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Selected Publications 2017

  • Cattermole GN, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Mid-arm circumference can be used to estimate weight of adult and adolescent patients. Emerg Med J. 2017 Apr;34(4):231-236. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2015-205623. Epub 2016 Dec 19. PubMed PMID: 27993936; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5502250.
  • Cattermole GN, Leung PY, Ho GY, Lau PW, Chan CP, Chan SS, Smith BE, Graham CA, Rainer TH. The normal ranges of cardiovascular parameters measured using the ultrasonic cardiac output monitor. Physiol Rep. 2017 Mar;5(6). pii: e13195. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13195. PubMed PMID: 28320891; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5371563.
  • Chu MM, Fong KN, Lit AC, Rainer TH, Cheng SW, Au FL, Fung HK, Wong CM, Tong HK. An Occupational Therapy Fall Reduction Home Visit Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong After an Emergency Department Visit for a Fall. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Feb;65(2):364-372. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14527. Epub 2016 Nov 17. PubMed PMID: 27858951.
  • Galvin R, Gilleit Y, Wallace E, Cousins G, Bolmer M, Rainer T, Smith SM, Fahey T. Adverse outcomes in older adults attending emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the Identification of Seniors At Risk (ISAR) screening tool. Age Ageing. 2017 Mar 1;46(2):179-186. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afw233. PubMed PMID: 27989992.
  • Ho LST, Jones AYM, Rainer TH. Predicted VO2max and effectiveness of external chest compression by Chinese nurses. Eur J Emerg Med. 2017 Aug;24(4):268-271. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000336. PubMed PMID: 26524673.
  • Ko FW, Cheung NK, Rainer TH, Lum C, Wong I, Hui DS. Comprehensive care programme for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial. Thorax. 2017 Feb;72(2):122-128. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208396. PubMed PMID: 27471050
  • Lam SM, Lau AC, Lam RP, Yan WW. Clinical management of sepsis. Hong Kong Med J. 2017 Jun;23(3):296-305. doi: 10.12809/hkmj165057. PMID: 28572520.
  • Lam RPK, Yip WL, Wan CK, Tsui MSH. Dexmedetomidine use in the ED for control of methamphetamine-induced agitation. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr;35(4):665.e1-665.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.11.004. Epub 2016 Nov 3. PMID: 27842924.
  • Lam RPK, Balsari S, Hung KKC, Hsiao KH, Leung LP, Leaning J. How do doctors and nurses in emergency departments in Hong Kong view their disaster preparedness? A cross-sectional territory-wide online survey. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2017 Aug 22:1-8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2017.71.
  • Lam RPK, Tang MHY, Leung SC, Chong YK, Tsui MSH, Mak TWL. Supraventricular tachycardia and acute confusion following ingestion of e-cigarette fluid containing AB-FUBINACA and ADB-FUBINACA: a case report with quantitative analysis of serum drug concentrations. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Aug;55(7):662-667. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2017.1307385.
  • Lam RP, Leung LP, Balsari S, Hsiao KH, Newnham E, Patrick K, Pham P, Leaning J. Urban disaster preparedness of Hong Kong residents: A territory-wide survey. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2017 Aug 31;23:62-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.04.008 
  • Leung YK, Chan CP, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Acute appendicitis in adults: Diagnostic accuracy of emergency doctors in a university hospital in Hong Kong. Emerg Med Australas. 2017 Feb;29(1):48-55. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12738. PubMed PMID: 28147464.
  • Leung YK, Cheng NM, Chan CP, Lee A, Wong JK, Yan BP, Ahuja AT, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Early Exclusion of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients: A Prospective Observational Study. J Emerg Med. 2017 Sep;53(3):287-294. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.05.006. PubMed PMID: 28992867.
  • Leung SC, Leung R, Fan KL, Leung LP. Elderly Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – A Population-wide Analysis of Prehospital Registry Data – oral presentation at the Scientific Symposium on Emergency Medicine 2017 – Geriatric Emergency Care: Embracing the Challenges, Hong Kong (20th Oct 2017).
  • Minnaard MC, de Groot JAH, Hopstaken RM, Schierenberg A, de Wit NJ, Reitsma JB, Broekhuizen BDL, van Vugt SF, Neven AK, Graffelman AW, Melbye H, Rainer TH, Steurer J, Holm A, Gonzales R, Dinant GJ, van de Pol AC, Verheij TJM. The added value of C-reactive protein measurement in diagnosing pneumonia in primary care: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. CMAJ. 2017 Jan 16;189(2):E56-E63. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.151163. Epub 2016 Sep 19. PMID: 27647618; PMCID: PMC5235926.
  • Newnham EA, Balsari S, Lam RPK, Kashyap S, Pham P, Chan EYY, Patrick K, Leaning J. Self-efficacy and barriers to disaster evacuation in Hong Kong. Int J Public Health. 2017. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1036-8
  • Rainer TH, Leung LY, Chan C, Leung YK, Cheng NM, Lai P, Cheung YS, Graham CA. Circulating human leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1 mRNA and protein levels to detect acute appendicitis in patients with acute abdominal pain. Clin Biochem. 2017 Jun;50(9):485-490. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.02.010. Epub 2017 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 28202345.
  • Wai AK. Protection of rescuers in emergency care: where does Hong Kong stand? Hong Kong Med J. 2017 Dec;23(6):656-7. doi: 10.12809/hkmj177032. PMID: 29226838.
  • Wong KW, Chan HH, Wong CP, Chan MY, Chau JCW, Wong TW. Using color flow detection of air insufflation to improve accuracy in verifying nasogastric tube position. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Feb;35(2):333-336. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.12.046. Epub 2016 Dec 21. PMID: 28038826.