Browsing by Author "Ong, Marcus Eng Hock"
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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial of a Tailored, Multifactorial Program to Prevent Falls Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly.
(Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2019-01)<h4>Objective</h4>To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of a multifactorial, tailored intervention to reduce falls among a heterogeneous group of high-risk elderly people.<h4>Design</h4>Randomized control trial.<h4>Se... -
A hypothetical implementation of 'Termination of Resuscitation' protocol for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
(Resuscitation plus, 2021-06)<h4>Background</h4>Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests with negligible chance of survival are routinely transported to hospital and many are pronounced dead thereafter. This leads to some potentially avoidable costs. The 'Termination ... -
An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore.
(Frontiers in public health, 2022-01)<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems globally. The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health ... -
Can we understand population healthcare needs using electronic medical records?
(Singapore medical journal, 2019-09)<h4>Introduction</h4>The identification of population-level healthcare needs using hospital electronic medical records (EMRs) is a promising approach for the evaluation and development of tailored healthcare services. Population ... -
Changes in Informed Consent Policy and Treatment Delays in Stroke Thrombolysis.
(Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2020-12-18)<h4>Objectives</h4>The efficacy of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is highly time dependent. Although clinical guidelines do not recommend written informed consent as it may cause treatment delays, ... -
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): an evidence map of medical literature.
(BMC medical research methodology, 2020-07-02)<h4>Background</h4>Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, a substantial body of COVID-19 medical literature has been generated. As of June 2020, gaps and longitudinal trends in the COVID-19 medical ... -
Development and Assessment of an Interpretable Machine Learning Triage Tool for Estimating Mortality After Emergency Admissions.
(JAMA network open, 2021-08-02)<h4>Importance</h4>Triage in the emergency department (ED) is a complex clinical judgment based on the tacit understanding of the patient's likelihood of survival, availability of medical resources, and local practices. ... -
Development of a real-world database for asthma and COPD: The SingHealth-Duke-NUS-GSK COPD and Asthma Real-World Evidence (SDG-CARE) collaboration.
(BMC medical informatics and decision making, 2023-01)<h4>Purpose</h4>The SingHealth-Duke-GlaxoSmithKline COPD and Asthma Real-world Evidence (SDG-CARE) collaboration was formed to accelerate the use of Singaporean real-world evidence in research and clinical care. A centerpiece ... -
Effect of Housing Type and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Indicators on Survival After Low Falls in Older Adults.
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Emergency medical services use and its association with acute ischaemic stroke evaluation and treatment in Singapore.
(Stroke and vascular neurology, 2020-06)<h4>Background</h4>Emergency medical services (EMS) is a critical link in the chain of stroke survival. We aimed to assess EMS use for stroke in Singapore, identify characteristics associated with EMS use and the association ... -
Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study.
(PloS one, 2021-01)<h4>Background</h4>Patients suffering moderate or severe injury after low falls have higher readmission and long-term mortality rates compared to patients injured by high-velocity mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents. ... -
Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons - A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study.
(Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2021-11-27)<h4>Objective</h4>Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at index admission. We ... -
Living with long-term consequences: Experience of follow-up care and support needs among Asian long-term colorectal cancer survivors.
(Psycho-oncology, 2020-10)<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to provide an in-depth exploration of follow-up care experiences and supportive care needs in long-term colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors within multiethnic Asian communities.<h4>Metho... -
Modeling Emergency Department crowding: Restoring the balance between demand for and supply of emergency medicine.
(PloS one, 2021-01-12)Emergency Departments (EDs) worldwide are confronted with rising patient volumes causing significant strains on both Emergency Medicine and entire healthcare systems. Consequently, many EDs are in a situation where the number ... -
Negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers of older blunt trauma patients.
(PloS one, 2022-01)<h4>Objectives</h4>Family caregivers play a fundamental role in the care of the older blunt trauma patient. We aim to identify risk factors for negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers.<h4>... -
Novel model for predicting inpatient mortality after emergency admission to hospital in Singapore: retrospective observational study.
(BMJ open, 2019-09-26)OBJECTIVES:To identify risk factors for inpatient mortality after patients' emergency admission and to create a novel model predicting inpatient mortality risk. DESIGN:This was a retrospective observational study using data ... -
One-year and three-year mortality prediction in adult major blunt trauma survivors: a National Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
(Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2018-04-18)Survivors of trauma are at increased risk of dying after discharge. Studies have found that age, head injury, injury severity, falls and co-morbidities predict long-term mortality. The objective of our study was to build ... -
Population Segmentation Based on Healthcare Needs: Validation of a Brief Clinician-Administered Tool.
(Journal of general internal medicine, 2021-01)<h4>Background</h4>As populations age with increasingly complex chronic conditions, segmenting populations into clinically meaningful categories of healthcare and related service needs can provide healthcare planners with ...
