Review Article
Recent Non-Interventional Advances in Cancer Pain Among Singapore Patients
Unrelieved pain is one of the most feared symptoms in cancer. As a result of pain, the quality of life of cancer patients is...
The Implantable Loop Recorder—An Important Addition to the Armentarium in the Management of Unexplained...
Syncope is a clinical syndrome characterised by transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that is most often due to temporary and self terminating...
Physiologically-guided Balanced Resuscitation: An Evidence-based Approach for Acute Fluid Management in Paediatric Major Trauma
Trauma is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Since haemorrhage is responsible for more than 40% of all trauma deaths, it is...
The Golden Hours in Paediatric Septic Shock—Current Updates and Recommendations
Sepsis in children is a global health issue. The Global Health Observatory estimates that 58% of deaths in children under 5 years old are...
Ceftaroline—An Anti-MRSA Cephalosporin and Its Implications for Singapore
Ceftaroline fosamil (TAK-599 or PPI-0903)—the prodrug of the active metabolite, ceftaroline—was launched in Singapore in March 2013 under the tradename Zinforo® by AstraZeneca. It...
Cognitive Aspect of Diagnostic Errors
It was an unusually busy ward round. The newly promoted registrar was keen to review the patients handed over to him. But there were...
Changing Landscape of Nursing Homes in Singapore: Challenges in the 21st Century
Nursing homes trace their evolution to American alms-houses in the 1930s where retired nurses welcomed the elderly and ill into their homes. In Singapore,...
Does pulmonary metastasectomy of colorectal metastases translate to better survival? A systematic review
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the one of most common cancers worldwide. Metastatic disease occurs in approximately half of all CRC patients, in either synchronous...
A Practical Guide to Ordering and Interpreting Coagulation Tests for Patients on Direct Oral...
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) describe 2 classes of oral anticoagulants that target thrombin (oral direct thrombin inhibitors) (DTI) and factor Xa (anti-FXa), both of...
Glycaemic, Blood Pressure and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Control in Adult Patients with Diabetes...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a burgeoning global health epidemic, with an estimated 422 million people living with DM in 2014. The prevalence of DM...