Original Article
Electrocardiograph Changes, Troponin Levels and Cardiac Complications After Orthopaedic Surgery
Following orthopaedic surgery, approximately 5% of patients sustain cardiac complications which leads to increased morbidity and mortality. The mortality rate after hip fracture is...
Get “Real” with Hysteroscopy Using the Pig Bladder: A “Uterine” Model for Hysteroscopy Training
Hysteroscopy is an important surgical component of any training programme in gynaecology. Traditionally, surgical training in hysteroscopy occurred in the operating room where trainees...
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes at 2, 5 and 8 Years Old for Neonates at...
Singapore was listed consistently among the top 3 countries in the world with the lowest infant mortality rate. In particular, Asia had seen its...
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
Renal transplantation has become a successful means of treatment for patients with end-stage renal failure. However, in patients with kidney transplants, graft dysfunction can...
Effect of Using an Audiovisual CPR Feedback Device on Chest Compression Rate and Depth
There is increasing evidence to show that good quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is important in achieving better resuscitative outcomes. One of the determinants for...
Surgical Outcome in Thoracolumbar Fractures Managed by Short-segment Pedicle Instrumentation
Thoracolumbar junction vertebrae are particularly vulnerable in traumatic injuries and up to 90% of all spinal fractures occur in this area. Treatment of thoracolumbar...
Normative Data for the Singapore English and Chinese SF-36 Version 2 Health Survey
Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measures are increasingly being incorporated into clinical research and practice as a tool to understand, from the patients’ perspective,...
Wake-up Stroke and Onset-to-door Duration Delays: Potential Future Indications for Reperfusion Therapy
In ischaemic stroke, acute reperfusion therapy aims to recanalise arterial obstruction leading to salvage of hypoperfused cerebral tissue with the goal of improving clinical...
Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Community Dwelling Elderly
Singapore is experiencing an unprecedented age shift as the post-war baby boomers turn 65 years in 2012. Currently there are 378,700 people aged 65...
A Biomechanical Study Comparing Cerclage Wiring Performed with a Power Tool versus the Manual...
Cerclage wiring is a valuable technique used widely in orthopaedic surgery to compress and secure bony or soft tissue elements. Its usefulness extends through...