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August 2008

SMA Lecture

Preparing for the next flu pandemic: from SARS to avian flu

Zhong N

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 595-8

Review Article

Cardiovascular outcomes in the comparative hypertension drug trials: more consensus than controversy

Ong HT

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 599-605

Effective Medical Writing

Title and title page

Peh WCG, Ng KH

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 607-9

Original Article

Does computer-assisted surgical navigation total knee arthroplasty reduce venous thromboembolism compared with conventional total knee arthroplasty?

Ooi LH, Lo NN, Yeo SJ, Ong BC, Ding ZP, Lefi A

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 610-4

Antibiotics and postoperative abscesses in complicated appendicitis: is there any association?

Ong CPC, Chan TKN, Chui CH, Jacobsen AS

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 615-8

Pentoxifylline as an adjuvant to surgery and antibiotics in the treatment of perforation peritonitis: a prospective, randomised placebo-controlled study

Sireesh I, Kaman L, Singh R

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 619-23

Gallstone ileus: retrospective review of a single centre's experience using two surgical procedures

Riaz N, Khan MR, Tayeb M

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 624-6

The alteration of plasma's zinc and copper levels in patients with burn injuries and the relationship to the time after burn injuries

Khorasani G, Hosseinimehr SJ, Kaghazi Z

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 627-30

Patients' perception of the ambulance services at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Anisah A, Chew KS, Mohd Shaharuddin Shah CH, Nik Hisamuddin NAR

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 631-5

How frequent is bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed in the community of Kota Bharu, Malaysia?

Chew KS, Mohd Idzwan Z, Nik Hishamuddin NAR, Wan Aasim WA, Kamaruddin J

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 636-9

Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in patients with breast cancer

Rajneesh CP, Manimaran A, Sasikala KR, Adaikappan P

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 640-3

Role for the urinary bladder in pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome in Wistar rats

Balasubramanian T

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8) :644-9

Effect of morin on the levels of circulatory liver markers and redox status in experimental chronic hyperammonaemic rats

Subash S, Subramanian P

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 650-5

CME Answers

CME June 2008 answers

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): 660

Case Report

The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube: uses and abuses

Seet E, Beevee S, Cheng A, Lim E

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e195-7

Duodenal carcinoid: a rare cause of melaena in a cirrhotic patient

Shelat VG, Diddapur RK

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e198-201

Wrist gouty arthritis presenting as scaphoid erosions with scapholunate ligament disruption

Lee YHD, Tan HW, Lee HC

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e202-4

Reconstruction of severe patellar infera syndrome with free vascularised composite tensor fascia lata flap

Sulaiman AR, Halim AS, Azman WS, Eskandar H

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e205-7

Bronchobiliary fistula successfully treated surgically

Chong CF, Chong VH, Jalihal A, Mathews L

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e208-11

Precoccygeal epidermal inclusion cyst presenting as coccygodynia

Jaiswal A, Shetty AP, Rajasekaran S

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e212-4

Sjogren's syndrome associated with multiple myeloma

Tazi I, Rachid M, Benchekroun S

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e215-6

Accessory origin of the piriformis muscle

Ravindranath Y, Manjunath KY, Ravindranath R

Singapore Med J 2008; 49(8): e217-8