Western region of Singapore. This study aimed to evaluate the association of the CDSMP with various health outcomes for people with chronic disease living in the community.

Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm in Pregnancy.

Isolated extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms (EICAAs) are rare, accounting for only about .4-4% of all peripheral artery aneurysms. We present a case of an EICAA in a young pregnant patient.

Understanding Quality of Life for Palliative Patients With Dysphagia Using the Swallowing Quality of Life (SWAL-QOL) Questionnaire.

Objective: There are few studies concerning the differences in quality-of-life (QOL) between palliative care patients with and without dysphagia to date. We aimed to compare the QOL and symptoms in palliative patients with and without dysphagia using Swallowing Quality of Life (SWAL-QOL).

Methods: Eighty-one palliative patients with and without dysphagia underwent the SWAL-QOL questionnaire.