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List of works by Timothy H Rainer

A comparison of functional outcome in patients sustaining major trauma: a multicentre, prospective, international study

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A significant step forward for gout

scientific article published in May 2008

Aberrant concentrations of liver-derived plasma albumin mRNA in liver pathologies.

scientific article published on 15 October 2009

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

scientific article published on August 2009

Alcohol misuse is rare among Hong Kong medical students

scientific article published on 22 March 2011

An evaluation of paramedic activities in prehospital trauma care

scientific article published on 01 November 1997

Assessing the neurological outcome of traumatic acute subdural hematoma patients with and without primary decompressive craniectomies.

scientific article published in January 2010

Assessment of hyperacute stroke like symptoms by diffusion-weighted images.

scientific article published in January 2005

Associations of apolipoprotein E exon 4 and lipoprotein lipase S447X polymorphisms with acute ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Beer as a burns resuscitation fluid

scientific article published in April 2010

Can the full range of paramedic skills improve survival from out of hospital cardiac arrests?

scientific article published on September 1, 1997

Capsule endoscopy in acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 19 December 2012

Circulating nucleic acids and critical illness.

scientific article published on September 2006

Comparison of oral prednisolone/paracetamol and oral indomethacin/paracetamol combination therapy in the treatment of acute goutlike arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

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Derivation of a prognostic score for identifying critically ill patients in an emergency department resuscitation room

scientific article published on 15 July 2009

Diagnostic utility of CRP to neopterin ratio in patients with acute respiratory tract infections

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Differences in the compliance with hospital infection control practices during the 2009 influenza H1N1 pandemic in three countries.

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Early risk stratification of patients with major trauma requiring massive blood transfusion

scientific article published in April 2011

Epidemiology of injuries due to tropical cyclones in Hong Kong: a retrospective observational study.

scientific article published on 16 November 2011

Evaluating acute medical admissions through emergency departments in Hong Kong: can one adjust for case-mix variation?

scientific article published on 2 March 2012

Features discriminating SARS from other severe viral respiratory tract infections.

scientific article published on February 2007

First-Line Treatment for Hypertension

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Five year analysis of Jockey Club horse-related injuries presenting to a trauma centre in Hong Kong

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Functional outcome after head injury: Comparison of 12–45 year old male and female hormonally active patients

scientific article published on September 15, 2010

How much do Hong Kong emergency physicians know about common legal situations?

scientific article published on 8 October 2009

Impact on trauma patient management of installing a computed tomography scanner in the emergency department

scientific article published on 24 April 2009

InfectCheck CRP barcode-style lateral flow assay for semi-quantitative detection of C-reactive protein in distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections

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International perspectives on emergency department crowding

scientific article published on December 2011

Knowledge of radiation exposure in common radiological investigations: a comparison between radiologists and non-radiologists

scientific article published on 25 August 2011

Leukocyte L-selectin is up-regulated after mechanical trauma in adults

scientific article published in July 1998

Long-term cognitive dysfunction in patients with traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: prevalence and risk factors

scientific article published on 15 October 2011

Matrix metalloproteinase 9 mRNA: an early prognostic marker for patients with acute stroke

scientific article published on 19 December 2011

Multiple atherosclerosis-related biomarkers associated with short- and long-term mortality after stroke

scientific article published on 19 June 2012

Neurological outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury and its relationship with computed tomography patterns of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

scientific article published on 18 February 2011

Noninvasive Doppler ultrasound cardiac output monitor for the differential diagnosis of shock

Noninvasive transcutaneous Doppler ultrasound-derived hemodynamic reference ranges in Chinese adolescents

scientific article published in June 2013

Nurse-initiated defibrillation: are nurses confident enough?

article by C K Tai et al published 23 December 2010 in Emergency Medicine Journal

Occult pneumothoraces in Chinese patients with significant blunt chest trauma: radiological classification and proposed clinical significance

scientific article published on 7 May 2012

Occult pneumothorax in Chinese patients with significant blunt chest trauma: incidence and management

scientific article published on 25 January 2010

Open-access colonoscopy: outcomes of referrals from the emergency department.

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Oral prednisolone is more cost-effective than oral indomethacin for treating patients with acute gout-like arthritis

scientific article published in October 2009

Organized Stroke Care Must Include the Emergency Department

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Outcome of traumatic extradural haematoma in Hong Kong

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Paediatric weight estimation

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Pathophysiological roles and clinical importance of biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome.

scientific article published on January 2013

Pediatric weight estimation

scientific article published in July 2013

Predicting massive blood transfusion using clinical scores post-trauma.

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Prevalence of survivor bias in observational studies on fresh frozen plasma:erythrocyte ratios in trauma requiring massive transfusion.

scientific article published on March 2012

Primary Trauma Diversion: Initial Experience in Hong Kong

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Primary emergency surgical airway for trismus caused by electrical burn

scientific article published on 29 September 2006

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

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Reduced time on the spinal board-effects of guidelines and education for emergency department staff

scientific article published on 24 October 2005

Role of 'atypical pathogens' among adult hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

scientific article published on 05 October 2009

Science, sceptics, sepsis, and simplicity*

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Screening for Frailty in Older Emergency Patients and Association with Outcome

scientific article published on 19 March 2020

Seasonal influenza vaccination predicts pandemic H1N1 vaccination uptake among healthcare workers in three countries.

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, and management.

scientific article published on May 2004

Severe acute respiratory syndrome: radiographic appearances and pattern of progression in 138 patients

scientific article published on 20 May 2003

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

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The Value of Chest Ultrasonography in Diagnosing Pneumothorax in Patients With Trauma

The first 5 years since trauma center designation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.

scientific article published on May 2011

The normal ranges of cardiovascular parameters in children measured using the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor

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Time course of early and late changes in plasma DNA in trauma patients.

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Topographic patterns of small subcortical infarcts associated with MCA stenosis: a diffusion-weighted MRI study

scientific article published in July 2006

Trauma care systems: a comparison of trauma care in Victoria, Australia, and Hong Kong, China.

scientific article published in February 2008

Use of a bone marrow transplantation model system to demonstrate the hematopoietic origin of plasma S100B mRNA.

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Use of plasma DNA to predict mortality and need for intensive care in patients with abdominal pain

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Value of serum procalcitonin, neopterin, and C-reactive protein in differentiating bacterial from viral etiologies in patients presenting with lower respiratory tract infections

scientific article published on 26 July 2007

Viral loads and duration of viral shedding in adult patients hospitalized with influenza.

scientific article published in August 2009

What is the relationship between the Glasgow coma scale and airway protective reflexes in the Chinese population?

scientific article published on 23 July 2011