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| Wendy F BowerSummaryAffiliation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Country: China Publications
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Development of a validated quality of life tool specific to children with bladder dysfunctionW F Bower
Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Neurourol Urodyn 25:221-7. 2006..The aim of this research was to create a cross-cultural tool to assess and measure the wider psychosocial impact of current and new interventions for bladder dysfunction in children...- Self-reported effect of childhood incontinence on quality of lifeWendy F Bower
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT Hong Kong
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 35:617-21. 2008.... - Acupuncture for nocturnal enuresis in children: a systematic review and exploration of rationaleWendy F Bower
Department of Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Neurourol Urodyn 24:267-72. 2005..This review identified reports of acupuncture for childhood nocturnal enuresis, with the aim of ascertaining whether acupuncture is efficacious and or better than standard therapy for treating enuresis... - Mode of treatment affects quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors: Implications for holistic careWendy Fiona Bower
Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
Acta Otolaryngol 130:1185-92. 2010..As adverse effects of live-saving treatment are unavoidable surgeons have a duty to address physical changes and quality of life issues that matter to head and neck (H&N) cancer patients. We propose a tailored holistic care package... - Assessment of non-neurogenic incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in adolescents and young adultsW F Bower
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Neurourol Urodyn 29:702-7. 2010..Assessment fundamentals, diagnostic classification, and rationale behind the process of care are discussed... - Peri-operative hyperglycemia: a consideration for general surgery?Wendy F Bower
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Am J Surg 199:240-8. 2010..Intraoperative hyperglycemia in cardiac and neurosurgical patients is significantly associated with morbidity. Little is known about the perioperative glycemic profile or its impact in other surgical populations or in nondiabetic patients... - Overt diabetes mellitus adversely affects surgical outcomes of noncardiovascular patientsWendy F Bower
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Surgery 147:670-5. 2010..The aim of this study was to test the magnitude of association between overt diabetes mellitus and postoperative complications across a spectrum of noncardiac surgical patients... - An audit of risk factors for wound infection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacementWendy F Bower
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Med J 14:371-8. 2008..To investigate the epidemiology of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery patients operated on in 2006... - Quality of life in head and neck cancer patients after surgical resection: translation into Cantonese and validation of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35W F Bower
Department of Surgery, 4th Floor Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
Acta Otolaryngol 129:779-85. 2009..High convergent and discriminant validity between subscales was achieved after the translation of EORTC QLQ-H&N35 into Cantonese. Most subscales were assessing distinct components of quality of life (QoL)... - Half-day urotherapy improves voiding parameters in children with dysfunctional emptyingWendy F Bower
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR China
Eur Urol 49:570-4. 2006..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether half-day voiding re-education in pairs improved immediate and mid-term voiding parameters... - Dysfunctional elimination symptoms in childhood and adulthoodW F Bower
Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
J Urol 174:1623-7; discussion 1627-8. 2005..The dysfunctional elimination syndrome (DES) is rare in adulthood. We evaluate the natural history of DES to identify aspects of the disorder that may be carried into adulthood... - Peri-operative blood transfusion increases length of hospital stay and number of postoperative complications in non-cardiac surgical patientsW F Bower
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Med J 16:116-20. 2010..To test the hypothesis that blood transfusion alone was a significant risk factor for in-hospital morbidity in non-cardiac patients... - Endoscopic assessment of the nasopharynx: an objective score of abnormality to predict the likelihood of malignancyAlexander C Vlantis
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 119:77-81. 2010..We developed an objective endoscopic score of abnormality of the nasopharynx to predict the likelihood of malignancy...