Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 78 No 1, January 2023 Download pdf version Click here to Download

Original Articles

Characteristics of patients with tuberculosis and the associated factors with TB-related mortality in a rural setting in Sarawak, Malaysia: A single-centre study
Yik Hon Ho, Caryn Tsujean Lim, Stephenie Ann Albart, Jie Ping Schee, Mei Ching Yong, Irene Looi

Intravascular imaging-guided treatment of severe coronary artery calcification with orbital atherectomy: A prospective single-centre registry
Yap Lok Bin, Choy Chun Ngok, Navin Sukilan, Koh Kok Wei, Jeyamalar Rajadurai, Balachandran Kandasamy

Predicting successful live birth from single serum hCG measurement in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycle
Rahilah Ahmad Shukri, Murizah Mohd Zain

Humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
Amrina Mohd Amin, Shahidah Mukhtar, Sofiah Hanis Razak, Mirlia Suzila Che Mamat, Thilakaveni Ramasamy, Chong Zhuo Lin, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip, Cheah Yoke Kqueen, Aidalina Mahmud, Niazlin Mohd Taib, Syafinaz Amin Nordin, Maha Abdullah, Muhammad Mohd Isa

Preventable stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Malaysia: An analysis of the under-five mortality surveillance data 2015–2017
Norain Ahmad, Rosnah Sutan, Azmi Mohd Tamil, Rozita Ab Rahman

COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on emergency surgery in colorectal cancer: A single centre experience
Ng Gaik Huey, Philip Ding Hsin Loong, Leow Yeen Chin, Umasangar A/L Ramasamy, Ang Chin Wee

Outcome of tracheostomy among COVID-19 patients in a tertiary hospital setting: Our experience
Abdul Razak Mohamed Ismail, Hari K S Krishnan, Azlul Syakirah Uyainah Zaghlol, Mohamad Saiful Azreen, Shahrul Hitam

The impact of prehabilitation in upper gastrointestinal cancer underwent major surgery
Ramizah Mohd Shariff, Tee Sze Chee, Mohammad Shukri Jahit, Abdul Aziz Harith, Nurul Hannan Shahabuddin, Saiyidah Adila Adibi

Mapping cerebral atrophy and hypometabolism on 18F-FDG PET/CT scans for detecting Alzheimer's disease in the Malaysian population using a Malaysian brain atlas template
Siti Aishah Abdul Aziz, Normala Ibrahim, Mohammed Faruque Reza, M. Iqbal Saripan

End-stage kidney disease in Brunei Darussalam (2011-2020)
NurHanisah Johan, Aung Phyo Oo, Jayakrishan Pisharam, Rosalina Salleh, David Koh, Jackson Tan

Team-based self-directed learning enhanced students’ learning experience in undergraduate surgical teaching
Sim Sze Kiat, Myo Nyunt, Sohail Mushtaq

Fetoscopic laser ablation for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in Malaysia: A 15-month retrospective cohort review from an emerging centre in South East Asia
Lee Na Tan, Glenn J Gardener, J Ravichandran R Jeganathan, Aruku Naidu Apana, Ghani Hassan Perumal, Rohanita Ahmad Zainuddin, Mark David Kilby

Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty in bullous keratopathy: A 2-year analysis of graft survival and outcomes in a tertiary eye centre in Kuala Lumpur
Yong Zheng Wai, Xu Kent Pee, Yin Peng Lai, Rohanah Alias

Prevalence of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in the paediatric department: Estimates from a multicenter cross-sectional survey in Negeri Sembilan
David Ng Chun-Ern, Juliana Hashim, Chok Mi-chelle, Gan Yeen Zou, Tan Yuong Chie, Nur Adlina Mohd Nazi, Tan Shir Ley, Tan May Vern, Aina Mariana Abdul Manaf, Hasri Hafidz, Lee Ming Lee, Cheah Yee Keat

Serum vitamin D levels among immunoglobulin A nephropathy patients and the associated parameters
Ruslinda Mustafar, Theepa Nesam, Lydia Kamaruzaman, Rozita Mohd, Norlela Sukor, Nazarudin Safian, Arba’iyah Ba’in

Terbutaline for acute tocolysis prior to emergency caesarean delivery for suspected foetal compromise
Zahar Azuar Zakaria, Azny Syahirah Mohd Yusof, Sakinah Abas, Gayathiri Manavallan

Systematic / Narrative Review Article

Natural fixatives alternative to formalin in histopathology: A systematic review
Adrinna Yee Weng Lum, Phyu Synn Oo, Saint Nway Aye, Lim Wei-Jet, Valerie Chee Chia Xian, Purushotham Krishnappa

Factors associated with the spatial accessibility of healthcare services measured by the floating catchment area (FCA)-based method: A scoping review
Jabrullah Ab Hamid, Muhamad Hanafiah Juni, Rosliza Abdul Manaf, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Lim Poh Ying

Healthcare service quality measurement in Malaysia: A scoping review
Keng Sheng Chew, Shirly Siew Ling Wong, Ke Lin Siew, Rossazana Ab-Rahim

Making the case for the Malaysian Medical Association-Junior Doctors Network (MMA-JDN): A report and memorandum of the 2022 MMA-JDN International Conference
Zhong Ning Leonard Goh, Sivabala Selvaratnam

Short Communication

Combating chlorhexidine allergy in perioperative setting
Shivali Shamsher, Nur Haryanti Izumi Suhaimi, Rosman Noor Ali, Khadijah Zulkifli

Erratum

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