Singapore Medical Journal

Article	Citations
Narrative synthesis of psychological and coping responses towards emerging infectious disease outbreaks in the general population: practical considerations for the COVID-19 pandemic	296
COVID-19 complicated by Hashimoto’s thyroiditis	60
Menopausal osteoporosis: screening, prevention and treatment	53
Attitudes toward artificial intelligence in radiology with learner needs assessment within radiology residency programmes: a national multi-programme survey	48
A midpoint perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic	26
Chapter of Gastroenterologists professional guidance on risk mitigation for gastrointestinal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore	26
A call to arms: a perspective on safe general surgery in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic	21
Family engagement as part of managing patients with mental illness in primary care	21
Fear of cancer recurrence among cancer survivors in Singapore	21
Patient-centred and not disease-focused: a review of guidelines and multimorbidity	19
A review of COVID-19 vaccination and the reported cardiac manifestations	16
Are migrant workers in Singapore receiving adequate healthcare? A survey of doctors working in public tertiary healthcare institutions	15
Dihydroartemisinin and its anticancer activity against endometrial carcinoma and cervical cancer: involvement of apoptosis, autophagy and transferrin receptor	15
Deeply reconsidering elective surgery: worldwide concerns regarding colorectal surgery in a COVID-19 pandemic and a Singapore perspective	14
Mental health and psychosocial support during healthcare emergencies – COVID-19 pandemic	14
A review of umbilical venous catheter-related complications at a tertiary neonatal unit in Singapore	13
Changes in the prevalence of comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in Singapore between 2010 and 2016	13
Trauma and orthopaedics in the COVID-19 pandemic: breaking every wave	13
Love in the time of coronavirus: training and service during COVID-19	13
Truncal impairment after stroke: clinical correlates, outcome and impact on ambulatory and functional outcomes after rehabilitation	12
Novel method of intraoperative liver tumour localisation with indocyanine green and near-infrared imaging	12
Health-seeking behaviour of the elderly living alone in an urbanised low-income community in Singapore	12
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of ambulatory older adults in a developed Asian community: a cross-sectional study	11
Perceived stress and associated factors among healthcare workers in a primary healthcare setting: the Psychological Readiness and Occupational Training Enhancement during COVID-19 Time (PROTECT) study	11
Psychological sequelae within different populations during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review of extant evidence	11

Variable computed tomography appearances of COVID-19	10
A modified Delphi approach to enhance nurturing of professionalism in postgraduate medical education in Singapore	10
Transmission modes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and implications for infection control: a review	10
The rise of artificial intelligence: addressing the impact of large language models such as ChatGPT on scientific publications	10
Two-year clinical outcomes following lower limb endovascular revascularisation for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia at a tertiary Asian vascular centre in Singapore	10
How data science and AI-based technologies impact genomics	10
Integrating advance care planning as part of comprehensive geriatric assessment for hospitalised frail elderly patients: findings of a cross-sectional study	10
Carers’ concern for older people falling at home: an integrative review	9
Dealing with COVID-19: initial perspectives of a small radiology department	9
Infected femoral pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug abusers: a decade of experience from a Singapore tertiary centre	9
Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 among older adults in an Asian country	9
Survey of neuromuscular monitoring and assessment of postoperative residual neuromuscular block in a postoperative anaesthetic care unit	9
The impact of obesity: a narrative review	9
Approach to the snoring child	9
The impact of caregiving on caregivers of older persons and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study	9
Clinical presentation of cardiac myxoma in a Singapore national cardiac centre	9
School-based programme to address childhood myopia in Singapore	9
A retrospective review of trampoline-related injuries presenting to a paediatric emergency department in Singapore	8
Peer review: concepts, variants and controversies	8
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study in Singapore	8
Point-of-care hepatitis C screening with direct access referral to improve linkage to care among halfway house residents: a pilot randomised study	8
Factors influencing quality of life of Asian breast cancer patients and their caregivers at diagnosis: perceived medical and psychosocial needs	8
Weight bias and stigma in healthcare professionals: a narrative review with a Singapore lens	7
Predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay after total knee arthroplasty	7
Coronavirus disease 2019 in kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Evaluating the educational environment in a residency programme in Singapore: can we help reduce burnout rates?	7
Artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy: a narrative review of current data and clinical applications	7
Mortality in children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus infection in Singapore	7
Renal cortical stiffness is markedly increased in pre-diabetes mellitus and associated with albuminuria	7
Misuse of prescription medicines is as prevalent as the use of recreational drugs and novel psychoactive substances in Singapore: an unrecognised public health issue?	7
At the ‘heart’ of the COVID-19 outbreak: early cardiac implications and mitigating strategies	7
Impact of COVID-19: perspectives from gastroenterology	7
Educational case series of electrocardiographs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for therapy	7
Validation of the kidney failure risk equation in predicting the risk of progression to kidney failure in a multi-ethnic Singapore chronic kidney disease cohort	6
Clinicopathological patterns and survival outcomes of colorectal cancer among young adults in Malaysia: an institutional cohort study	6
Influence of chronic kidney disease and haemodialysis on stroke outcome	6
Impact of an interstitial lung disease service in the diagnosis and management of interstitial lung disease in Singapore	6
Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of osteoporosis among Singaporean women aged 65 years and above at two SingHealth polyclinics	6
Characteristics of injuries resulting from falls from height in the construction industry	6
Beyond diabetes mellitus: role of metformin in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer	6
Optimal placement of electrodes for treatment of post-stroke dysphagia by neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with effortful swallowing	6
Application of emerging technologies for gut microbiome research	6
Doctors and social media: knowledge gaps and unsafe practices	6
Oral propranolol for the treatment of infantile haemangiomas in Singapore	6
Getting patient blood management Pillar 1 right in the Asia-Pacific: a call for action	5
An elderly couple with COVID-19 pneumonia treated in Singapore: contrasting clinical course and management	5
Therapeutic landscape for inherited ocular diseases: Current and emerging therapies	5
Ten-year survival and factors associated with increased mortality in patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure in Thailand	5
The hyperdense vessel sign in cerebral computed tomography: pearls and pitfalls	5
A decade of influence in the Singapore youth mental health landscape: the Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT)	5

COVID-19: local lessons from a global pandemic	5
Management of the heart failure patient in the primary care setting	5
Review of systems for recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in Singapore hospitals: a nationwide cross-sectional study	5
Impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers on in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Age and diabetes mellitus associated with worse outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in a multi-ethnic Asian dialysis patient population	5
Injury patterns in elderly cyclists and motorcyclists presenting to a tertiary trauma centre in Singapore	5
An update on pityrosporum folliculitis in Singapore from a single tertiary care dermatological centre	5
A review of the safety and clinical utility of contrast echocardiography	5
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (207)	5
Perioperative anaphylaxis and investigations: a local study in Hong Kong	5
Clinical utility of anti-DFS70 for identifying antinuclear antibody-positive patients without systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease	5
Singapore Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines 2021	5
Singapore First Aid Guidelines 2021	5
Endovascular repair of mycotic aortic aneurysms confers good medium-term outcomes and aneurysmal sac resolution	5
SAMe-TT2R2 score for prediction of suboptimal time in therapeutic range in a Thai population with atrial fibrillation	5
Simplified instructional phrasing in dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation – when ‘less is more’	5
A simplified approach for anaesthetic management of diagnostic procedures in children with anterior mediastinal mass	5
Pandemic-related health literacy: a systematic review of literature in COVID-19, SARS and MERS pandemics	5
Ovarian biomarkers predict controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilisation treatment in Singapore	5
Short- and long-term predictors of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Singapore	5
Approach to acute psychosis in older adults	4
Management of sepsis in acute care	4
Controversies and discrepancies in the effect of dietary fat and cholesterol on cardiovascular risk	4
The obesity paradox: association of obesity with improved survival in medically managed severe aortic stenosis	4
Anaesthetic modality and post-surgical oncological outcomes for paediatric tumours: is there a link?	4
Perspectives of medical students on local medical education during COVID-19	4
Beyond return of spontaneous circulation: update on post-cardiac arrest management in the intensive care unit	4
Facial abscess from unlicensed thread lift	4
Knowledge, perception and maternal immunisation practices of obstetricians in Singapore for the Tdap and influenza vaccines	4
Impact of COVID-19 on medical education and resident burnout in a postgraduate programme	4
Role of the pharmacist during the COVID-19 pandemic: a time to rethink strategies	4
Simultaneous cardiocerebral infarctions: a five-year retrospective case series reviewing natural history	4
Surgical repair of the supraspinatus: pre- and postoperative architectural changes in the muscle	4
Current treatment landscape for obesity in Singapore	4
Epidemiology and outcome of septic arthritis in childhood: a 16-year experience and review of literature	4
Incidence and predictors of respiratory adverse events in children undergoing procedural sedation with intramuscular ketamine in a paediatric emergency department	4
Vaginal discharge: evaluation and management in primary care	4
Guidance for the clinical management of infants born to mothers with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 in Singapore	4
Demographics, aetiology and outcome of paediatric acute liver failure in Singapore	4
General practitioner burnout in Singapore and the role of Balint groups	4
Clinical audit of current Helicobacter pylori treatment outcomes in Singapore	4
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a review	4
An essential review of Singapore’s response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: improvements over a ten-year period	4
Blood pressure goal attainment in multi-ethnic Asian patients with hypertension and dyslipidaemia in primary care	4
The global agenda on obesity: what does this mean for Singapore?	4
Integrated hip fracture care pathway (IHFCP): reducing complications and improving outcomes	4
Unprofessional behaviour of junior doctors: a retrospective analysis of outcomes by the Singapore Medical Council disciplinary tribunals	4
Comparison of inhalational methoxyflurane (Penthrox®) and intramuscular tramadol for prehospital analgesia	4
Emergency medicine residency training during COVID-19	4
Safety of a rapid outpatient hydration protocol for patients with renal impairment requiring intravenous iodinated contrast media for computed tomography	4
Validation of MyDiagnostick tool to identify atrial fibrillation in a multi-ethnic Asian population	4
Lysozyme and mucolytics – the hidden allergen	4
Ultrasonographic findings of child acute appendicitis incorporated into a scoring system	4
Eating disorders in children and adolescents	4
Psychiatry in primary care and training: a Singapore perspective	4
Burnout, anxiety and depression in healthcare workers during the early COVID-19 period in Singapore	3
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (205)	3
Machine learning in medicine: what clinicians should know	3
Relationship between weather parameters and risk of exertional heat injuries during military training	3
Second-generation laryngeal mask airway as an alternative to endotracheal tube in prolonged laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a comparative analysis of intraoperative gas exchanges	3
Erratum: Managing tooth pain in general practice	3
Improved adrenal vein sampling from a dedicated programme: experience of a low-volume single centre in Singapore	3
Caregiver burden and its prevalence, measurement scales, predictive factors and impact: a review with an Asian perspective	3
A clinical approach to encephalopathy in children	3
Professionalism in medical practice	3
COVID-19 – where do we go from here?	3
Levels of burnout and its association with resilience and coping mechanisms among orthopaedic surgery residents: a single institution experience from Singapore	3
Acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade after COVID-19 vaccination	3
Clinical guidance on endoscopic management of colonic polyps in Singapore	3
Chronobiology and the case for sleep health interventions in the community	3
Perfluorobutane contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: a new standard for ultrasonography-guided thermal ablation of sonographically occult liver tumours?	3
Cognitive profile in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies	3
First experience with robotic pancreatoduodenectomy in Singapore	3
Difficulties faced by a medical team based at a COVID-19 quarantine facility	3
Management of circulatory shock and hypotension	3
Repeat expansion and methylation-sensitive triplet-primed polymerase chain reaction for fragile X mental retardation 1 gene screening in institutionalised intellectually disabled individuals	3
A review of COVID-19-related thrombosis and anticoagulation strategies specific to the Asian population	3
Knee subchondroplasty for management of subchondral bone cysts: a novel treatment method	3
Primary care approach to managing acne	3
Functional outcome and quality of life following treatment for post-traumatic osteomyelitis of long bones	3

An approach to cervical lymphadenopathy in children	3
Operative vaginal delivery: practice patterns and outcomes at a tertiary general hospital	3
Malassezia: a case of coexisting pityriasis versicolor and Malassezia folliculitis	3
Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19	3
Early clinical and CT features of COVID-19 and community-acquired pneumonia from a fever observation ward in Ningbo, China	3
Long-term effects of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular risk factors in Singapore	3
100 days on: the primary care response to COVID-19 in Singapore	3
Telecarers improve osteoporosis treatment and compliance rates in secondary osteoporosis prevention for elderly hip fracture patients	3
Serum S100β as a predictor of severity and outcomes for mixed subtype acute ischaemic stroke	3
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on spinal surgery in Singapore	3
A risk prediction score to identify patients at low risk for COVID-19 infection	3
Pitfalls in clinical genetics	3
A dermatology health services study of nursing homes in Singapore	3
Impact of an integrated care programme on patient-reported outcomes for mild to moderate mental health conditions in Singapore: a pilot study	3
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and its complications: 12 years of learning experience in a single local institution	3
Laparoscopic surgery in a patient with atypical presentation of COVID-19: salient points to reduce the perils of surgery	3
The impact of a mental health service on chronic disease management in primary care	3
Singapore Basic Cardiac Life Support and Automated External Defibrillation Guidelines 2021	3
Singapore Paediatric Resuscitation Guidelines 2021	3
Is partial nephrectomy worth performing compared to radical nephrectomy for small, localised renal cortical tumours in geriatric patients?	3
Striving as a nation to become an academic leader in the COVID-19 crisis	3
Approach to chronic cough in children	3
Elective orthopaedic surgery and COVID-19: knowledge and perceptions of patients in a global pandemic	3
Fish bone ingestion presenting to a local institution in Singapore	2
http://www.smj.org.sg/article/institutional-ethnography-primer	2
Guidance for the prescription of human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis in Singapore	2
Singapore Medical Journal in the age of social media	2
Mentoring a surgical team towards procedural competence in the early learning curve for selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation	2
Time to intubation with McGrath™ videolaryngoscope versus direct laryngoscope in powered air-purifying respirator: a randomised controlled trial	2
Integrated care teams in primary care improve clinical outcomes and care processes in patients with non-communicable diseases	2
Donning the powered air-purifying respirator in an emergency obstetric setting amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore: a balance between safety and urgency	2
Prevalence and outcomes associated with hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia among pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients with mineral and bone disorder	2
Cervical cancer screening and vaccination: understanding the latest guidelines	2
Diabetic kidney disease in primary care	2
Adopting a palliative approach to dementia care in the community: a participatory action research	2
Perceptions of healthcare workers in high-risk areas of a Singapore hospital during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study	2
Ectopic breast tissue in the vulva masquerading as an abscess	2
Neutropenia following Rituximab in paediatric non-malignant diseases: case series and review of the literature	2
Health ethics in COVID-19: no better time for solidarity	2
Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults living with HIV in Singapore	2
Chinese patients with Lewy body dementia had shorter survival and developed complications earlier than those with Alzheimer’s disease	2
Missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis: Common pitfalls in genetic testing	2
Postoperative urinary retention following hip or knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia with intrathecal morphine: a retrospective cohort study	2
Clinical implications of prompt ascitic drain removal in cirrhosis with refractory ascites	2
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among kidney transplant recipients in Singapore	2
Factors associated with length of hospital stay among dialysis patients with nontraumatic acute abdomen: a retrospective observational study	2
Transverse or longitudinal? A survey of volar wrist incision preferences	2
Primary care approach to calf cramps	2
Liver transplantation in children: the Singapore experience	2
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a biochemical marker for acute kidney injury and long-term outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department	2
Preparing muslims with diabetes mellitus for Ramadan fasting in Singapore: a clinical approach and review of current practice	2
Rapid deployment of a telemedicine service in orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Leveraging electronic medical records for passive disease surveillance in a COVID-19 care facility	2
Clinical evaluation of the use of laryngeal tube versus laryngeal mask airway for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by paramedics in Singapore	2
Extrapulmonary manifestations and complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection: a systematic review	2
Three cases of euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis related to the use of sodium-glucoseco-transporter-2 inhibitors and calorie restriction	2
Timing and predictive factors of developing chronic kidney disease in childhood-onset idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: an Asian experience	2
Functional and ambulatory benefits of robotic-assisted gait training during early subacute inpatient rehabilitation following severe stroke	2
Calculated parameters for the diagnosis of Wilson disease	2
Practical considerations for the operative team in performing tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Psychosocial concerns predict longitudinal trajectories of distress in newly diagnosed cancer patients	2
COVID-19 in Singapore – a case series from primary care	2
Attitudes and practices of exercise among pregnant mothers in Singapore	2
Chapter of Gastroenterologists professional guidance for management of patients with liver disease in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Paediatric traumatic brain injury: an approach in primary care	2
Distribution of sasX, qacA/B and mupA genes and determination of genetic relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among clinical isolates and nasal swab samples from the same patient	2
Association of systemic vitamin D on the course of dengue virus infection in adults: a single-centre dengue cohort study at a large institution in Singapore	2
Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study	2
A study on prevalence and associations of non-robustness in older adults aged 65 years and above attending a general practitioner clinic in Ang Mo Kio	2
Does the COVID-19 XBB Omicron subvariant signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic?	2
Methaemoglobinaemia: a potential confounder in COVID-19 respiratory failure	2
Management of acute pyelonephritis in the emergency department observation unit	2
Evolution and expansion of newborn screening programmes in Singapore	2
Clinical characteristics of spinning-induced rhabdomyolysis and other causes of rhabdomyolysis: a comparative study	2
Is it time to lower the colorectal cancer screening age in average-risk adults in Singapore?	2
Singapore Advanced Cardiac Life Support Guidelines 2021	2
Nationwide survey comparing residents’ perceptions of overnight duty systems in Singapore: night float versus full overnight call	2
Extracorporeal life support in adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	2
Comment on: Outbreak of COVID-19 – an urgent need for good science to silence our fears?	2
A descriptive study of the effect of a disciplinary proceeding decision on medical practitioners’ practice behaviour in the context of providing a hydrocortisone and lignocaine injection	2
Epidemiology of pelvic and acetabular fractures in a tertiary hospital in Singapore	2
Characteristics of Singapore lung cancer patients who miss out on lung cancer screening recommendations	2
Comment on: Efficacy of intubation performed by trainees on patients in the lateral position	2
Colonic stenting in acute malignant large bowel obstruction: audit of efficacy and safety in a Singapore tertiary referral centre	2
A case of acute bacterial pericarditis in a COVID-19 patient	2
Psychosis in Parkinson's disease in a Southeast Asian cohort: prevalence and clinical correlates	2
Thermal strain and fluid balance during a 72-km military route march in a field setting	2
Negative affect moderates the link between body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating among psychiatric outpatients in a multi-ethnic Asian setting	2
Management of psoriasis in primary care	2
Evaluation of a group family-based intervention programme for adolescent obesity: the LITE randomised controlled pilot trial	2
Changes in gastric morphology during long-term use of vonoprazan compared to proton pump inhibitors	2
Contemporary management and outcomes of infective tunnelled haemodialysis catheter-related right atrial thrombi: a case series and literature review	2
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of paediatric orbital cellulitis in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia: a five-year review	2
Screening for congenital heart disease in a Singapore neonatal unit	2