Selected Publications 2014

  • Cattermole GN, Liow EC, Graham CA, Rainer TH. THERM: the Resuscitation Management score. A prognostic tool to identify critically ill patients in the emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2014 Oct;31(10):803-7. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202772. Epub 2013 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 23825056.
  • Cattermole GN, Leung PY, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Too tall for the tape: the weight of schoolchildren who do not fit the Broselow tape. Emerg Med J. 2014 Jul;31(7):541-544. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-202325. Epub 2013 Apr 13. PMID: 23585576.
  • Chan CP, Agarwal N, Sin KK, Narain S, Smith BE, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Age-specific non-invasive transcutaneous Doppler ultrasound derived haemodynamic reference ranges in elderly Chinese adults. BBA Clin. 2014 Sep 28;2:48-55. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.09.002. eCollection 2014 Dec. PubMed PMID: 26672648; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4633973.
  • Chung JY, Way R, Rainer TH. Development of an emergency nurse practitioner service in Hong Kong through international collaboration: evaluation of the service development. Int Emerg Nurse 2014 Oct;22(4):238
  • Cattermole GN, Graham CA, Rainer TH. [Letter] ViEWS in the Emergency Department. Resuscitation. 2014 Jan. doi:pii: S0300-9572(13)00718-1. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.09.004 . [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24036410.
  • Graham CA, Chan JW, Chan CP, Cattermole GN, Rainer TH. Prospective validation of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction and front door Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction risk scores in Chinese patients presenting to the ED with chest pain. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Aug 21. pii: S0735-6757(14)00586-5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.032 . [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25262326.
  • Jiang HL, Chan CP, Leung YK, Li YM, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Evaluation of the Recognition of Stroke in the Emergency Room (ROSIER) Scale in Chinese Patients in Hong Kong. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 24;9(10):e109762. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109762 . eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25343496; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4208764.
  • Lam, P. K., Wong, T. W., Chan, Y. C., & Mak, T. W. L. (2014). Generalised involuntary limb twitching after ingestion of mesobuthus martensii karsch (quanxie) powder. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 20(6), 552-555. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12809/hkmj134091.
  • Leung LY, Chan CP, Leung YK, Jiang HL, Abrigo JM, Wang de F, Chung JS, Rainer TH, Graham CA. Comparison of miR-124-3p and miR-16 for early diagnosis of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Clin Chim Acta. 2014 Jun 10;433:139-44. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2014.03.007. Epub 2014 Mar 17. PubMed PMID: 24650689.
  • Leung PSC, Man KCK, Chui SLC, Chan EW, Tsui MSH. A retrospective study of medical staff manpower and service demand in a Hong Kong Accident and Emergency Department. Poster presentation at The 15th International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM 2014), Hong Kong.
  • Li YL, Chan CP, Sin KK, Chan SS, Lin PY, Chen XH, Smith BE, Joynt GM, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Validating a pragmatic definition of shock in adult patients presenting to the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;32(11):1345-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.029. PubMed PMID: 25227979
  • Rainer TH. Physicians in Taiwan Face up to Severe Sepsis: Should We Be Surprised? Crit Care Med. 2014 Apr;42(4):981-2. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000090. PubMed PMID: 24633096. Invited Editorial
  • Rainer TH, Yeung HH, Gabbe BJ, Yuen KY, Ho HF, Kam CW, Chang A, Poon WS, Cameron PA, Graham CA. A Comparison of Functional Outcome in Patients Sustaining Major Trauma: A Multicentre, Prospective, International Study. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 26;9(8):e103396. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103396. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25157522.
  • Rainer TH, Yeung JH, Cheung SK, Yuen YK, Poon WS, Ho HF, Kam CW, Cattermole GN, Chang A, So FL, Graham CA. Assessment of quality of life and functional outcome in patients sustaining moderate and major trauma: A multicentre, prospective cohort study. Injury. 2014 May;45(5):902-9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2013.11.006. Epub 2013 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 24314871.
  • Wilson R, Goodacre SW, Klingbajl M, Kelly AM, Rainer T, Coats T, Holloway V, Townend W, Crane S. Evaluation of the DAVROS (Development And Validation of Risk-adjusted Outcomes for Systems of emergency care) risk-adjustment model as a quality indicator for healthcare. Emerg Med J. 2014 Jun;31(6):471-5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202359 . Epub 2013 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 23605036; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4033152.
  • Wong GK, Yeung J, Poon WS, Rainer T.  Outcomes of traumatic brain injury in Hong Kong: Validation with the TRISS, CRASH, and IMPACT models. Brain  Injury. 2014;28(5-6):522. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2012.12.032.