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DOI	10.1177/20101058241232182
	Heat-related illness in Singapore: Descriptive analysis of a tertiary care center from 2008 to 2020
	Okada, Yohei; Aik, Joel; Ho, Andrew Fu Wah; Ning, Yilin; Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
发表日期	2024
ISSN	2010-1058
EISSN	2059-2329
起始页码	33
卷号	33
英文摘要	BackgroundThis study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of heat-related illnesses presented at a tertiary hospital in Singapore.MethodThis retrospective observational study utilized electronic health records from the emergency department (ED) of Singapore General Hospital. Patients primarily diagnosed with heat-related illnesses from 2008 to 2020, were analyzed. The annual number of cases and the temporal trend of heat-related illnesses were described, along with the characteristics of patients.ResultsAmong the 1,833,908 patients registered at the ED, 426 patients had diagnoses of heat-related illnesses. The median age (interquartile range [IQR]) was 32 (22, 43) years, with 303 (71%) being male and 201 (47%) not being Singapore citizens. The annual number of cases ranged from a minimum of 21 in 2019 to a maximum of 49 cases in 2015, except for four cases in 2020. Heat-related illnesses occurred most commonly on Sundays (233, 55%) and in December (97, 23%). A significant number of cases in December coincided with the day of an annually organized marathon (91, 21%). Approximately half of the total cases required hospitalization, with 183 (43%) admitted to the general ward and 31 (7%) admitted to the intensive care unit. The 30-day mortality was 2 (0.5%).ConclusionThis descriptive study indicated the unique characteristics of heat-related illness in a tertiary care hospital in Singapore. These local contexts may be valuable to consider preventative measures for heat-related illness, in preparation for future extreme weather events related to climate change.
英文关键词	Hot temperature; extreme heat; heat stroke; climate change; heat syncope; heat exhaustion; heat-related illness
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	General & Internal Medicine
WOS类目	Medicine, General & Internal
WOS记录号	WOS:001157506600001
来源期刊	PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/289526
作者单位	National University of Singapore; Kyoto University; Singapore General Hospital; National University of Singapore
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Okada, Yohei,Aik, Joel,Ho, Andrew Fu Wah,et al. Heat-related illness in Singapore: Descriptive analysis of a tertiary care center from 2008 to 2020[J],2024,33.
APA	Okada, Yohei,Aik, Joel,Ho, Andrew Fu Wah,Ning, Yilin,&Ong, Marcus Eng Hock.(2024).Heat-related illness in Singapore: Descriptive analysis of a tertiary care center from 2008 to 2020.PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE,33.
MLA	Okada, Yohei,et al."Heat-related illness in Singapore: Descriptive analysis of a tertiary care center from 2008 to 2020".PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE 33(2024).