Search Results - "Goo, Tiong Thye Jerry"
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Initial emergency laparotomy outcomes following a transdisciplinary perioperative care pathway in Singapore
Published in Acute medicine & surgery (01-01-2021)“…Aim Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a common surgery associated with high morbidity and mortality. An enhanced care pathway incorporates evidence‐based care…”
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A comprehensive analysis of traumatic rib fractures in an acute general hospital in Singapore
Published in Journal of emergencies, trauma and shock (01-04-2019)“…Background: Rib fractures are common sequelae after blunt chest wall trauma. They can occur in isolation or association with life-threatening injuries to the…”
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Assessing the impact of frailty in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomies in Singapore
Published in Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (28-06-2024)“…The global rise in ageing populations poses challenges for healthcare systems. By 2030, Singapore anticipates a quarter of its population to be aged 65 or…”
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Negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers of older blunt trauma patients
Published in PloS one (10-10-2022)“…Objectives Family caregivers play a fundamental role in the care of the older blunt trauma patient. We aim to identify risk factors for negative and positive…”
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Frailty and length of stay in older adults with blunt injury in a national multicentre prospective cohort study
Published in PloS one (30-04-2021)“…Patients suffering moderate or severe injury after low falls have higher readmission and long-term mortality rates compared to patients injured by…”
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Delivery of safe emergency surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in Singapore medical journal (01-10-2022)Get full text
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Laparoscopic surgery in a patient with atypical presentation of COVID-19: salient points to reduce the perils of surgery
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Measuring upper limb function and patient reported outcomes after major breast cancer surgery: a pilot study in an Asian cohort
Published in BMC surgery (19-05-2020)“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Major breast cancer surgery especially with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), is associated…”
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Improved outcomes for index cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis following a dedicated emergency surgery and trauma service (ESAT)
Published in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007) (01-10-2021)“…Introduction Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) has shown to reduce length of stay and improve patients’ satisfaction as compared to delayed laparoscopic…”
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Evolution of a Dedicated Emergency Surgery and Trauma (ESAT) unit over 3 years: sustained improved outcomes
Published in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007) (01-06-2020)“…Introduction The traditional 24-h call model faces pressure from competing needs between emergency and elective services. Recognizing this, a dedicated ESAT…”
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Clinical Significance of Radiologically Detected Small Indeterminate Extra-Mammary Lesions in Breast Cancer Patients
Published in European journal of breast health (01-07-2022)“…Patients with breast cancer who have indeterminate extra-mammary lesions, for example in lung, liver or bone, without other metastatic lesions pose a clinical…”
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Shock index: Easy to use, but can it predict outcomes following major abdominal emergency surgery?
Published in Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (27-09-2023)“…Major abdominal emergency surgery (MAES) is commonly performed for various potentially life-threatening intra-abdominal surgical conditions with high…”
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Sustained improved emergency laparotomy outcomes over 3 years after a transdisciplinary perioperative care pathway—A 1:1 propensity score matched study
Published in Surgery (01-09-2024)“…Emergency laparotomy is associated with high morbidity and significant global health burden. This study aims to compare postoperative outcomes of patients who…”
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Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on workload and injury patterns of major trauma cases in a regional trauma centre in Singapore
Published in Singapore medical journal (01-11-2023)“…Singapore instituted lockdown measures from 7 February 2020 to 1 June 2020 in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A retrospective…”
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Improving trauma care in exsanguinating patients with CHOP (critical haemorrhage to operating-room patient) resuscitation protocol—A cumulative summation (CUSUM) analysis
Published in Injury (01-09-2021)“…•CHOP resuscitation protocol aimed to streamline access to early definitive intervention for exsanguinating trauma patients.•Patients managed by CHOP has lower…”
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Breast conservation treatment and frozen section analysis of margins
Published in Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (30-08-2023)“…I read with interest the article by Woon et al. published in a recent issue of the Annals on the reduction of re-excision rates with the use of intraoperative…”
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CHOP protocol: streamlining access to definitive intervention for major trauma victims
Published in Singapore medical journal (01-12-2021)Get full text
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Surgical margins assessment reduces re-excision rates in breast-conserving surgery
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Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons – A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-04-2022)“…Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in…”
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Negative and positive experiences of caregiving among family caregivers of older blunt trauma patients
Published in PloS one (01-01-2022)“…ObjectivesFamily caregivers play a fundamental role in the care of the older blunt trauma patient. We aim to identify risk factors for negative and positive…”
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