Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Jun 2010
Incidence, mortality and five-year relative survival ratio of prostate cancer among Chinese residents in Singapore from 1968 to 2002 by metastatic staging.
This paper examines the incidence, mortality and survival patterns among all Chinese residents with prostate cancer reported to the Singapore Cancer Registry in Singapore from 1968 to 2002 by metastatic staging. ⋯ Both age-standardised incidence and mortality rates for prostate cancer among Chinese Singapore residents are still on the rise especially since the 1990s. Since the 1990s, the improvement in RSRs was substantial for the Chinese non-metastatic cases.
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Jun 2010
Evaluation of intensive care unit-acquired urinary tract infections in Singapore.
Urinary tract infections remain one of the most frequently encountered acquired complications in an intensive care unit (ICU). The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, microbial sensitivity patterns, and clinical outcomes of patients with UTIs acquired during their admission to an ICU in an acute care hospital in Singapore. ⋯ The incidence of ICU-acquired UTIs was similar to figures reported for nosocomial UTIs from the previous studies. Significant risk factors for developing an ICU-acquired UTI were female gender and history of antibiotic exposure prior to ICU admission. The insignificant link between ICU-acquired UTI and mortality requires further investigation in larger cohorts.
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Jun 2010
Central clot score at computed tomography as a predictor of 30-day mortality after acute pulmonary embolism.
The severity of acute pulmonary embolism can be assessed with computed tomography (CT) using clot burden estimation. We compared the existing CT obstruction scores with an in-house developed central clot score for the prediction of 30-day pulmonary embolism (PE)-related mortality. ⋯ Central clot score is a strong predictor of 30-day PE death and may therefore allow therapy and risk stratification in patients with acute PE.