Dr Leong Wan Ling

Education and Training

• MMED (Clinical Epidemiology) (Sydney University) 2012
• FANZCA 2008
• MBBS (Sydney University) 2000

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Consultant, Women’s Anaesthesia, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
• Anaesthetist-in-charge, Labour Ward, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital

Research Interests

• Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia
• Systematic reviews

Research Trials

• Novel vital-sign patient-assisted intravenous analgesia with remifentanil for labour pain to reduce maternal desaturation and improve analgesic titration: a prospective cohort study.

Publications

• Comparison of double intravenous vasopressor automated system using nexfin versus manual vasopressor bolus administration for maintenance of haemodynamic stability during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery: A randomised double-blind controlled trial. Sng BL, Du W, Lee MX, Ithnin F, Mathur D, Leong WL, Sultana R, Han NLR and Sia ATH Eur J Anaesthesiol 2018; 35:1–9
• Hyperbaric vs. isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section: a Cochrane systematic review Sng BL, Han NLR, Leong WL, Sultana R, Siddiqui FJ, Assam PN, Chan ES, Tan KH, Sia AT Anaesthesia 2017
  
• A case series of vital signs-controlled, patient-assisted intravenous analgesia (VPIA) using remifentanil for labour and delivery. Leong WL, Sng BL, Zhang Q, Han NLR, Sultana R, Sia ATH. Anaesthesia. 2017 Jul;72(7):845-852.
• Nine-year audit of post-dural puncture headache in a tertiary obstetric hospital in Singapore. Tien JC, Lim MJ, Leong WL, Lew E. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2016 Dec;28:34-38
• Hyperbaric versus isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. Sng BL, Siddiqui FJ, Leong WL, Assam PN, Chan ES, Tan KH, Sia AT. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Sep 15;9:CD005143
• Incidence and characteristics of breakthrough pain in parturients using computer-integrated patient-controlled epidural anaesthesia. Sng BL, Zhang Q, Leong WL, Ocampo C, Assam PN, Sia AT. J Clin Anesth. 2015 Jun;27(4):277-84.
• Comparison of computer-integrated patient-controlled epidural analgesia with no initial basal infusion versus moderate basal infusion for labor and delivery: A randomized controlled trial. Sng BL, Woo D, Leong WL, Wang H, Assam PN, Sia AT. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Oct;30(4):496-501
• Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour. Sng BL, Leong WL, Zeng Y, Siddiqui FJ, Assam PN, Lim Y, Chan ES, Sia AT. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Oct 9;(10):CD007238
• A comparison between remifentanil and meperidine for labor analgesia: a systematic review. Leong WL, Sng BL, Sia AT. Anesth Analg. 2011 Oct;113(4):818-25