Selected Publications 2018

  • Chia KL, Lam PRK, Lam CK, Tsui SH. Acupuncture in emergency department: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Acupunct Med. 2018;36:183-92.
  • Mistry DA, Rainer TH. Concussion assessment in the emergency department: a preliminary study for a quality improvement project. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2018 Dec 27;4(1):e000445. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000445. eCollection 2018.PubMed PMID: 30687512; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6326330.
  • Holmes J, Rainer TH, Geen J, Williams JD, Phillips AO; Welsh AKI Steering Group. Adding a new dimension to the weekend effect: an analysis of a national data set of electronic AKI alerts. QJM. 2018 Apr 1;111(4):249-255. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy012. PubMed PMID: 29361145.
  • Hung KKC, Graham CA, Chan LK, Poon WK, Rainer TH, Cocks RA. Performance of automated external defibrillators under conditions of in-flight turbulence. Resuscitation. 2018 Jun 5;130:41-43. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.06.004.[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29883678.
  • Hung KKC, Graham CA, Lo RSL, Leung YK, Leung LY, Man SY, Woo WK, Cattermole GN, Rainer TH. Oral paracetamol and/or ibuprofen for treating pain after soft tissue injuries: Single centre double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial. PLoS One. 2018 Feb 6;13(2):e0192043. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192043. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29408866.
  • Jiang H, Li Y, Mo J, Chen X, Li M, Lin P, Hung KKC, Rainer TH, Graham CA. Comparison of outcomes in emergency department patients with suspected cardiac chest pain: two-centre prospective observational study in Southern China. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2018 May 16;18(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s12872-018-0814-4. PubMed PMID: 29769019; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5956813.
  • Li YL, Mo JR, Cheng NM, Chan SSW, Lin PY, Chen XH, Graham CA, Rainer TH. Gestalt for shock and mortality in the emergency department: A prospective study. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;(36):988-992. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.11.007. Epub 2017 Nov 3. PubMed PMID: 29117900.
  • Moore C, Bulger J, Morgan M, Driscoll T, Porter A, Islam S, Smyth M, Perkins G, Sewell B, Rainer T, Nanayakkara P, Okolie C, Allen S, Fegan G, Davies J, Foster T, Francis N, Smith FG, Ellis G, Shanahan T, Howe R, Snooks H. Prehospital recognition and antibiotics for 999 patients with sepsis: protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018 Mar 12;4:64. doi: 10.1186/s40814-018-0258-8. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29564147; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5848520.
  • Rainer TH, Graham CA, Yeung HH, Poon WS, Ho HF, Kam CW, Cameron P. Assessment of long-term functional outcome in patients who sustained moderate or major trauma: a 4-year prospective cohort study. Hong Kong Med J. 2018 Feb;24 Suppl 2(1):30-33. PubMed PMID: 29938655.
  • Rainer TH, Ahuja AT, Graham CA, Yan BP, Wong JK, Chan CP. Improving early risk stratification in patients presenting to emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Hong Kong Med J. 2018 Feb;24 Suppl 2(1):24-29. PubMed PMID: 29938654.