SingHealth eNews JULY 2020
1st Enhanced Clinical Pathway for TKR in Asia
at SGH Reduces Healthcare Cost

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Last August, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) became the first hospital in Asia to launch an enhanced recovery after surgery for total knee replacement (ERAS TKR) clinical pathway. With carefully-selected patients safely discharged on postoperative day one (POD1) without increased risk for perioperative complications, this helps to reduce the rising healthcare cost associated with increasing demand for TKR.

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Sjögren’s Syndrome: Acute Ischaemic Strokes
as Primary Presentation

Sjogrens-Syndrome-Acute-Ischaemic-Strokes-as-Primary-Presentation Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a multi-systemic autoimmune disease where, though rare, central nervous system involvement including acute ischaemic strokes can occur. Clinicians should remain vigilant in identifying SS as a cause for stroke, especially in the young.

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