Singapore Medical Journal

Article	Citations
Trichophyton indotineae: timely recognition of an emerging pathogen causing persistent dermatophytosis	42
Post COVID-19 syndrome and new onset diseases: a prospective observational study	36
Inhaler adherence, associated factors and outcomes among adult asthma patients in Singapore	34
Scombroid poisoning: an anaphylaxis mimic	33
Impact on and adaptations by the National Addictions Management Service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	33
Population health research in Singapore: the experience of a research centre	24
Weight loss and hypergammaglobulinaemia in an elderly man	21
Hereditary paraganglioma–phaeochromocytoma syndrome: a case of SDHB mutation	19
Perioperative and frailty outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study	18
Are primary care physicians in Singapore prescribing the best medicine — physical activity?	18
A year of COVID-19: effects of a global pandemic on a hip fracture bundled care protocol	18
Establishing institutional adult computed tomography dose reference levels at a public tertiary hospital in Singapore	17
No health without mental health: united we stand	15
Epidemiology of neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in a neonatal ICU: a retrospective study utilising the Montreux definition	14
Severe re-expansion pulmonary oedema after medical thoracoscopy	14
Use of metallic ureteric stents for chronic ureteric obstruction and its association with value-based care	14
Safety and efficacy of dupilumab in adult atopic dermatitis in Singapore	14
Pictorial review of ischaemic hepatitis and its mimics	14
Environmental sustainability in healthcare: impacts of climate change, challenges and opportunities	13
Diabetes-related distress in a multiethnic primary care population with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Singapore: magnitude and associated risk factors	13
Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy: two sides to a coin	12
Hip joint paralabral cyst causing lower limb deep vein thrombosis	12
Impact of a codesigned and coproduced patient-centred discharge form on communication and understanding	12
Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus in Singapore	12
Safety and efficacy of ambulatory total knee arthroplasty with enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in well-selected patients aged 80 years and older	11

Extracranial–intracranial bypass for symptomatic intracranial arterial occlusion: a meta-analysis of individual patient data	11
In memoriam: Sir Roy Calne (1930–2024) – A life in surgery and impact on paediatric liver transplantation in Singapore	11
Prevalence of mental health symptoms in Singapore elite athletes	11
Predicting late aortic complications after acute type A dissection surgery with volumetric measurements in a Singapore cohort	10
Emergency medicine residency training during COVID-19	10
Gastrointestinal transit time of radiopaque ingested foreign bodies in children: experience of two paediatric tertiary centres	10
The dialectics of enteral nutrition in advanced dementia	10
Attitudes and practices of exercise among pregnant mothers in Singapore	10
Missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis: common pitfalls in genetic testing	9
Prevalence of impostor phenomenon and burnout in a Singapore health system	8
Development and validation of machine learning models to improve prediction of surgical duration for cataract surgeries	8
Pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of HIV infection	8
Safety, tolerability and efficacy of LEGA-Kid® mechanical percussion device versus conventional chest physiotherapy in children: a randomised, single-blind controlled study	8
Prevalence of polypharmacy: a cross-sectional study in Singapore public healthcare institutions	8
COVID-19 vaccination strategy in Singapore: perspectives and lessons from primary care	8
What is said about ‘#paramedicine’: an analysis of Twitter posts over the past decade	7
Difficulties faced by a medical team based at a COVID-19 quarantine facility	7
Genetics and genomics: a frontier for clinicians	7
Leveraging electronic medical records for passive disease surveillance in a COVID-19 care facility	7
Mentoring a surgical team towards procedural competence in the early learning curve for selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation	7
Improvement in polycythaemia vera after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism	7
Virtual simulation mobile application for teaching medical emergencies: attitudes and behaviours of postgraduate year one doctors and faculty	7
Management of chronic non-cancer pain in primary care	7
Pelvic inflammatory disease with obstructive complications: two cases and a literature review	7
Protecting high-risk institutionalised residents from COVID-19: a Singapore dormitory experience	7
Mpox clade I outbreak: how should Asia prepare and respond?	7
Managing cholesteatomas with labyrinthine fistula	6
The Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Awards 2022	6
Assessment of radiation doses for common radiographic examinations: an institutional dose survey	6
Approach to goitre in family medicine practice	6
Incidence and predictors of respiratory adverse events in children undergoing procedural sedation with intramuscular ketamine in a paediatric emergency department	6
Comments on: Psychosis in Parkinson’s disease in a Southeast Asian cohort: prevalence and clinical correlates	6
A practical approach to joint pain in primary care	6
Improved population coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine after implementation of a school-based vaccination programme: the Singapore experience	6
Erectile dysfunction: assessment and management in primary care	6
2021 NEDI-Singapore study: an updated inventory of emergency department characteristics	6
Predictive factors for interstitial lung disease progression in a Singapore systemic sclerosis cohort: a multicentre study	6
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment and mortality in ischaemic heart disease: a two-year observational study	6
Reviewers’ List 2023	6
A retrospective multicentre review of the efficiency of the novel coronavirus emergency operating theatre	6
Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in cardiovascular disease: a comprehensive review	6
Comments on: Carcinoma buccal mucosa treated with definitive hypofractionated accelerated radiotherapy: a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes	5
Approach to acute psychosis in older adults	5
Surgical repair of the supraspinatus: pre- and postoperative architectural changes in the muscle	5
Contemporary wearable and handheld technology for the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias in Singapore	5
Management of sepsis in acute care	5
Clinical characteristics and outcomes in Asian patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction	5
Mid-year review of SMJ highlights in 2025	5
Successful treatment of acute liver failure secondary to dengue fever using low-volume plasma exchange	5
Percutaneous bicaval valve implantation for severe tricuspid regurgitation due to carcinoid syndrome	5

Effect of injection pain and withdrawal movement of propofol and rocuronium in the induction of anaesthesia on postoperative pain outcomes in gynaecological laparoscopic surgery: a prospective observa	5
Effects of music therapy on intravitreal injections: a randomised clinical trial	5
Dual rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positivity affects the manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis	5
Efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in Singapore	5
Spectrum of lesions of the acromioclavicular joint: imaging features	4
Healthcare in the era of climate change and the need for environmental sustainability	4
Metal on metal: removal of an extruding mandibular titanium reconstruction plate using a high-speed surgical drill	4
Recognising the clinically significant macrotrabecular massive variant of hepatocellular carcinoma	4
External validation of a clinical prediction rule on the need for radiologic imaging to identify urological disorders in adult patients with febrile urinary tract infections	4
Suboptimal usage of hearing aids in adults with hearing loss: Singapore audiologists’ perspective and current practice	4
A hardy infestation: post-traumatic osteomyelitis mimicking heterotopic ossification	4
Genomic sequencing: ending the diagnostic odyssey for a child with microcephaly and dystonia with a perioperative challenge	4
Utility and satisfaction of telemedicine for ambulatory orthopaedic care in an urban setting	4
The status of pneumococcal diseases and pneumococcal vaccination in Singaporean adults	4
Development of a needs-based digital portal to support maternal and child health in Singapore	4
Detectability of feeding arteries using automated feeding artery detection software based on CT arteriography in transarterial embolisation	4
Intensive care education in the Asia–Pacific: current status and future directions	4
Frontiers in subclinical atherosclerosis and the latest in early life preventive cardiology	4
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy precipitated by election preparation-related stress	4
Measles seroprevalence in Thailand: are adolescents and young adults at risk of measles?	4
Approach to nocturnal enuresis in children	4
Integrated care teams in primary care improve clinical outcomes and care processes in patients with non-communicable diseases	4
Factors associated with readmission after long-term administration of tolvaptan in patients with congestive heart failure	4
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (213)	4
Climate-conscious conferences: redefining medical meetings for a sustainable tomorrow	4
Virtual reality spine surgical training in Singapore: a preliminary study	4
Recent advances in gastroenterology	4
Good practices in the prescription of benzodiazepines and other sedative hypnotics	4
Extra-syndesmotic interposition of osteochondral fragment causing malreduced ankle syndesmosis	4
Epidemiology of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a general hospital in Singapore: a retrospective cohort study	4
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	4
Magnetic resonance imaging of spinal epidural lesions	4
Exploration of integrated targeted serum and hair metabolomic profiles in men with androgenetic alopecia	3
Pembrolizumab-related pneumonitis in a patient with COVID-19 infection	3
Re-employment medical examinations: assessing fitness to work in ageing healthcare workers	3
Femoral neck system as a safe alternative to cannulated compression screw and dynamic hip screw in femoral neck fractures: an early comparative study	3
Morbidity and treatment costs of cystic fibrosis in a middle-income country	3
Potential hurdles to prescribing COVID-19 oral antivirals in primary and community care	3
Cystic hygroma: a single-centre experience	3
Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography	3
Stress and needs of caregivers of individuals with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Assessment of the knowledge, attitude, readiness, and willingness to volunteer in disasters amongst medical students in Singapore	3
Preface	3
Can bundled payment improve an established leading hip fracture programme?	3
Prediabetes guidelines adherence and health outcomes at a Singapore primary health care institution	3
Anxiety in hospitalised families: lessons from the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Slowing down in the fast lane: could this be sinus tachycardia?	3
Outcomes of pertrochanteric femoral fracture fixation with the Trochanteric Femoral Nail-Advanced with and without cement augmentation: a comparative study	3
Comments on: Silent hypoxia: pulse oximetry and its relation to COVID-19 in Singapore	3
Resilience and emotions of frontline obstetrics and gynaecology healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Healthier SG Teams: a paradigm shift in population health care delivery	3
Clinical implications of prompt ascitic drain removal in cirrhosis with refractory ascites	3
Application of emerging technologies for gut microbiome research	3
Customised weight-based volume contrast media protocol for multiphase abdominal computed tomography	3
Polygenic risk scores for complex diseases: where are we now?	3
The doctor–patient relationship and informed consent process	3
Discontinuing routine preoperative electrocardiogram testing in low-risk cataract surgery patients: the EliminECG quality improvement project	3
Response to comments on: Two-year clinical outcomes following lower limb endovascular revascularisation for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia at a tertiary Asian vascular centre in Singapore	3
Authors’ reply: Comment on: Doctors and social media: knowledge gaps and unsafe practices	3
Comments on: Return to work after surgically treated pelvic ring fractures in Singapore	3
Management of circulatory shock and hypotension	3
Goals-of-care discussion in older adults: a clinical and ethical approach	3
Factors influencing decisions on contralateral symmetrisation procedure among patients with breast cancer	3
Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19	3
Review of peripheral artery trauma in a district hospital in northern Singapore	3
Pulmonary tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis: a case in Singapore	3
Myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Operative vaginal delivery: practice patterns and outcomes at a tertiary general hospital	3
Dietary advice in diabetes mellitus	3
Testicular tumours in children: a single-centre experience	3
Clinical depression among patients after acute coronary syndrome: a prospective single-tertiary centre analysis	3
Is it time to lower the colorectal cancer screening age in average-risk adults in Singapore?	3
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	3
Early predictors of rescue therapy and colectomy in acute severe ulcerative colitis	3
Speech and language delay in children: a practical framework for primary care physicians	3
Comprehensive synthesis of mHealth interventions in psychiatry: insights from systematic, scoping, narrative reviews and content analysis	3
Stable antimicrobial resistance patterns of Mycobacterium abscessus complex antibiograms in Singapore from 2013 to 2022: a retrospective review	3
Psychiatric causes of behavioural change in adults less than 65 years old	3
Faecal microbiota transplantation for treatment of chronic urticaria with recurrent abdominal pain and food allergy	3
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (215)	3

Introduction to artificial intelligence in medicine	3
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus-related complications and their impact on health-related quality of life in Singapore	3
Navigating the next lap: 2025 and beyond	3
Evaluation of the accuracy of a single-lead adhesive electrocardiogram patch monitoring device (S-PATCH3-Cardio) in patients post-myocardial infarction: a pilot study	3
Pretriage criteria for identifying COVID-19-positive patients in the paediatric emergency department	3
Approach to palpitations in primary care	3
Mortality in children hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus infection in Singapore	3
Transient severe myocarditis and intraventricular thrombus associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination	3
Association of psychological distress with health-related quality of life in Asian adolescents seeking obesity treatment	3
Evaluation of non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging as an imaging surveillance tool for hepatocellular carcinoma in at-risk patients	3
Usage of patient portals among primary healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study	2
A case of acute bacterial pericarditis in a COVID-19 patient	2
Advancing cardiovascular health: prevention, risk management and emerging insights	2
Response to comments on: Eating disorders in children and adolescents	2
Shifting the needle in cognitive health: urgent action on modifiable risk factors to prevent dementia in Singapore	2
Use of deep learning model for paediatric elbow radiograph binomial classification: initial experience, performance and lessons learnt	2
Unsafe medications for patients with food allergy	2
Chronic kidney disease is no longer a ‘non-traditional’ cardiac risk factor: a call to action for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health	2
Surgical anatomy of the anterior radiculomedullary and Adamkiewicz arteries of the spinal cord: a microdissection and angiographic study	2
Localised swelling at sites of dermal filler injections following administration of Covid-19 vaccines: a systematic review	2
Profile of hospitalised maltreated children aged 0 to 3 years and their families	2
Demographic and clinical profiles of preschool children with selective mutism in Singapore	2
Moving from specialist-led to generalist-led hospital care: propensity-matched analyses of clinical outcomes and survey of patient care experiences	2
An audit of computed tomography usage for abdominal pain in a Singapore emergency department	2
Artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy: a narrative review of current data and clinical applications	2
The Singapore Green Plan 2030: occupational health hazards in the Singapore green economy	2
Congratulations to the 2022 SMJ Best Research Paper Award Winners	2
The obesity paradox: association of obesity with improved survival in medically managed severe aortic stenosis	2
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (217)	2
Lumbar spinal angiolipoma: a benign entity masquerading as a worrisome lesion	2
Impaired renal sympathetic activity as a possible cause of prolonged hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism following unilateral adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism	2
Pregnancy and perinatal outcomes of women with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy	2
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: the learning continues	2
An illustrative case of pseudo-chilblains in tropical Singapore: what is its significance?	2
World Heart Day 2025: Don’t Miss a Beat — bridging gaps in cardiovascular health for women, children and the future	2
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (218)	2
Clinical characteristics of patients under General Medicine with drug allergies occurring during hospitalisation at a tertiary hospital	2
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a biochemical marker for acute kidney injury and long-term outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department	2
Visual estimation of lengths and angles: how accurate are we?	2
Comparison of clinical and cost outcomes between primary and interval debulking surgery in ovarian cancer	2
Understanding patients’ health-seeking behaviour for non-emergency conditions: a qualitative study	2
Skin and soft tissue infections in primary care	2
Cardiovascular–obstetric state-of-the-art review: pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy	2
Convalescent plasma for the treatment of patients with COVID-19: the Singapore experience and lessons learnt	2
Dermatological and non-dermatological risk factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia	2
Guidance for the prescription of human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis in Singapore	2
Telecarers improve osteoporosis treatment and compliance rates in secondary osteoporosis prevention for elderly hip fracture patients	2
Utility of photoplethysmography in detecting elevated blood glucose among non-diabetics	2
Occupational malignant mesothelioma in Singapore	2
Feasibility of nonoperative treatment of acute appendicitis in children: a prospective cohort study	2
Elective incisional hernia repair: lower risk of postoperative wound infection with laparoscopic versus open repair	2
Cause of ST-segment elevation on electrocardiogram	2
Clinics in diagnostic imaging (214)	2
Surgical management of thyroglossal cysts: 10-year experience of a tertiary paediatric surgical unit	2
Development and validation of a deep learning system for detection of small bowel pathologies in capsule endoscopy: a pilot study in a Singapore institution	2
An unusual case of itchy subcutaneous nodules secondary to aluminium allergy from vaccination	2
Resilience amidst winds of change	2
Managing dyspepsia as a generalist	2
Non-traumatic adult acute abdomen with high-attenuation lesions or materials in the gastrointestinal tract on unenhanced computed tomography	2
Oncology-related emergencies discharged from the emergency department	2
Primary care approach to calf cramps	2
Congratulations to the 2024 SMJ Best Research Paper Award Winners	2
Integrated hip fracture care pathway (IHFCP): reducing complications and improving outcomes	2
The rise of artificial intelligence: addressing the impact of large language models such as ChatGPT on scientific publications	2
Characteristics of patients who received Sinopharm BIPB vaccine in Singapore general practice	2
Mental health-related presentations to a tertiary emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Local cOinage and Hospital Equipment Index (Lo Hei): projectile distance of Singapore coinage and healthcare-related equipment in a 3T magnetic resonance imaging scanner	2
Subclustering general population with high body mass index to inform future risk of diabetes mellitus	2
Presenting characteristics, histological subtypes and outcomes of adult central nervous system tumours: retrospective review of a surgical cohort	2
Reference range for ADAMTS13 antigen, activity and anti-ADAMTS13 antibody in the healthy adult Singapore population	2
Interpreting thyroid function tests in babies of mothers with thyroid disease	2
Hearing aid outcomes in Singapore's public health service: A cross-sectional study	2
Cognitive and functional progression and short-term prognosis of Alzheimer’s disease in Singapore	2
Successful 24-hour discharge for total knee arthroplasty: importance of timing of surgery and physiotherapy in enhanced recovery after surgery protocol	2
Approach to acute respiratory failure for frontline clinicians	2