Selected Publications 2022
- Barlas R.S., Clark A.B., Loke Y.K., Kwok C.S., Angus D.C., Uranga A., España P.P., Eurich D.T., Huang D.T., Man S.Y., RainerT.H., Yealy D.M., Myint P.K., Mor M.K. and Fine M.J., Comparison of the prognostic performance of the CURB-65 and a modified version of the pneumonia severity index designed to identify high-risk patients using the International Community-Acquired Pneumonia Collaboration Cohort, Respiratory Medicine. Elsevier, 2022, 200, 106884. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106884
- Chan JSK, Satti DI, Lee YHA, Hui JMH, Lee TTL, Chou OHI, Wai AKC, Ciobanu A, Liu Y, Liu T, Roever L, Biondi-Zoccai G, Zhang Q, Cheung BMY, Zhou J, Tse G. High visit-to-visit cholesterol variability predicts heart failure and adverse cardiovascular events: a population-based cohort study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Oct 20;29(14):e323-e325. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac097 PMID: 35653641.
- Cheng W, Lam RPK (corresponding author), Chan CK. Factors associated with seizure in tramadol overdose: a 12-year retrospective study in Hong Kong, Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2022 Nov;60(11):1220-1226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2022.2124919 . Epub 2022 Oct 26
- Cheung ACK (first and corresponding author), Yan, BTH, Sung HTT. An uncommon structure detected by point-of-care ultrasound. Vis J Emerg Med 2022 Jan; 26: 101203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2021.101203
- Cheung B.M.Y., Wong I.C.K. and Wai K.C.A., Sulfonylurea Is Associated With Higher Risks of Ventricular Arrhythmia or Sudden Cardiac Death Compared With Metformin: A Population‐Based Cohort Study, Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026289
- Cheung C.K.A. (first and corresponding author) and Sung H.T.T., Just another motorcycle accident?, Emergency Medicine Journal. 2022, 39, 369-375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-210983
- Chou OHI, Zhou J, Lee TTL, Kot T, Lee S, Wai AKC, Wong WT, Zhang Q, Cheng SH, Liu T, Vassiliou VS, Cheung BMY, Tse G. Comparisons of the risk of myopericarditis between COVID-19 patients and individuals receiving COVID-19 vaccines: a population-based study. Clin Res Cardiol. 2022 Oct;111(10):1098-1103.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-022-02007-0 Epub 2022 Mar 25. PMID: 35333945; PMCID: PMC8951670.
- Deng W., Wang S., Lam P.K.(corresponding author), Rainer T.H.(co-author) and Irwin M.G., Repurposing Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes in the Emergency Department for COVID-19, Annals of Emergency Medicine. Sep 2022, 80, 282-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.05.003
- Ganotice FA, Chan CS, Chan EWY, Chan SKW, Chan L, Chan SSC, Lam AHY, Leung CYF, Leung SC (co-author), Lin X, Luk P, Ng ZLH, Shen X, Tam EYT, Wang R, Wong GHY, Tipoe GL. Autonomous motivation predicts students’ engagement and disaffection in interprofessional education: Scale adaptation and application. Nurse Education Today 2022;119:105549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026289.
- Ho J.W.K., Sit T.Y.C. and Wai K.C.A., An artificial intelligence-enabled smartphone app for real-time pressure injury assessement. Fronties in Medical Technology. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2022.905074
- Hung KKC, Lam RPK (co-author), Tsui MSH. Emergency medicine during COVID-19: Global challenges and Asian Solutions. Hong Kong J Emerg Med 2022 May. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10249079221086708
- Lau F.L. and Wai K.C.A., Sex differences in presentation, management, and outcomes in chinese patients presenting to an emergency department with chest pain, Journal of Integratvie Cardiology. 2022. doi: 10.15761/JIC.1000312
- Lee S, Huang H, Lee TTL, Chung CT, Chou OHI, Leung KSK, Wai AKC, Wong WT, Liu T, Chang C, Tse G. The Impact of Cardiac Comorbidity Sequence at Baseline and Mortality Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study. Life (Basel). 2022 Nov 22;12(12):1956. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12121956 . PMID: 36556321; PMCID: PMC9781363.
- Lee S, Zhou J, Leung KSK, Wai AKC, Jeevaratnam K, King E, Liu T, Wong WT, Chang C, Wong ICK, Cheung BMY, Tse G, Zhang Q. Comparison of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor on the Risks of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke and Mortality in Diabetic Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study in Hong Kong. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2023 Jun;37(3):561-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-022-07319-x. Epub 2022 Feb 10. PMID: 35142921; PMCID: PMC10164005.
- Lee YHA, Zhou J, Hui JMH, Liu X, Lee TTL, Hui K, Chan JSK, Wai AKC, Wong WT, Liu T, Ng K, Lee S, Dee EC, Zhang Q, Tse G. Risk of New-Onset Prostate Cancer for Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Use in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Propensity Score-Matched Study. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 Jun;20(6):674-682.e15. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.7010 . PMID: 35714677.
- Leong W., Zhang Y., Huang X., Luo Z., Wang Y., Rainer T.H., Wai K.C.A. and Huang Y., Seizure as the clinical presentation of massive pulmonary embolism: Case report and literature review, Frontiers in Medicine. 2022, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.980847
- Leung S.K. and Wai K.C.A., Metformin versus sulphonylureas for new onset atrial fibrillation and stroke in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based study, Acta Diabetologica. 2022, 59, 697-709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00592-021-01841-4
- Ng W.S.V., GAO L., Chan E.W.Y., Lee H.M.E., Hayes J.F., Osborn D.P.J., Rainer T.H., Man K.C.K. and Wong I.C.K., Association between the pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder and risk of traumatic injuries: a self-controlled case series study, Psychological Medicine. 2022, 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722002215
- Park E, Ouyang H, Wang J, Savin S, Leung SC, Rainer TH (both Leung and Rainer are co-corresponding authors). Patient Sensitivity to Emergency Department Waiting Time Announcements (March 1, 2022). Available at SSRN as preprint: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4047005 http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4047005
- Satti DI, Lee YHA, Leung KSK, Hui JMH, Kot TKM, Babar A, Mahalwar G, Wai AK, Liu T, Roever L, Tse G, Chan JSK. Efficacy of vasopressin, steroid, and epinephrine protocol for in-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2022 Sep 28;19(9):705-711. http://dx.doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.09.002 . PMID: 36284684; PMCID: PMC9548057.
- Wai K.C.A. (first author), Chan C.Y., Cheung A.W.L., Wang K., Chan C.L., Lee T.L.T., Luk Y.F., Yip T.F., Ho J.W.K., Tsui W.K.O., Cheung W.Y.K., Lee S.Y., Tong C.K., Yamamoto T., Rainer T.H. and Wong E.L.Y., Association of Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir with preventable mortality, hospital admissions and related avoidable healthcare system cost among high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 2022, 100602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100602
- Wai K.C.A. and Lee T.L.T., Hip fractures risks in edoxaban versus warfarin users: A propensity score-matched population-based cohort study with competing risk analyses, Bone. 2022, 156, 116303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2021.116303
- Wai K.C.A. and Lee T.L.T., The Impact of Cardiac Comorbidity Sequence at Baseline and Mortality Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study, Life. 2022, 12, 1956. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12121956
- Wong J.Y.H., Luk Y.F., Yip T.F., Lee T.L.T., Wai K.C.A. and Ho J.W.K., Incidence of Emergency Department Visits for Sexual Abuse Among Youth in Hong Kong Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, JAMA Network Open. 2022, 5, e2236278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36278
- Wong JY, Ko J, Nam S, Kwok T, Lam S, Cheuk J, Chan M, Lam V, Wong GTC, Ng ZLH, Wai AK. Virtual ER, a Serious Game for Interprofessional Education to Enhance Teamwork in Medical and Nursing Undergraduates: Development and Evaluation Study. JMIR Serious Games. 2022 Jul 14;10(3):e35269. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/35269 . PMID: 35834309; PMCID: PMC9335172.
- Zhou J, Lakhani I, Chou O, Leung KSK, Lee TTL, Wong MV, Li Z, Wai AKC, Chang C, Wong ICK, Zhang Q, Tse G, Cheung BMY. Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of cancer patients with COVID-19: A population-based study. Cancer Med. 2023 Jan;12(1):287-296. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4888 . Epub 2022 May 31. PMID: 35642123; PMCID: PMC9348317.
- Zhou J, Lee S, Wong WT, Waleed KB, Leung KSK, Lee TTL, Wai AKC, Liu T, Chang C, Cheung BMY, Zhang Q, Tse G. Gender-specific clinical risk scores incorporating blood pressure variability for predicting incident dementia. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 Jan 12;29(2):335-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocab173. PMID: 34643701; PMCID: PMC8757295.
- Zhou J, Lee S, Leung KSK, Wai AKC, Liu T, Liu Y, Chang D, Wong WT, Wong ICK, Cheung BMY, Zhang Q, Tse G. Incident heart failure and myocardial infarction in sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 vs. dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor users. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 Apr;9(2):1388-1399. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13830. Epub 2022 Feb 7. PMID: 35132823; PMCID: PMC8934922.
- Zhou J, Chau YA, Yoo JW, Lee S, Ng K, Dee EC, Liu T, Wai AKC, Zhang Q, Tse G. Liver Immune-related Adverse Effects of Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1) and Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Inhibitors: A Propensity Score Matched Study with Competing Risk Analyses. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2022 Jul;34(7):e316-e317.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2022.03.006. Epub 2022 Mar 20. PMID: 35321832.