Review Article
Determinants of emergency department utilisation by older adults in Singapore: A systematic review
Older adults in Singapore contribute to a disproportionately higher number of visits to the emergency department (ED), mirroring trends around the world.1,2 For instance,...
Original Article
Swallowing Impairment and Feeding Dependency in the Hospitalised Elderly
Loss of ability to feed independently and swallowing impairment are common problems in the elderly and will be an increasing cause of disability as...
Original Article
Cystoscopic Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer by Intravesical Instillation of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Induced Porphyrin Fluorescence—The Singapore Experience
Bladder cancer is the sixth most frequent malignant disease in the world. Superficial stages of the tumour are found in 75% to 85% of...
Original Article
Incidence and risk factors of delirium in post-anaesthesia care unit
Post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) delirium is defined as a disorder in thought processes that affect cognition in terms of memory, comprehension and attention.1 It...
Editorial
Delirium in patients following general anaesthesia
Delirium is a disturbance of consciousness characterised by an acute onset and fluctuating course of inattention, accompanied by either a change in cognition or...
Review Article
Aged Care Issues and Services in Australia
In Australia, the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly. In 2001, the population of Australia was approximately 19 million people and about 12.6%...
Review Article
Aged Care Services in Singapore – An Overview
The last century has witnessed the establishment of geriatric medicine as a well-recognised medical specialty supported by a respectable body of evidence, which shows...
Original Article
Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Frozen Section Histopathology for Lesions of the Major Salivary Glands
The histopathology of salivary gland tumours is extremely varied and complex. Amongst the epithelial neoplasms alone, at least 9 different adenomas and 17 different...
Original Article
Multimodal prehabilitation before major abdominal surgery: A retrospective study
Ageing is one of the biggest public health concerns of the 21st century, presenting a challenge to the practice of medicine globally. As the...
Editorial
Preventive Psychiatry
In medicine, measures that save the most lives and improved the quality of life of millions have largely been public health measures that in...
Original Article
Junior Doctors’ Attitudes Towards Older Adults and its Correlates in a Tertiary-care Public Hospital
Singapore is a rapidly ageing society. The proportion of older persons above the age of 65 was 6.8% of the population in 1995 and...
Original Article
A Subacute Model of Geriatric Care for Frail Older Persons: The Tan Tock Seng Hospital Experience
The number of persons aged over 65 will increase from 8.4% in 2005 to 18.7% in 2030, which translates to absolute numbers of 296,900...
Commentary
Policy Implications of The Singapore Mental Health Study
Mental health issues have taken on greater importance with the growing awareness among policy makers of the importance of mental health for the development...
Editorial
Estimating the impact of COVID-19-induced coagulopathy
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exerted significant strain on healthcare worldwide. Mostly asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is...
Editorial
Tackling osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Singapore
A shift in worldwide population ageing demographics has occurred in the 21st century. The longevity miracle is most keenly felt in Singapore, a young...
Original Article
Nation-Wide Observational Study of Cardiac Arrests Occurring in Nursing Homes and Nursing Facilities in Singapore
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a significant public health problem in Singapore and from around the world. Between 2010–12, local OHCA patients with a...