Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong

SY Man, N Lee, M Ip, GE Antonio, SSL Chau, P Mak… - Thorax, 2007 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading infectious cause of death
throughout the world, including Hong Kong. Aim: To compare the ability of three validated …

Adult epiglottitis: 6 years experience in a university teaching hospital in Hong Kong

CSK Cheung, SY Man, CA Graham… - European Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Adult epiglottitis is a relatively rare but potentially lethal disease. It seems to be increasing in
incidence in other countries. The objective of this study was to examine the common …

The International Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Collaboration Cohort (ICCC) study: rationale, design and description of study cohorts and patients

PK Myint, CS Kwok, SR Majumdar, DT Eurich… - BMJ open, 2012 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To improve the understanding of the determinants of prognosis and accurate risk
stratification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Design Multicentre collaboration of …

Evaluation of the performance of a modified Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) scoring system for critically ill patients in emergency …

SY Man, KM Chan, FY Wong, KY Wong, CL Yim… - Resuscitation, 2007 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Numerous prognostic predictive models have been developed for critically
ill patients, many of which are primarily designed for use in intensive care units. The …

Disease severity prediction for nursing home-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department

SY Man, CA Graham, SSW Chan, PSK Mak… - Emergency Medicine …, 2011 - emj.bmj.com
Background Prediction rules exist for the assessment of community-acquired pneumonia but
their use in nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) remains undefined. The objectives …

Feasibility study comparing Oral paracetamol and oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for treating pain after musculoskeletal injury: a randomised, double blind …

SY Man, WK Woo, PKW Lam… - Hong Kong Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of oral paracetamol compared with oral non‐
steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or combination therapy in relieving pain after …

6.4 Influenza and emerging respiratory infections

SY Man, TH Rainer - Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine E …, 2014 - books.google.com
1 Influenza causes up to 500000 deaths per year. 2 Influenza is difficult to differentiate
clinically from the common cold. 3 Avian influenza is a potential pandemic threat with a …