ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY Adjustment for non-response.
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Table 1: Available Therapeutic and Diagnostic Facilities in Obstetrics Gynaecology
Population Labour Suite
Gynaecology Oncology Unit
Assisted Reproductive Centre Fertility Center
No in million No
pmp No
pmp No
pmp
Malaysia 26.64
198 100
5 10
100 16
100 1
Sector
Public -
NC -
5 50
NC -
Private -
NC -
5 50
NC -
State
Johor 3.17
32 16
10 1
10 3
19 1
Kedah Perlis 2.11
23 12
11 Kelantan
1.53 12
6 8
Melaka 0.73
8 4
11 3
30 4
1 6
1 Negeri
Sembilan 0.96
15 8
15 1
10 1
Pahang 1.45
8 4
6 Perak
2.28 12
6 5
1 6
Terengganu 1.04
6 3
6 Pulau Pinang
1.49 15
8 10
1 10
1 3
19 2
Sabah 3
20 10
7 1
10 2
12 Sarawak
2.36 20
10 8
1 6
Selangor W.P Kuala Lumpur
6.43 27
14 4
3 30
5 31
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Table 2: Available Medical Devices in Obstetrics Gynaecology
Population
Total Cardiotocograph
assume each CTG has internal and
external CTG functions
External Cardiotocograph
Internal Cardiotocograph
Combined Internal and
External CTG No in million
No pmp
No pmp
No pmp
No pmp
Malaysia 26.64
789 100
30 581
100 22
196 100
7 76
- -
Sector
Public -
NC -
419 72
166 85
NC -
Private -
NC -
163 28
30 15
NC -
State
Johor 3.17
100 13
31 38
7 12
7 4
2 ND
- -
Kedah Perlis 2.11
44 5
21 43
7 20
16 8
8 6
- 3
Kelantan 1.53
38 5
25 29
5 19
21 11
14 5
- 3
Melaka 0.73
40 5
55 13
2 18
3 2
4 15
- 21
N. Sembilan 0.96
40 5
42 31
5 32
6 3
6 5
- 5
Pahang 1.45
25 3
17 20
3 14
8 4
6 7
- 5
Perak 2.28
54 7
24 45
8 20
19 10
8 32
- 14
Terengganu 1.04
23 3
22 23
4 22
4 2
4 2
- 2
P. Pinang 1.49
55 7
37 48
8 32
14 7
9 4
- 3
Sabah 3
69 9
23 58
10 19
25 13
8 ND
- -
Sarawak 2.36
107 14
45 47
8 20
14 7
6 ND
- -
Selangor W.P Kuala Lumpur
6.43 194
25 30
187 33
29 59
29 9
ND -
-
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Population Colposcope
system Hysteroscope
system Transabdominal
Transducer Ultrasound
Transvaginal Transducer
Ultrasound
No in million No
pmp No
pmp No
pmp No
pmp
Malaysia 26.64
91 100
3 87
100 3
279 100
10 195
100 8
Sector
Public -
NC -
NC -
NC -
NC -
Private -
NC -
NC -
NC -
NC -
State
Johor 3.17
18 20
5 17
20 5
60 21
19 55
27 17
Kedah Perlis 2.11
7 8
3 2
2 1
21 8
10 14
7 7
Kelantan 1.53
4 4
3 4
5 3
10 4
7 8
4 5
Melaka 0.73
4 4
5 3
3 4
20 7
27 15
7 21
N. Sembilan 0.96
6 7
6 5
6 5
25 9
26 15
7 16
Pahang 1.45
2 2
1 3
3 2
6 2
4 3
1 2
Perak 2.28
4 4
2 12
14 5
15 5
7 12
6 5
Terengganu 1.04
1 1
1 3
3 3
3 1
3 3
1 3
P. Pinang 1.49
8 9
5 5
6 3
14 5
9 13
6 9
Sabah 3
8 9
3 3
3 1
22 8
7 12
6 4
Sarawak 2.36
7 8
3 6
7 3
14 5
6 6
3 3
Selangor W.P Kuala Lumpur
6.43 22
24 3
24 28
4 69
25 11
47 23
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Population Suction and
Curettage System Amnioscope
system blood gas
machine for fetal sampling
Laparoscope system
No in million No
pmp No
pmp No
pmp No
pmp
Malaysia 26.64
314 100
12 160
100 6
107 100
4 78
100 3
Sector
Public -
NC -
NC -
NC -
NC -
Private -
NC -
NC -
NC -
NC -
State
Johor 3.17
37 12
12 20
13 6
15 14
5 18
23 6
Kedah Perlis 2.11
17 5
8 2
3 1
Kelantan 1.53
12 4
8 1
1 1
2 3
1 Melaka
0.73 8
3 11
4 3
5 3
3 4
4 5
5 N. Sembilan
0.96 30
10 31
7 4
7 5
5 5
5 6
5 Pahang
1.45 7
2 5
6 3
4 3
3 2
2 3
1 Perak
2.28 32
10 14
15 9
7 12
11 5
4 5
2 Terengganu
1.04 2
1 2
3 2
3 3
3 3
1 1
1 P. Pinang
1.49 20
6 13
3 4
2 Sabah
3 28
9 9
22 14
7 12
11 4
8 10
3 Sarawak
2.36 22
7 9
14 9
6 6
6 3
7 9
3 Selangor W.P
Kuala Lumpur 6.43
99 32
15 69
43 11
47 43
7 22
28 3
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Edited by :
Dr.Suganthi Chinnasami
1
, Dr. Mooi Chin Leong
1
, Dr. Santhi Datuk Puvanarajah
1
, Dato’ Dr. Hj. Md. Hanip Raia
1
.
With contributions from :
Neurophysiology Unit HKL
1 Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY SERVICES IN PUbLIC SECTOR IN MALAYSIA
The irst Neurophysiology unit in Malaysia was set up in 1964 at Kuala Lumpur Hospital with only one staff in charge of the unit. Over the years there has been a gradual increase in the total number of
neurophysiology units in various states in Malaysia. Currently, there are about 19 units with 67 trained Medical Assistants. The Clinical Neurophysiology Unit provides standard electroencephalography
EEG and video-telemetry VT; nerve conduction studies NCS and electromyography EMG; evoked potentials EP which include visual, somatosensory and brainstem auditory evoked response;
Transcranial Doppler TCD; and sleep studies. The unit in HKL also runs a 6 months training programme every year for technologists working in the various neurophysiology units in other major hospitals
nationwide since.
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions affecting at any given time between 0.5 and 1 of the general population in developed country. Most studies of the prevalence of active
epilepsy have estimated the igure to be 4 and 10 per 1000. The diagnosis of epilepsy is clinical and rests on the description of the seizure provided by the patient and eyewitnesses. Electroencephalogram
EEG is the study used to record the electrical activity of the brain and should only be carried out in
those patients in whom the symptoms suspicious of epilepsy. In such patients the indings of epileptic abnormalities in the EEG lends weight to the diagnosis and the seizure type may also be clariied.
EEGs are often insensitive as more than 50 of patients with epilepsy will have a normal tracing.
Portable EEG recording is done in cases where better detection of the interictal and ictal events may be achieved with prolonged recording using portable equipment and this allows recording to take
place in the patient’s usual environment.
Behavioral correlation can be achieved in inpatients by video monitoring during EEG and this is called as Video-EEG telemetry. This investigation is mandatory in the evaluation for Epilepsy Surgery and
may be the only way to distinguish epileptic seizures from the nonepileptic events.
Electrodiagnostic EDX studies play a key role in the evaluation of patients with neuromuscular disorders. Nerve conduction study and needle electromyography form the core of the EDX study and
are often used to diagnose disorders of the nerve and muscles. Performed and interpreted correctly, EDX studies yield critical information about the underlying neuromuscular disorder and allow use of
other laboratory tests in an appropriate and eficient manner. The principal goals of every EDX study are to localize the disorder and assess its severity. If the disorder localizes the peripheral nerves i.e.
neuropathic, EDX studies often yield further key information, including the iber types involving the underlying pathophysiology and the temporal course of the disorder.
Polysomnography PSG is a diagnostic test during which a number of physiological variables are measured and recorded during sleep. Information is gathered from all leads and fed into a computer
and results in a series of waveform tracings, which enable the technician to visualize the various waveforms, assign a score for the test, and assist in the diagnostic process. The PSG monitors many
body functions including brainEEG, eye movements EOG, muscle activity or skeletal activation EMG heart rhythm ECG, and breathing function or respiratory effort during sleep. PSG is useful
in identifying the abnormality in sleep disorders such as dyssomnias and parasomnias.