Review Article
Biomarkers in Carcinoma of the Cervix: Emphasis on Tissue-related Factors and Their Potential Prognostic...
Accurate staging is of utmost importance in determining the prognosis of carcinoma of the cervix. Demographic features such as race and socio-economic status have...
The Management Dilemma of the Mildly Abnormal Smear: Fact or Fiction?
Carcinoma of the cervix is still a relatively common gynaecological malignancy. However, despite being potentially preventable it still claims the lives of many women...
Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix
It is clear from studies in Canada, Scandinavia, and more recently the United Kingdom, that routine Pap smear screening has not only reduced the...
Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) has become an indispensable tool in the optimal management of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with both diagnostic and therapeutic...
Use of Atypical Neuroleptics in a State Mental Institute
Schizophrenia is the most severe of all mental disorders and affects about 1% of the population. The main disturbances of schizophrenia comprise positive symptoms,...
Trends in the Pattern of Blindness and Major Ocular Diseases in Singapore and Asia
Singapore’s population has grown rapidly since 1965, the year in which it gained independence. The total population enumerated at its first census in 1970...
The Impact of Clinical Guidelines and Clinical Pathways on Medical Practice: Effectiveness and Medico-legal...
Guidelines for the management of specified clinical conditions are increasingly being touted as a vital component of the future delivery of health care. However,...
Foregoing Life Support in Medically Futile Patients
The origins of withholding medical support are found in ancient times. More than two millennia ago, Hippocrates (460 to 361 BC) stated that the...
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Continuous Blood Purification in the Intensive Care Unit
The last decade has seen a progressive change in the style of management of severe acute renal failure (acute renal failure which requires the...
Contributions of Respiratory Care Practitioners to Intensive Care: A Review
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex environment in which multidisciplinary expertise has been shown to enhance clinical outcomes. For example, the availability...