Publications by authors named "Ka Ying Li"
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- The conventional transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (TV-ICD) is the standard for preventing sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with poor heart function, but it has risks like lead complications.
- A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is a safer alternative without transvenous leads, yet both devices show similar safety and effectiveness based on recent studies.
- The review highlights factors affecting the choice between TV-ICD and S-ICD and discusses future innovations like combining S-ICD with leadless pacemakers to enhance patient care.
In the past, nursing education in Hong Kong has focused on acute illness care, and institutions providing nursing education have been slow to modify the illness-focused curriculum to a health-based curriculum. The nursing curriculum at the University of Hong Kong is unique in that it focuses on primary health care, and these concepts are introduced in both theory and practice in the first year of the baccalaureate program. In the second semester of the first year, students are required to develop and implement a primary health care project in a community setting.
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