Original Article
Evaluation of Intensive Care Unit-acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Singapore
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common types of nosocomial infections encountered in the inpatient settings including intensive care unit (ICU)....
Prospective Audit of Febrile Neutropenia Management at a Tertiary University Hospital in Singapore
Febrile neutropenia (FN) is considered a medical emergency and remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Oncology and Haematology units worldwide. A...
Influenza B Outbreak among Influenza-vaccinated Welfare Home Residents in Singapore
Influenza has a major impact on the health of residents of long-term residential care facilities (LTCF). Residents of LTCFs are especially vulnerable to influenza...
Central Clot Score at Computed Tomography as a Predictor of 30-day Mortality after Acute...
Multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) pulmonary angiography is currently the method of choice for the detection of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), because of its convenience,...
Factors Associated with Delayed Discharges after Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation in Singapore
Persisting disabilities from stroke lead to partial or total dependence for up to two-thirds of survivors. To improve mobility and to enable the recommencement...
Monthly Take-Home Methadone Maintenance Regime for Elderly Opium-Dependent Users in Singapore
The misuse of illicit opiates remains a global problem, placing a heavy burden on society. Literature on the effectiveness of opiate substitution pharmacotherapies in...
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of the Advance Medical Directive in a Residential Estate in...
The Advance Medical Directive (AMD) Act was passed in Parliament in May 1996. The AMD is a legal document that an individual can sign...
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is Expressed During Articular Cartilage Growth and Re-expressed in...
Growth factors are polypeptides that direct cells to proliferate, differentiate, migrate or produce matrix. They exert their effects by interacting with specific receptors on...
Validity and Reliability of the Expectations Regarding Aging (ERA-12) Instrument among Middle-Aged Singaporeans
With increasing life expectancy and low fertility rates, the proportion of the elderly is rapidly increasing in developed nations, Singapore being no exception. The...
Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects – Is Balloon Sizing Still Necessary?
Device closure of atrial septal defects through the transcatheter approach has now been well accepted as an option to surgical treatment. A range of...