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- PublicationA Malaysian retrospective study of acupuncture-assisted anesthesia in breast lump excision(2020)
;Ju-Ying Ang ;Kavita Bhojwani ;Huan-Keat ChanAi-Chen ChanIntroduction: The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture assisted anesthesia (AAA) in breast lump excision. Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent breast lump excision under AAA in combination with electrical stimulation at traditional acupuncture points in 2016 were examined. All of them (n ¼ 17) received electro stimulation (2–4 Hz) using single needles inserted at bilateral LI4 and PC6. They also underwent insertion of four acupuncture needles at the lump site, which were electrically stimulated at 30 Hz frequency. Results: All surgical procedures were successful with minimal use of analgesics and local anesthetic. The median pain score reported was 1/10 (interquartile range (IQR) ¼ 2/10) at the first hour, and slightly increased to 2/10 (IQR ¼ 2/10) between 24 and 48 h of the surgery. No major postoperative adverse events were documented, except for drowsiness in one case. Conclusion: AAA was found to be generally safe and effective for anaesthesia and analgesia in breast lump excision. However, a large-scale randomized controlled study is required to verify the findings. - PublicationAwareness, perception and experience on child restraint system (CRS) and its legislation among Malaysian parents with newborns(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
;Ju-Ying Ang ;Jia-Min Lai ;Amar-Singh Hss ;Pallavi Ramalingam ;Mugelaa Ramasamy ;Nur-Safrina Zainuddin ;Hanisah Shaari ;Aznany Ahmad-Aduan ;Nur-Shafika SanimiNorlela BahariObjective: The aim of this study was to explore parents’ awareness and usage of CRS, incentives and challenges in CRS use, as well as their perception about potential CRS legislation in Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a public tertiary care center in Northern Malaysia. A self-developed researcher-assisted questionnaire was developed in English and translated into Malay language, to explore parents’ awareness ad CRS usage, as well as the incentives and barriers in CRS use. Parents of a newborn were conveniently sampled, excluding parents with pre-term newborn or those without a car. Upon obtaining written informed consent, the parents were allowed to answer the questionnaire within 20 minutes, assisted by the researchers. Parents who were found not using CRS for their newborn were given a digital pamphlet with CRS-related information via mobile devices. Results: A total of 200 parents were approached and 193 of them consented to participate in this study. The majority of the parents (87.6%) were aware of CRS, but only half of them (57.0%) provided a CRS for their current newborn. From 100 CRS users, most of them used a CRS for “child’s safety” purposes (84.5%). Among 83 CRS nonuser, nearly half of them (45.8%) perceived that it is adequate to carry their child during traveling without using a CRS. When exploring previous experience in using CRS among all parents (n ¼ 193), more than half of them (63.9%) faced difficulty as their child refused to use the CRS. More than half (54.9%) of all parents were not aware about the possible CRS legislation in Malaysia. However, the majority of them (90.7%) agreed with the implementation of CRS law. Conclusions: Although majority of the parents were aware about CRS, but only half had a CRS for their current newborn. Most of the parents supported CRS legislation in Malaysia, but assistance will be required to help them through challenges related to CRS use.