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Severe upper airway obstruction in the tropics requiring intensive care by Chan, Pwk, Goh, Ayt, Lum, Lcs

“…The clinical profile of severe upper airway obstruction, a challenging acute pediatric emergency, has not been extensively documented in the developing nations…”
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Use of Multiple Data Sources to Estimate the Economic Cost of Dengue Illness in Malaysia by SHEPARD, Donald S, UNDURRAGA, Eduardo A, LEES, Rosemary Susan, HALASA, Yara, CHAI SEE LUM, Lucy, CHIU WAN NG

“…Dengue represents a substantial burden in many tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. We estimated the economic burden of dengue illness in Malaysia…”
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Safety, tolerability and efficacy of LEGA-Kid® mechanical percussion device versus conventional chest physiotherapy in children: a randomised, single-blind controlled study by Hue, Yuen Ling, Lum, Lucy Chai See, Ahmad, Siti Hawa, Tan, Soon Sin, Wong, Shin Yee, Nathan, Anna Marie, Eg, Kah Peng, Choon, Melissa de Bruyne Ming May

“…Chest physiotherapy (CPT) may benefit children aged below five years who suffer from lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). However, its effects depend on…”
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Cytokine Factors Present in Dengue Patient Sera Induces Alterations of Junctional Proteins in Human Endothelial Cells by APPANNA, Ramapraba, SEOK MUI WANG, PONNAMPALAVANAR, Sasheela A, LUCY CHAI SEE LUM, SHAMALA DEVI SEKARAN

“…Plasma leakage in severe dengue has been postulated to be associated with skewed cytokine immune responses. In this study, the association of cytokines with…”
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Quality of Life of Dengue Patients by Lum, Lucy C. S, Suaya, Jose A, Tan, Lian H, Sah, Binod K, Shepard, Donald S

“…Although the disease burden of dengue is increasing, the impact on the quality of life (QoL) has not been investigated. A study to determine the QoL of…”
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Fatal enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis by Lum, Lucy C.S., Wong, K.T., Lam, S.K., Chua, K.B., Goh, A.Y.T., Lim, W.L., Ong, B.B., Paul, G., AbuBakar, S., Lambert, M.

“…During an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease caused by enterovirus 71 (EV-71) in 1997, 4 children presented with sudden cardiopulmonary collapse and minimal…”
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Preventive transfusion in dengue shock syndrome–is it necessary? by Lum, Lucy Chai See, Abdel-Latif, Mohammad El-Amin, Goh, Adrian Yu Teik, Chan, Patrick Wai Keong, Lam, Sai Kit

“…We compared 53 patients with dengue shock syndrome (DSS) who received preventive transfusions with 53 who did not. Significant differences in the development…”
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Clinicians’ diagnostic practice of dengue infections by Ng, Chris Fook Sheng, Lum, Lucy Chai See, Ismail, Noor Azina, Tan, Lian Huat, Tan, Christina Phoay Lay

“…Abstract Background Difficulties in the classification of dengue infection have been documented. Such difficulties could be due to the low awareness of the…”
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Managing dengue fever in primary care: A practical approach by Lum, L C S, Ng, C J, Khoo, E M

“…Dengue is a common cause of illness seen in primary care in the tropical and subtropical countries. An understanding of the course of disease progression, risk…”
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Dengue encephalitis: a true entity? by Lum, L C, Lam, S K, Choy, Y S, George, R, Harun, F

“…Involvement of the central nervous system in dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever has always been thought to be secondary to vasculitis with resultant…”
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Impact of 24 hour critical care physician staffing on case-mix adjusted mortality in paediatric intensive care by Goh, Adrian Yu-Teik, Lum, Lucy Chai-See, Abdel-Latif, Mohd El-Amin

“…The 24 h availability of intensive care consultants (intensivists) has been shown to improve outcomes in adult intensive care units (ICU) in the UK. We tested…”
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Cost of Dengue Cases in Eight Countries in the Americas and Asia: A Prospective Study by Suaya, JA, Shepard, D S, Siqueira, J B, Martelli, C T, Lum, LCS, Tan, L H, Kongsin, S, Jiamton, S, Garrido, F, Montoya, R, Armien, B, Huy, R, Castillo, L, Caram, M

“…Despite the growing worldwide burden of dengue fever, the global economic impact of dengue illness is poorly documented. Using a common protocol, we present…”
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Neurogenic pulmonary oedema and enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis by Lum, Lucy CS, Wong, KT, Lam, SK, Chua, KB, Goh, AYT

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Outcome of children with different accessibility to tertiary pediatric intensive care in a developing country: a prospective cohort study by Goh, Adrian, Abdel-Latif, Mohd, Lum, Lucy, Abu-Bakar, Mohd

“…Lack of direct access to tertiary pediatric intensive care services in rural hospitals may be associated with poorer outcome among critically ill children…”
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Incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a comparison of two definitions by Goh, A Y T, Chan, P W K, Lum, L C S, Roziah, M

“…OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence and outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children by comparing two commonly used definitions: the…”
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Brief report. Severe bronchiolitis in Malaysian children by Chan, PWK, Goh, AYT, Lum, LCS

“…Twenty-two (42 per cent) out of 52 patients admitted with severe bronchiolitis to our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit required ventilation. Risk factors…”
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Echovirus 7 associated encephalomyelitis by Lum, Lucy Chai See, Chua, Kaw Bing, McMinn, Peter Charles, Goh, Adrian Yu Teik, Muridan, Roziah, Sarji, Sazila Ahmad, Hooi, Poh Sim, Chua, Beng Hooi, Lam, Sai Kit

“…Background: Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is endemic in Malaysia. In 1997, a large outbreak of enterovirus 71 (EV-71) associated HFMD resulted in 41…”
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Withdrawal and limitation of life support in paediatric intensive care by Goh, A Y T, Lum, L C S, Chan, P W K, Bakar, F, Chong, B O

“…OBJECTIVES To compare the modes of death and factors leading to withdrawal or limitation of life support in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in a…”
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Enterovirus 71 Infection and Neurologic Complications by Wong, Kum Thong, Lum, Lucy Chai See, Lam, Sai Kit, Huang, Chao-Ching, Liu, Ching-Chuan, Chang, Ying-Chao

“…To the Editor: In their article on neurologic complications associated with enterovirus 71 infection, Huang et al. (Sept. 23 issue) 1 reported the presence of…”
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Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock in paediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome by Goh, AYT, Chan, PWK, Lum, LCS

“…Objectives: To determine the association between severity of sepsis with outcome and severity of illness in children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome…”
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