Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 75 No 5 September 2020

Original Articles

Emergency general surgery in a public hospital in Malaysia
Kandasami Palayan, Yita Tang, Chi Xuan Sam, Chern Wayne Kee, Muhammad Naim Rusman, Afifah Aflah Mohd Derus, Mahadevan Deva Tata

Definite stent thrombosis among Malaysian population: predictors and insights of mechanisms from intracoronary imaging
Lim Kien Chien, Yap Lok Bin, Amin Ariff Nuruddin

Clinical characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) patients in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
Soh Tze Vee, Dzawani binti Muhamad, Noorlina binti Nordin, Nik Fathanah binti Nik Ali, Norazmi bin Abdullah

A descriptive study of the psychological experience of health care workers in close contact with a person with COVID-19
Boon Hau Ng, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Chun Ian Soo, Hsueh Jing Low, Najma Kori, Petrick Periyasamy, Norlaila Mustafa, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A comparison between ventilation/perfusion SPECT/CT and perfusion-only SPECT/CT
Thanuja Mahaletchumy, Maimanah Muhamad, Sara Umar

Predictors of acute neurological complication following tetralogy of Fallot operation in Serdang Hospital, Malaysia
Yap Ming Teck, Putri Yubbu, Yong Shao Wei, Hing Wee Ven, Ong Ying Seang, Navin Kumar Devaraj, Ani Suraya Abdul Ghani, Koh Ghee Tiong, Hamdan Leman

Cross-cultural validation and psychometric properties of the Arabic Brief COPE in Saudi population
Mohammed Alghamdi

Ponseti method of treating clubfoot - Is there difference if treatment is started before or after one month of age?
Bryan Lee Yen Pei, Mazelan Ali, Roshan Gunalan, Mohammed Ziyad Albaker, Saw Aik

Improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance using an audio-visual feedback device for healthcare providers in an emergency department setting in Malaysia: a quasi-experimental study
Ganasan Chelladurai, Abd Muhaimin Noor Azhar, Ridzuan Mohd Isa, Aidawati Bustam, Rashidi Ahmad, Murallitharan Munisamy

Characteristics and prosthesis usage of amputees attending Medical Rehabilitation services in Malaysia
Halimah Hana A Karim, Chern Phei Ming

Anti-diabetic medication burden amongst older persons with diabetes and associated quality of life
Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Bin Shalihin, Abdullah Bin Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah binti Zulkifli, Azrul Aziz bin Abdul Aziz

Infantile esotropia in Malaysian children: The impact of surgery on health-related quality of life assessment in patients and their parents
Tan Chew-Ean, Shuaibah Ab Ghani, Ismail Shatriah

Corneal thickness and morphology after orthokeratology of six-month lens wear among young Malay adults
Norhani Mohidin, Aisyah Mat Yacob, Fatin Nur Najwa Norazman

Knowledge, attitude, and practice among staff associated with Human Papillomavirus Vaccine of young children in Iran
Narges Soltanizadeh, Mohsen Ameri Shahrabi, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Elaheh Ainy, Esmaeel Kavousy, Syyed Mahmoud Hashemi

Suspected child abuse and neglect cases in a single tertiary hospital in Malaysia - a 5-year retrospective study
Vinitha Nair Prabhakaran, Rohaizah Bt Borhan, Faiza Syuhada Bt Mohd Rafdi

Diagnosis, impact and management of hyperhidrosis including endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy
Yan Le Ho, Mohd Fauzi Jamaluddin, Sotheenathan Krishinan, Basheer Ahamed Abdul Kareem

The Malay version of smartphone addiction scale: Development, factor structure and validation of a short form for Malaysian adolescents
Siew Mooi Ching, Kai Wei Lee, Anne Yee, Dhashani Sivaratnam, Fan Kee Hoo, Wan Aliaa Wan Sulaiman, Mohd Hazmi Mohamed, Kit-Aun Tan, Mahmoud Danaee, Norsiah Ali, Subapriya Suppiah

Do final-year medical students have sufficient knowledge of pain management?
Htwe Htwe Chit, Affizal Bin Samsudin, Yee Yee Kyaing

Review Article

A review of smell and taste dysfunction in COVID-19 patients
Danny Kit Chung Wong, Hardip Singh Gendeh, How Kit Thong, Sai Guan Lum, Balwant Singh Gendeh, Aminuddin Saim, Salina Husain

Short Communication

COVID-19 detected from targeted contact tracing, attempting to see the pattern in random happenings: early lessons in Malaysia
Boon Hau Ng, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Mohamed Faisal Abdul

Letter To The Editor

COVID-19 – How prepared are emergency departments in embracing the new norm?
Mohamad Iqhbal Bin Kunji Mohamad, Nurul Huda Ahmad

Let us not forget the children of front liners in COVID-19
Swee Ping Tang, Anayasmin binti Azmi

Case Reports

Dengue associated haemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis: An often-missed complication of a common infection
Panit Takkinsatian, Panjarat Sowithayasakul, Olarn Prommalikit

Resistant hypertension during antituberculosis treatment: how is rifampicin implicated?
Soon Leng Lee, Wei Juan Lim, Shu Teng Chai

A peculiar case of Morel-Lavelle lesion of upper limb
Mohd Asyraf Hafizuddin Abdul Halim, Sanjiv Rampal, Navin Kumar Devaraj, Ismail Tawfeek Badr

A rare penetrating injury through the axilla caused by stilt pole in a Bajau Laut boy
Ahmad Arieff Atan, Chong Jung Syn, Oon Zhi Sing, Idris Abu Bakar

A case report of severe mycoplasma pneumonia with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
Roshan Singh, Tan Swee Wei

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the endometrium: A rare case report
Sigit Purbadi, Kade Yudi Saspriyana, Tantri Hellyanti

Intestinal knotting: A case report and brief literature review
Sohail Mushtaq, Alyson Tan Su Yin, Sim Sze Kiat, Nik Azim Nik Abdullah

Laparoscopic transgastric resection of gastroduodenal intussusception due to gastric leiomyoma
Sze Li Siow, Chee Ming Wong, Siam Febra, Reuben Ern Tze Goh

Acknowledgement