Renal point-of-care ultrasound performed by ED staff with limited training and 30-day outcomes in patients with renal colic.

Background And Aim: Emergency Department (ED) renal point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in renal colic by accredited specialists has good prognostic value. This may not be generalizable to under-resourced EDs. We investigated PoCUS in renal colic in our ED with lesser training.

Long-term effect of hyperoxemia during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation managed by emergency medical service and emergency department: a prospective, exploratory study.

Objective: Long-term effects of hyperoxemia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) remained unknown. We aimed to explore these effects of hyperoxemia during AECOPD.

Methods: This was an exploratory follow-up study of a cohort with AECOPD managed by Emergency Medical Service and two emergency departments (EDs).

United in Fight against prOstate cancer (UFO) registry: first results from a large, multi-centre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study of advanced prostate cancer in Asia.

Objectives: To document the management of advanced prostate cancer including diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and care, in real-world practice in Asia using the United in Fight against prOstate cancer (UFO) registry.

Patients And Methods: We established a multi-national, longitudinal, observational registry of patients with prostate cancer presenting to participating tertiary care hospitals in eight Asian countries. A total of 3636 eligible patients with existing or newly diagnosed high-risk localised prostate cancer (HRL), non-metastatic biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (M0), or metastatic prostate cancer (M1), were consecutively enrolled and are being followed-up for 5 years.

Effectiveness of a post-emergency department discharge multidisciplinary bundle in reducing acute hospital admissions for the elderly.

Objective: We evaluated the effectiveness of the Subacute Ambulatory care for the Functionally challenged and Elderly (SAFE) programme, a post-emergency department (ED) discharge intervention for elderly and functionally challenged patients, in reducing acute hospital admissions.

Methods: This study was a 32-month retrospective quasi-experimental study comparing patients with at least one of six diagnostic classifications who underwent SAFE intervention with those who were eligible but declined and received usual ED care (control). The primary outcomes were rates of first acute hospital admission at 30 and 60 days post-ED discharge.

Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries: a retrospective review of a 12-year experience at a tertiary trauma centre.

Introduction: Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries (TDIs) are clinically challenging. We aimed to review TDIs treated at a tertiary trauma centre over a 12-year period.

Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective review of adult patients with TDIs treated between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2014.

A randomised, double-blinded clinical study on the efficacy of multimedia presentation using an iPad for patient education of postoperative hip surgery patients in a public hospital in Singapore.

Introduction: This study compared patient satisfaction and recall of physiotherapy patient education among patients who had undergone hip surgery, with information presented via an iPad versus a standard paper booklet.

Methods: Patients who had undergone hip surgery joined and completed this single-centre study, which utilised a randomised parallel group design. They were randomly allocated to either Group A (received information on hip surgery physiotherapy via an iPad) or Group B (received the same information via a paper booklet).

Outcomes of warfarinized patients with minor head injury and normal initial CT scan.

Objectives: We investigated delayed outcomes of patients with minor head injury, warfarin, and a normal initial head computer tomographic (CT) scan finding.

Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective study on such patients who were admitted. A second CT was not mandatory.