Letter to the Editor
Managing and preventing severe hand injuries among sugarcane juicer operators
Dear Editor,
Of all hand injuries encountered at an emergency department, 54% are sustained in the workplace,1 in part contributed by occupational injuries among food...
Script concordance test to assess diagnostic and management reasoning in acute medicine
Dear Editor,
Clinical reasoning, an essential skill for patient care, can be difficult to assess. We created and validated a script concordance test (SCT) to...
Improving neonatal counselling service for premature births
Dear Editor,
Despite the substantial advancement of neonatal care leading to increased survival of infants of periviable gestation, as young as 22 weeks,1 the anticipated...
Systemic methotrexate in the management of ectopic pregnancy and pregnancy of unknown location
Dear Editor,
Ectopic pregnancy (EP) occurs in 2% of all spontaneous conceptions. It can be a life-threatening condition and is the most common cause of...
Streamlining multidisciplinary care in sarcoma management
Dear Editor,
Sarcomas are rare and heterogenous tumours that constitute fewer than 1% of adult solid cancers.1 Owing to their aggressive behaviour, relative rarity...
A perfect match: The story of robotics in gynaecology
Dear Editor,
The first use of surgical robotics started in the domain of orthopaedic and urological surgery. However, it was the initial concept of using...
Emergency department falls interventions improve osteoporosis management in frail older adults
Dear Editor,
Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly and by 2030, around 1 in 4 citizens will be aged 65 and above.1 Older adults represent 21–40%...
Preferences for oral anticoagulant medications for managing atrial fibrillation
Dear Editor,
Stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) using anticoagulants involves weighing the benefits of reduced ischemic stroke1,2 against the elevated risks of...
Minimal monitoring is a safe but underutilised strategy for hepatitis C virus treatment in...
Dear Editor,
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is estimated to affect 57 million people globally.1 Despite the availability of safe and effective pan-genotypic direct...
Investigating the stressors and coping mechanisms of students in medical school: A qualitative study
Dear Editor,
Medical school can be a stressful experience for students, with burnout being increasingly common.1 Stressors in medical education include a heavy academic workload,...