Letter to the Editor
Will the Local ACGME-Trained Surgeon Be Adequately Prepared? An Estimate of the Impact of...
The General Surgery residency programme was introduced in Singapore in 2010, and is evaluated and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ...
Plasma IP-10 could identify early lung disease in severe COVID-19 patients
Dear Editor,
The global pandemic of SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has imposed tremendous strain on healthcare resources worldwide, as a significant proportion of patients require...
Recommendations for standards of neuromuscular monitoring during anaesthesia
Dear Editor,
We presented recommendations for neuromuscular monitoring during anaesthesia, which were approved by the Council of the College of Anaesthesiologists, Singapore in September 2019...
Reply from Author: Cognitive Aspects of Diagnostics, Not Just Errors
We thank the writer for his or her input on this emerging topic. We believe that heuristics are often useful and economical in many...
Thyroid Hormone Resistance Due to a Novel THRβ Mutation
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a syndrome of reduced responsiveness of target tissues to thyroid hormone. Patients with thyroid hormone resistance have elevated...
Cognitive Aspects of Diagnostics, Not Just Errors
The article on “Cognitive Aspects of Diagnostic Errors” published in Annals Volume 42 No. 1 did an excellent job linking the decision-making processes of...
Feasibility of Endobronchial Ultrasound in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
The safety profile and diagnostic utility of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer, centrally located tumours, unknown hilar and/or...
Dermatological Disorders at the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Singapore
Skin disorders pose a frequent diagnostic challenge for emergency physicians due to their broad spectrum and varied clinical manifestations. The diagnosis of acute dermatologic...
Informing the Design of a Discrete Choice Experiment for Evaluating Warfarin Pharmacogenetic Testing Among...
Specific genetic variants have a substantial effect on warfarin dose response but warfarin pharmacogenetic testing (WPGT) is still not routine clinical practice. Apart from...
Acute Marjolin’s Ulcer: A Forgotten Entity
Marjolin’s ulcers are malignancies that arise from areas of chronic irritation or injury that undergo malignant transformation after a period of many years. Such...