Institution
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) scan protocols on quantitative measurements of diabetic retinopathy (DR) biomarkers and their diagnostic performance for DR staging. Methods: In this cross-sectiona...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to explore perceptions and readiness to engage in advance care planning (ACP) among community‐dwelling cancer survivors. Design An interpretive description qualitative study with reflexive thematic analysis. Methods Cancer survivors who had completed...
- BiologyOpen access
The emergence of carbapenem-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella species (CR-NTS) has been observed in recent years, causing increasing challenges in the clinical management and control of Salmonella infections. However, CR-NTS had not been comprehensively studied in Hong Kong prev...
- Health & Medicine
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common monogenic disorder associated with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and premature cardiovascular disease. Despite Singapore's high FH prevalence and the launch of the National FH Genetic Testing Programme in 2025, uptake...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Guideline recommendations on the timing of pre-dialysis care coordination remain largely consensus-based, with limited outcome data supporting specific referral thresholds. This study evaluated the association between the timing of referral to a Renal Coordinator (RC) and the ris...