SGH Week 2

Day 1-Now doing posting in Neurosurgery ward, well, nothing much to see, most patients were located in ICU to be monitored. My doctor is Dr. David Lau. He likes to assign me to Dr. Nicholas,lolz. Went around China town to hunt for food.

Day 2-OT today, saw Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson patient, but the surgery is really damn long...went out half way of the surgery. Walking around the ward to learn something from Dr. Kao. Went to Orchard Road at night for dinner.

Day 3- Wakaka, Universal Studio Singapore. It was really damn fun here. A lot of new experience obtained- 4D Movie, Live Shows, Monster Live Music,etc.

Day 4- First time seeing doctor breaking bad news, getting consent from the patient's family members, doing brain surgery-craniotomy to reduce subdural haematoma from the same patient. The case above is a contrecoup injurywhile contrecoup injuries are usually produced when the moving head strikes a stationary object.>



It was really sad to know that even though after the surgery is done, the patient will has a risk chance up to 80% suffered from paralysis/hemiplegia/or even go into coma. (saw normal brain & contusion brain!). Other OT room showing excision of T12 intradural tumour. Didn't get to see much of this, only see part of the structure of the spinal nerves.

Day 5--Last Day of SGH hospital attachment!