Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 77 No 5, September 2022 Download pdf version Click here to Download

Original Articles

Evaluating factors associated with paediatric cochlear implant outcome in four cochlear implant satellite centres in Malaysia
Tengku Mohamed Izam Tengku Kamalden, Mohd Zulkarnain Azali, Chong Lun Cheh, Aisyah Ali, Siti Noor Hidayah Abdul Wahid, Norazrin Norazman, Nursyahirah Abdul Rahman, Fiona Bhaskran, Khairunnisak Misron

Aquatic disaster activation plan and tactic: The natural history and management conceptual framework of aquatic disasters
Khai Yen Lim, Shaik Farid Abdull Wahab, Ahmad Suhailan Mohamed, Mohamed Alwi Abdul Rahman

Influence of oral health literacy on knowledge and attitude towards children’s oral health among pregnant women in Malaysia
Noorul Nadiah Noor Zamry, Zuliani Mahmood, Norkhafizah Saddki

Understanding knowledge of hypertension among affected individuals in low-Income (B40) communities in Malaysia: The RESPOND study
Farnaza Ariffin, Mohamed Rodi Isa, Nafiza Mat Nasir, Mazapuspavina Md Yasin, Fadhlina Abd Majid, Benjamin Palafox, Martin McKee

The sensitivity and specificity of methylene blue dye as a single agent in sentinel lymph node biopsy for early breast cancer
Aimir Ma’rof, Nasser Muhammad Amjad, Rokayah Julaihi, Mark Hardin, Sohail Mushtaq

Clinical severity of COVID-19 with omicron variant predominance in relation to vaccination status, age, comorbidities- a single center in Selangor, Malaysia
Tan Kok Tong, Benedict Sim Lim Heng, Chang Chee Yik, Suresh Kumar Chidambaram, Imran Abd Jamil, Muhammad Syafiq Bahrudin, Salini Senbagam Kandasamy, Khor Chern Shiong

Subtenon implantation of wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in retinitis pigmentosa
Nor Shahidah Khairullah, Nor Fariza Ngah, Roslin Azni Abdul Aziz, Angelina Tiah

Primary dysmenorrhoea among reproductive-age women at Kuala Selangor health clinic: Prevalence and factors associated
Yafizah Yahaya, Adibah Hanim Ismail, Nurainul Hana Shamsuddin

Comparative study on the evaluation of patient’s satisfaction on esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy between a pre-filled and standard hand-written consent form in Hospital Kuala Lipis
Mohd Faizal Azizan, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Aimi Nadia Mohd Yusof, Lydia Aiseah Ariffin

Hospital healthcare utilisation among older adults admitted to a university hospital in the last months of life: A retrospective observational study
Tyng Sam Ng, Chee Loong Lam, Terence Ong

A quality improvement project: Reducing bloodstream infection by improving adherence to the care bundle of peripheral vascular catheters at the COVID-19 treatment centre
Tan Kok Tong, Benedict Sim Lim Heng, Yasmin Mohamed Gani, Suresh Kumar Chidambaran

Outcomes of traumatic brain injury in the patient of 60 years and above: a single centre retrospective study
V Jeyaseelan G Vasanthakumaran, Abdul Rahman Izaini Ghani, Regunath Kandasamy, Mohamad Hasyizan Hassan, Laila Ab Mukmin, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan

Correlation between blood pressure and lung function in Malaysian adult population
Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Fadhlina Majid, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail, Tengku Saifudin Ismail, Mas Fazlin Mohamad Jailaini, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Khalid Yusoff

Parental control on handphone access and usage among Malaysian children
Tan Mei See, Arvinder-Singh HS, Wei-Yin Lim, Amar-Singh HSS

A retrospective study of factors affecting mortality in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection
Gigih Laksamana Nugraha, Edwin Danardono

Chronic suppurative otitis media and immunocompromised status in paediatric patients
Ratna Dwi Restuti, Ayu Astria Sriyana, Harim Priyono, Rangga Rayendra Saleh, Tri Juda Airlangga, Semiramis Zizlavsky, Ronny Suwento, Fikry Hamdan Yasin

Tracheal resection and reconstruction: A 3-year case series of 14 patients
Narendran Balasubbiah, Narasimman Sathiamurthy, Benedict Dharmaraj, Nguk Chai Diong, Amiruddin Nik Mohamed Kamil, Azlin Ahmad Fekry

Short Communication

Efficacy of high-dose intravenous iron in middle-aged to elderly iron-deficient patients
Dheeraj Khiatani, Hui Sian Tay, Timothy Robert Cushway

Commentary

Making physical examination in medicine user-friendly
Thomas Puthiaparampil, Md Mizanur Rahman

Acknowledgement