Multiple Hepatic Haemangiomas: A Case Report

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Authors: S T Kew, Wei Yen Lim ABSTRACT A healthy 30-year-old woman underwent health screening, and was incidentally found to have a well-defined echogenic lesion in Segment VI of her liver, measuring 4.2 X 1.8cm in her ultrasound scan. She was asymptomatic, has no cutaneous lesions, nor stigmata of chronic liver disease. She has no […]

Comparison of altmetrics with conventional bibliometrics in the surgical literature

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Authors: Shashank R Thyarala, Gerard T Flaherty. ABSTRACT Background: The impact of a research publication has traditionally been quantified by its citation count. Newer bibliometric indices such as Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) and article page views are emerging as supplementary measures to quantify the academic influence of research. Objective: The aim of the current study […]

Challenges in the diagnosis and management of post-covid-19 organizing pneumonia: A clinician’s perspective

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Authors: Kok Wei Poh, Shobhana Sivandan, Kwee Choy Koh. ABSTRACT COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can result in multiple complications such as long COVID syndrome, pulmonary fibrosis, and organizing pneumonia (OP). Although OP is a well-known complication of COVID-19, several challenges remain; from suspecting and confirming the diagnosis […]

Impact of cardiac life support training on retention of knowledge measured by pretest, immediate posttest, and 6-months posttest

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Authors: Thiruselvi Subramaniam, Shahid Hassan, Ann Jee Tan, Siti Ramlah Abdul Rahman, Jun Siang Tay. ABSTRACT Introduction: Cardiac resuscitation skills are a necessity for newly graduated doctors as they are first responders during a crisis. Despite undergraduate exposure, interns still struggle in an actual crisis. We evaluated final year medical students’ long-term retention of knowledge […]