Volume 46, Number 8
Reproduced with permission from: Dr Soon Puay Cheow
“Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.”
Swahili proverb
Editorial
Breastfeeding – Healthcare Professionals Need to Do More
Breastfeeding is best. Everybody knows that. The problem is not so many believe it really matters very much. And worse, in our modern, fast-paced, urban environment where instant gratification and easy solutions are the norm, few first time mothers know what it takes to successfully initiate, establish and continue...
Original Article
Reasons and Factors Behind Post-Total Knee Arthroplasty Dissatisfaction in an Asian Population
Up to 20% of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were reported to be dissatisfied with the surgical outcome. There is, however, less information available on the reasons behind these patients' unhappiness. Such information would be helpful as satisfaction postarthroplasty is fast becoming an important outcome measure post-surgery.
This...
Original Article
Reversible Causes in Cardiovascular Collapse at the Emergency Department Using Ultrasonography (REVIVE-US)
Cardiac arrest, the sudden cessation of heart contractility and effective cardiac output, carries a very high mortality rate regardless of an out-of-hospital or in-hospital setting. There are more than 350,000 patients who suffer an outof- hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) annually in the United States alone,1 while the incidence in...
Commentary
Geriatric Surgery Service – Our Journey Piloting in Colorectal Surgery and Future Challenges
The Geriatric Surgery Service of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) today was born in 2007. The idea arose from a journal article that was written in 2006 where the need for a better way of managing elderly patients through surgery was identified. There was a realisation that elderly surgical...
Letter to the Editor
Experience with a Community-based Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic: A Primary Care Perspective
Ten percent of Singapore’s elderly suffer from dementia. This figure is set to rise with our ageing population. As a patient’s first contact point in the health system, family physicians working in the primary care setting are increasingly challenged to meet the healthcare needs of patients with dementia.
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