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Selected Publications 2020

    • Cheung ACK, Wong KW. A peri-arrest man in emergency department: an atypical presentation of acute epiglottitis. Vis J Emerg Med 2020; 20: 100762. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2020.100762 
    • Chiu KHY, Lam RPK, Chan E, Lau SKP, Woo PCY. Emergence of Staphylococcus lugdunensis as a Cause of Urinary Tract Infection: Results of the Routine Use of MALDI-TOF MS. Microorganisms. 2020 Mar 9;8(3):381. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030381 . PMID: 32182757; PMCID: PMC7143294.
    • Foxwell DA, Pradhan S, Zouwail S, Rainer TH, Phillips AO. Epidemiology of emergency department acute kidney injury. Nephrology (Carlton). 2020 Jun;25(6):457-466. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/nep.13672 . Epub 2019 Nov 27. PMID: 31654593.
    • Lam RPK, Hung KKC, Lau EHY, Lui CT, Chan KL, Leung CS, Wong IW, Wong KW, Graham CA, Woo PCY. Clinical, laboratory, and radiological features indicative of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in emergency departments – a multicenter case-control study in Hong Kong. JACEP Open. 2020 June. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12183
    • Lam RPK, Wong KW, Wan CK. Allergic contact dermatitis and tracheobronchitis associated with repeated exposure to tear gas. The Lancet. 2020; 396(10247):e12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31560-9 .
    • Lam RPK, Wong RTM, Lau EHY, Wong KW, Cheung ACK, Chaang VK et al. Injury patterns of mass casualty incidents involving high-speed passenger ferries presenting to accident and emergency departments in Hong Kong: a retrospective review. Injury 2020; 51(2): 252-259. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2019.12.001 
    • Lam RPK, Kwok SL, Chaang VK, Chen L, Lau EHY, Chan KL. Performance of a three-level triage scale in live triage encounters in an emergency department in Hong Kong. Int J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun 10;13(1):28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-020-00288-8 . PMID: 32522272; PMCID: PMC7288528.
    • Latham J, Hicks YA, Yang X, Setchi R, Rainer T. Stable Automatic Envelope.  Estimation for Noisy Doppler Ultrasound. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2020 Jul 24;PP. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2020.3011823 . Epub ahead of print.  PMID: 32746225.
    • Leung GM, Hedley AJ, Kong J, Lam TH, Lau FL, Rainer T, Wong TW, Tong YH.  Correction to: A clinical prediction rule for diagnosing severe acute respiratory syndrome in the emergency department. Hong Kong Med J. 2020 Apr 7. doi: https://doi.org/10.12809/hkm0810sp5p8-c . Epub ahead of print. Erratum for: Ann Intern Med. 2004 Sep 7;141(5):333-42. PMID: 32255435.
    • Lewis S, Evans L, Rainer T, Hewitt J. Screening for Frailty in Older Emergency Patients and Association with Outcome. Geriatrics (Basel). 2020 Mar 19;5(1). pii:E20. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5010020 . PubMed PMID: 32204573.
    • Mao HF, Chen XH, Li YM, Zhang SY, Mo JR, Li M, Lin PY, Rainer TH, Graham CA, Jiang HL. A new risk stratification score for patients with suspected cardiac chest pain in emergency departments, based on machine learning. Chin Med J (Engl). 2020 Apr 5;133(7):879-880. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/CM9.0000000000000725 . PMID: 32097209; PMCID: PMC7147655.
    • Phillips AO, Foxwell DA, Pradhan S, Zouwail S, Rainer TH. Derivation of a prediction model for emergency department acute kidney injury. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec 13;40:64-69. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.017 . Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33348226.
    • Price D, Edwards M, Carson-Stevens A, Cooper A, Davies F, Evans B, Hibbert P, Hughes T, Rainer T, Siriwardena N, Edwards A. Challenges of recruiting emergency department patients to a qualitative study: a thematic analysis of researchers' experiences. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 Jun 11;20(1):151. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01039-2 . PMID: 32522265.
    • Seelbinder B, Chen J, Brunke S, Uribe RV, Meyer AC; de Oliveira Lino FS; Chan KF, Loos D, Imamovic L, Tsang CC, Lam RPK, Sridhar S, Kang K, Hube B, Woo PCY, Sommer BOA, Panagiotou G. Antibiotics create a shift from mutualism to competition in human gut communities with a longer-lasting impact on fungi than bacteria. Microbiome. 2020;8(1):133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00899-6 .
    • Tenny THY, Wong BCY, Hung KKC, Lam RPK, Wong DKW, Wong WT. Retrospective evaluation of resuscitation medication utilization in hospitalized adult patients with cardiac arrest. J Cardiol 2020;24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.02.004 .
    • Tupesis JP, Lin J, Nicks B, Chiu A, Arbalaez C, Wai A, Jouriles N. Leadership Matters: Needs Assessment and Framework for the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Administrative Leadership Curriculum. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Aug 30;5(3):e10515. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10515 . PMID: 34027280; PMCID: PMC8122125.
    • Wai AK, Lam VS, Ng ZL, Pang MT, Tsang VW, Lee JJ, Wong JY. Exploring the role of simulation to foster interprofessional teamwork among medical and nursing students: A mixed-method pilot investigation in Hong Kong. J Interprof Care. 2021 Nov-Dec;35(6):890-898. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1831451 . Epub 2020 Dec 8. PMID: 33290116.
    • Wong, Janet & Wai, Abraham & Zhao, Shengzhi & Yip, Faustina & Lee, Jung Jae & Wong, Carlos & Wang, Man Ping & Lam, Tai. (2020). Association of Individual Health Literacy with Preventive Behaviours and Family Well-Being during COVID-19 Pandemic: Mediating Role of Family Information Sharing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238838 .
    • Wong CKH, Wong JYH, Tang EHM, Au CH, Wai AKC. Clinical presentations, laboratory and radiological findings, and treatments for 11,028 COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 13;10(1):19765. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74988-9 . PMID: 33188232; PMCID: PMC7666204.
    • Wong CKH, Wong JYH, Tang EHM, Au CH, Lau KTK, Wai AKC. Impact of National Containment Measures on Decelerating the Increase in Daily New Cases of COVID-19 in 54 Countries and 4 Epicenters of the Pandemic: Comparative Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jul 22;22(7):e19904. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19904 . PMID: 32658858; PMCID: PMC7377680.
    • Wong KC, Ling TK, Loong F, Leung SC, Law CY, Lam CW. ‘Silver man’ – A first case report of silver associated steatohepatitis (SASH) and discussion of its pathomechanism. Presented in Pathology Update 2020 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 20-22 March 2020. In Pathology, 2020, v. 52 n. Suppl. 1, p. S101. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2020.01.346 
    • Yu SWY, Ma A, Tsang VHM, Chung LSW, Leung SC, Leung LP. Triage accuracy of online symptom checkers for Accident and Emergency Department patients. Hong Kong J Emerg Med 2020;27(4):217-22. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1024907919842486 .
    • Zhao SZ, Wong JYH, Luk TT, Wai AKC, Lam TH, Wang MP. Mental health crisis under COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;100:431-433. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.030 . Epub 2020 Sep 16. PMID: 32947051; PMCID: PMC7492140.