Original Article
Improvements in End-of-Life Care with a Protocol-based Pathway for Cancer Patients Dying in a...
In 2010, there were 17,125 recorded deaths in Singapore, of which 9893 (55.3%) occurred in public sector hospitals. Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is the...
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Patients with Schizophrenia in Singapore
Schizophrenia has been linked to metabolic disturbances such as obesity, dyslipidaemia and hyperglycaemia. It has also been associated with a more than 3-fold increase...
Early Outcome Following Emergency Gastrectomy
Emergency gastrectomy has been associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. These complications arise as a direct consequence following the procedure, such as duodenal...
The Health-Related Quality of Life of Junior Doctors
It is widely reported that junior doctors experience a large amount of work-related stress and fatigue. This has detrimental effects both on the well-being...
The Combined Use of Heavy and Light Silicone Oil in the Treatment of Complicated...
Silicone oil (polydimethysiloxane; PDMS) is used as a postoperative vitreous substitute to provide a tamponade effect and at same time, to stabilise the retina...
Supplementary Breast Ultrasound Screening in Asian Women with Negative But Dense Mammograms—A Pilot Study
Mammogram has been the gold standard for breast cancer screening and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been advocated for screening of high- risk individuals....
A Ten-Year Retrospective Study on Livedo Vasculopathy in Asian Patients
Livedo vasculopathy (LV), previously referred to as livedo vasculitis or atrophie blanche, is a chronic, recurrent disease, which was first described by Feldaker et...
Demographic Determinants of Survival in Osteosarcoma
The treatment of osteosarcoma has seen tremendous improvements over the last 3 decades of the twentieth century. Over the last decade it appears that...
The Knowledge-Attitude Dissociation in Geriatric Education: Can It be Overcome?
Consistent with the worldwide trend of increasing life expectancy, the elderly population is projected to increase exponentially in both developed and developing countries. As...
Suicidal Ideation in Medical Students: Who Is at Risk?
It has long been acknowledged that medical students are at a greater risk for depression, but their elevated risk for suicide is particularly alarming....