Search Results - "Yeung, Alwin"
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Admission triage tool for adult intensive care unit admission in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 outbreak
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-02-2022)“…Intensive care is expensive, and the numbers of intensive care unit (ICU) beds and trained specialist medical staff able to provide services in Hong Kong are…”
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults in Hong Kong: two case reports
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-04-2024)“…CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CASE REPORT Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults in Hong Kong: two case reports Abram JY Chan, MB, BS, FHKAM (Medicine)1; Judianna SY…”
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Timing for Initiation of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients With Septic Shock and Acute Kidney Injury
Published in Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis (01-06-2013)“…The optimal timing for renal replacement therapy initiation in septic acute kidney injury (AKI) remains controversial. This study investigates the impact of…”
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Association between time to surgery and hospital mortality in patients with community-acquired limb necrotizing fasciitis: an 11-year multicenter retrospective cohort analysis
Published in BMC infectious diseases (23-06-2024)“…Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but potentially life-threatening soft tissue infection. The objective of this study was to assess the association between…”
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Management of patients admitted with pneumothorax: a multi-centre study of the practice and outcomes in Hong Kong
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-12-2009)“…To examine the management practice of pneumothorax in hospitalised patients in Hong Kong, especially the choice of drainage options and their success rates, as…”
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Comparison of COVID-19 with influenza A in the ICU: a territory-wide, retrospective, propensity matched cohort on mortality and length of stay
Published in BMJ open (10-07-2023)“…ObjectivesDirect comparisons between COVID-19 and influenza A in the critical care setting are limited. The objective of this study was to compare their…”
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Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to adult intensive care units in Hong Kong: a population retrospective cohort study from 2008 to 2018
Published in Journal of intensive care (06-01-2021)“…Globally, mortality rates of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) have decreased over the last two decades. However, evaluations of the temporal…”
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Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (30-05-2020)“…Effective antiviral therapy is important for tackling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We assessed the efficacy and safety of combined…”
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Population sepsis incidence, mortality, and trends in Hong Kong between 2009–2018 using clinical and administrative data
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (19-08-2023)“…BACKGROUNDSepsis surveillance using electronic health record (EHR)-based data may provide more accurate epidemiologic estimates than administrative data, but…”
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Secondary organising pneumonia complicating acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by severe influenza A: a case report
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-04-2020)“…Case report A 69-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and benign prostatic hypertrophy was admitted to our medical unit with a 1-week history of…”
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Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-02-2015)“…Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the commonest, yet mostly preventable, infection in mechanically ventilated patients. Successful control of…”
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