Publications by authors named "M M Kwok"
Promoting hand hygiene in a chemotherapy day center: the role of a robot.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
December 2024
Background: Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in healthcare settings. Innovative strategies are required to enhance hand hygiene practices among patients and healthcare workers (HCWs).
Methods: This study was conducted at the Chemotherapy Day Center of Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
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- Lawn mower-related injuries lead to a significant number of upper extremity amputations, with an estimated 17,509 incidents occurring in the U.S. from 2014 to 2023.
- The study found that the majority of these injuries affected men aged 50-59, with most amputations involving fingers, particularly the middle digit.
- Despite improvements in safety measures and awareness, the frequency of these injuries has remained stable over the past decade.
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- - The study examines the link between staff workload, measured by the NASA Task Load Index (TLX), and overcrowding levels in a pediatric emergency department, using the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS).
- - Staff questionnaires collected from June 2018 to January 2019 revealed a weak overall correlation (R² 0.096) between perceived workload and NEDOCS, although certain groups showed stronger correlations.
- - The findings suggest that while NEDOCS does not strongly correlate with individual workload perceptions, it may better reflect perceived workload during crowded periods or when assessing severe overcrowding in a binary manner.
The extensive use of sunscreen products has led to an increase in the amount of UV filters being detected in marine ecosystems. While the hazards associated with organic UV filters are relatively well-studied, the effects of inorganic UV filters like nano‑titanium dioxide (nano-TiO) on corals remain unclear. This study investigated the effects of nano-TiO UV filters on the fertilization success, embryonic development, and larval survival of the branching coral species Acropora tumida.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Patients are increasingly relying on the internet for information about their medical diagnoses, but there is little regulation on the content of these websites. The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of the informational content available on the internet regarding DeQuervain's tenosynovitis. Methods The search phrasing "'DeQuervain' OR 'DeQuervain's' OR 'Radial styloid tenosynovitis' OR 'DeQuervain's synovitis' OR 'Wrist tendonitis'" was entered into the five most commonly used search engines, and the first 50 universal resource locators (URLs) were recorded, including sponsored sites.
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