By Dr Benjamin Chi Hin Kwan

Book Chapters

Kwan BC; Light RW, 2016, 'Effusions Associated with Gynecologic and Obstetric Conditions', in Light RW; Lee G (ed.), Textbook of Pleural Diseases, Third Edition, CRC Press, pp. 427 - 439

Journal articles

Lau EPM; Ing M; Vekaria S; Tan AL; Charlesworth C; Fysh E; Shrestha R; Yap ELC; Smith NA; Kwan BCH; Saghaie T; Roy B; Goddard J; Muruganandan S; Badiei A; Nguyen P; Hamid MFA; George V; Fitzgerald D; Maskell N; Feller-Kopman D; Murray K; Chakera A; Lee YCG, 2024, 'Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)-4 trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised trial of topical antibiotics prophylaxis for infections of indwelling pleural catheters', Trials, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08065-1

Li A; Teoh A; Troy L; Glaspole I; Wilsher ML; de Boer S; Wrobel J; Moodley YP; Thien F; Gallagher H; Galbraith M; Chambers DC; Mackintosh J; Goh N; Khor YH; Edwards A; Royals K; Grainge C; Kwan B; Keir GJ; Ong C; Reynolds PN; Veitch E; Chai GT; Ng Z; Tan GP; Jackson D; Corte T; Jo H, 2024, 'Implications of the 2022 lung function update and GLI global reference equations among patients with interstitial lung disease', Thorax, 79, pp. 1024 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2024-221813

Auyeung T; Jiang O; Taylor M; Chang V; Kwan B, 2024, 'A pilot study on the effectiveness of a language-specific (Chinese) pulmonary rehabilitation programme for individuals with chronic pulmonary disease: a 2-year prospective cohort study in Sydney, Australia', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 274 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16167

Aishah A; Tong BKY; Osman AM; Pitcher G; Donegan M; Kwan BCH; Brown E; Altree TJ; Adams R; Mukherjee S; Eckert DJ, 2023, 'Stepwise Add-On and Endotype-informed Targeted Combination Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea A Proof-of-Concept Study', Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 20, pp. 1316 - 1325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202210-892OC

Fitzgerald DB; Sidhu C; Budgeon C; Tan AL; Read CA; Kwan BCH; Smith NA; Fysh ET; Muruganandan S; Saghaie T; Shrestha R; Badiei A; Nguyen P; Burke A; Goddard J; Windsor M; McDonald J; Wright G; Czarnecka K; Sivakumar P; Yasufuku K; Feller-Kopman DJ; Maskell NA; Murray K; Lee YCG, 2022, 'Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)-3 trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised study comparing indwelling pleural catheter (±talc pleurodesis) versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for management of malignant pleural effusion', Trials, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06405-7

Osman A; Naik G; Tong B; Chiang A; Pinczel A; Rawson G; Donegan M; Pitcher G; Kwan B; Mukherjee S; Teare A; Eckert D, 2022, 'O026 Effect of oral appliance therapy on OSA endotypes', SLEEP Advances, 3, pp. A11 - A11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.025

Tong B; Chiang A; Naik G; Osman A; Bull C; Donegan M; Pinczel A; Rawson G; Pitcher G; Brown E; Kwan B; Mukherjee S; Adams R; Eckert D, 2022, 'P124 Differences in OSA pathophysiological traits between mandibular advancement therapy responders versus non-responses and the influence of obesity', SLEEP Advances, 3, pp. A69 - A70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.192

Harris P; Harris-Roxas B; Prior J; Morrison N; McIntyre E; Frawley J; Adams J; Bevan W; Haigh F; Freeman E; Hua M; Pry J; Mazumdar S; Cave B; Viliani F; Kwan B, 2022, 'Respiratory pandemics, urban planning and design: A multidisciplinary rapid review of the literature', Cities, 127, pp. 103767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103767

Aishah A; Tong B; Osman A; Donegan M; Pitcher G; Kwan B; Brown L; Altree T; Adam R; Mukherjee S; Eckert D, 2021, 'P002 Targeted non-CPAP combination therapy resolves obstructive sleep apnoea', SLEEP Advances, 2, pp. A22 - A22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.051

Tong B; Osman A; Bull C; Chiang A; Donegan M; Pinczel A; Rawson G; Pitcher G; Brown E; Kwan B; Mukherjee S; Adams R; Eckert D, 2021, 'P149 The role of OSA pathophysiological traits on mandibular advancement treatment response and efficacy of a novel mandibular advancement device', SLEEP Advances, 2, pp. A70 - A70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.190

McRobbie H; Kwan B, 2021, 'Tobacco use disorder and the lungs', Addiction, 116, pp. 2559 - 2571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15309

Courtney RJ; McRobbie H; Tutka P; Weaver NA; Petrie D; Mendelsohn CP; Shakeshaft A; Talukder S; Macdonald C; Thomas D; Kwan BCH; Walker N; Gartner C; Mattick RP; Paul C; Ferguson SG; Zwar NA; Richmond RL; Doran CM; Boland VC; Hall W; West R; Farrell M, 2021, 'Effect of Cytisine vs Varenicline on Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 326, pp. 56 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.7621

Tong B; Bull C; Chiang A; Donegan M; Brown E; Kwan B; Eckert D, 2021, '437 Efficacy of a novel oral appliance and the influence of OSA pathophysiological traits on treatment response', Sleep, 44, pp. A173 - A173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab072.436

Louie T; Kwan B; Susanto C; Ng A, 2021, 'Respiratory failure, clinical course and community management of COVID-19 patients in a large Australian cohort', Internal Medicine Journal, 51, pp. 334 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15206

Tong A; Sorrell TC; Black AJ; Caillaud C; Chrzanowski W; Li E; Martinez-Martin D; McEwan A; Wang R; Motion A; Bedoya AC; Huang J; Azizi L; Eggleton BJ; Al-Horani S; Andersen T; Aggett R; Baillie A; Barratt A; Boehm C; Britton P; Brown A; Burger M; Chadban S; Chan E; Chandrashekar NS; Chow C; Clerc G; Douglas C; Fleming S; Fox G; Gilroy N; Gordon L; Haskins N; Ho-Baillie A; Howell M; Hickie I; Hunt N; Hutchings O; Iredell J; Jennings G; Jin C; Kairaitis K; Kavehei O; Kennedy P; Kilham P; Kritharides L; Kwan B; Leon-Saval S; Lindley R; Lynch D; Maguire S; McCluskey A; McKay N; Mifsud G; Morgans J; Palomba S; Pettigrew A; Postnova S; Prinable J; Quinlan C; Rabeau J; Rees M; Richmond K; Rothstein D; Savoie R; Scholes-Robertson N; Seppelt I; Shaw T; Sintchenko V; Snelling T; Teixeira-Pinto A; Tovey E; Tuniz A; Varamini P; Varshney K; Wang AP; Wang K; Wise S; Witherden A; Wright B; Yeung W; Zoellner H, 2021, 'Research priorities for COVID-19 sensor technology', Nature Biotechnology, 39, pp. 144 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-00816-8

Moore I; Wrobel J; Rhodes J; Lin Q; Webster S; Jo H; Troy L; Grainge C; Glaspole I; Corte TJ; Thien F; Kwan B; Jee A; Erskine O; Teoh A; De Boer S; Wilsher M; Gallagher H, 2020, 'Australasian interstitial lung disease registry (AILDR): Objectives, design and rationale of a bi-national prospective database', BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01297-2

Denholm JT; Davis J; Paterson D; Roberts J; Morpeth S; Snelling T; Zentner D; Rees M; O'Sullivan M; Price D; Bowen A; Tong SYC; Anderson S; McQuilton Z; Venkatesh B; Hammond N; Jha V; Burston VJ; McMahon J; Charles P; Commons R; O'Brien D; Mahoney A; Sheffield D; Lim LL; Gardiner B; Schulz T; Torresi J; Chean R; Sasadeusz J; Rogers B; Aboltins C; Singh K; Yong M; Lister D; Visvanathan K; Molton J; Tai A; Chalmers R; Martinello M; Wilson P; Gray T; Coghill S; Foo H; Sud A; Williams J; Lwin N; Post J; Van Haal S; Sullivan R; Matthews G; Kwan BCH; Slack A; Shum O; Cochrane B; Dotel R; Gilbey T; Mina M; Su Y; Trethewy C; Hudson B; Chatterji A; Mostert C; New D; Raby E; Hui S; Robinson O; Hart J; Tan SJ; Arellano A; Chambers J; Davis J; Rafiei N; Smith S; Sehu M; Da Silva J; Griffin P; Henderson A; Chaw K; Choong K; Burke A; Heather C; Senanayake S; Boyd M; Rowe E; Anagnostou M; Trad A; Ratcliff A; Dummer J; Bhally H; Giola M; Grimwade K; Chang CLL; Verrall A; Hogg S; Restropo D; Maze M; Ritchie S; Gedye C; Chang J, 2020, 'The Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) to assess clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) treated with lopinavir/ritonavir and/or hydroxychloroquine compared to standard of care: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04576-9

Brown SGA; Ball EL; Perrin K; Asha SE; Braithwaite I; Egerton-Warburton D; Jones PG; Keijzers G; Kinnear FB; Kwan BCH; Lam KV; Lee YCG; Nowitz M; Read CA; Simpson G; Smith JA; Summers QA; Weatherall M; Beasley R, 2020, 'Conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax', New England Journal of Medicine, 382, pp. 405 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1910775

Kwan BCH; Jugé L; Gandevia SC; Bilston LE, 2019, 'Sagittal Measurement of Tongue Movement During Respiration: Comparison Between Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging', Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45, pp. 921 - 934, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.12.003

Kwan B; Champion B; Boyages S; Munns CF; Clifton-Bligh R; Luxford C; Crawford B, 2018, 'A novel CASR mutation (p.Glu757Lys) causing autosomal dominant hypocalcaemia type 1', ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES AND METABOLISM CASE REPORTS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-18-0107

Kwan B, 2018, 'Aggressive versus symptom-guided drainage of malignant pleural effusion via indwelling pleural catheters (AMPLE-2): an open-label randomised trial', The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 6, pp. 671 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30288-1

Kwan BCH; McBain RA; Luu BL; Butler JE; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2018, 'Influence of respiratory mechanics and drive on genioglossus movement under ultrasound imaging', PLoS ONE, 13, pp. e0195884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195884

Thomas R; Fysh ETH; Smith NA; Lee P; Kwan BCH; Yap E; Horwood FC; Piccolo F; Lam DCL; Garske LA; Shrestha R; Kosky C; Read CA; Murray K; Lee YCG, 2017, 'Effect of an indwelling pleural catheter vs talc pleurodesis on hospitalization days in patients with malignant pleural effusion: The AMPLE randomized clinical trial', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 318, pp. 1903 - 1912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.17426

Azzopardi M; Thomas R; Muruganandan S; Lam DCL; Garske LA; Kwan BCH; Rashid Ali MRS; Nguyen PT; Yap E; Horwood FC; Ritchie AJ; Bint M; Tobin CL; Shrestha R; Piccolo F; De Chaneet CC; Creaney J; Newton RU; Hendrie D; Murray K; Read CA; Feller-Kopman D; Maskell NA; Gary Lee YC, 2016, 'Protocol of the Australasian Malignant Pleural Effusion-2 (AMPLE-2) trial: A multicentre randomised study of aggressive versus symptom-guided drainage via indwelling pleural catheters', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e011480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011480

Brown SGA; Ball EL; Perrin K; Read CA; Asha SE; Beasley R; Egerton-Warburton D; Jones PG; Keijzers G; Kinnear FB; Kwan BCH; Lee YCG; Smith JA; Summers QA; Simpson G, 2016, 'Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of invasive versus conservative management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e011826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2016-011826

Aslam S; Man J; Behary J; Riskallah J; Ansary S; CH Kwan B, 2016, 'Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness of a Respiratory Coordinated Care Program in Patients with Severe or Very Severe COPD', Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 06, pp. 52 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojrd.2016.63008

Kwan BC; Butler JE; Hudson AL; McKenzie DK; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2015, 'Corrigendum', Journal of Applied Physiology, 118, pp. 1330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.zdg-1448.corr.2015

Kwan B, 2015, 'Protocol of the Australasian Malignant Pleural Effusion (AMPLE) trial: a multicentre randomised study comparing indwelling pleural catheter versus talc pleurodesis, Correction', BMJ Open, 5, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006757corr1

Wang LW; Kwan BCH; Glanville AR, 2015, 'Regional differences in ventilation-perfusion ratio may help explain the differential diagnosis in interstitial lung disease', Internal Medicine Journal, 45, pp. 365 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12694

Kwan BCH; Butler JE; Hudson AL; McKenzie DK; Bilston LE; Gandevia SC, 2014, 'A novel ultrasound technique to measure genioglossus movement in vivo', Journal of Applied Physiology, 117, pp. 556 - 562, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01257.2013

Fysh ETH; Thomas R; Read CA; Lam BCH; Yap E; Horwood FC; Lee P; Piccolo F; Shrestha R; Garske LA; Lam DCL; Rosenstengel A; Bint M; Murray K; Smith NA; Lee YCG, 2014, 'Protocol of the Australasian Malignant Pleural Effusion (AMPLE) trial: a multicentre randomised study comparing indwelling pleural catheter versus talc pleurodesis', BMJ OPEN, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006757

Kwan BC; Goh C, 2013, 'Managing Cough in Adults: Is there a Serious Underlying Cause?', Modern Medicine South Africa, http://www.modernmedia.co.za/modernmedicine/?p=391

Kwan BCH; Yu Y; Goldberg H, 2010, 'A case of tuberculosis in a pregnant woman and review of current literature.', Obstet Med, 3, pp. 161 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/om.2010.100008

Yu S; Kwan B; Thomas PS, 2010, 'Nebuliser solution bottle cap presenting as a foreign body in the subglottic airway', Eur Respir Rev, 19, pp. 257 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09059180.00003210

Kwan BCH; Samaraweera U; Goldberg H, 2009, 'Intestinal tuberculosis and schistosomiasis presenting like Crohn's disease', Internal Medicine Journal, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02099.x

Kwan B; Samawareema U; Goldberg H, 2009, 'A case of intestinal tuberculosis and schistosomiasis presenting like Crohn’s disease', Internal Medicine Journal, Online

, 2009, 'Abstracts for the 6th Congress of Asian Sleep Research Society', Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 7, pp. A1 - A49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-8425.2009.00426.x

Desai A; Kwan B, 2009, 'Excessive sleepiness of non-sleep-apnoea origin', Australian Doctor, 15 May 2009

Conference Papers

Osman A; Naik G; Tong BKY; Chiang A; Mukherjee S; Pitcher G; Donegan M; Kwan B; Eckert DJ, 2024, 'Oral Appliance Therapy Alters Key OSA Endotypes to a Similar Extent in Responders and Non-responders to Therapy and Independent of Body Mass Index', in A110. NEW FRONTIERS IN SLEEP APNEA DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPIES, American Thoracic Society, pp. A2968 - A2968, presented at American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference, May 17-22, 2024 - San Diego, CA, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a2968

Eckert DJ; Tong BKY; Aishah A; Naik G; Chiang A; Pitcher G; Donegan M; Kwan B; Brown E; Altree TJ; Adams R; Mukherjee S; Osman A, 2024, 'Stepwise and Targeted Therapy to Treat Sleep Apnea: A Novel, Physiology-informed, Personalised Approach Using Oral Appliance Therapy Plus Combination Therapy in Incomplete Responders', in A19. THE FRONTLINE SLEEP APNEA: INNOVATIONS IN OSA, American Thoracic Society, pp. A1059 - A1059, presented at American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference, May 17-22, 2024 - San Diego, CA, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a1059

Moore I; Wrobel J; Jackson D; Mackintosh J; Glaspole I; Grainge C; Wilsher ML; Thien F; Chambers D; Goh N; Edwards A; Gallagher H; Kwan B; Veitch E; Keir G; Corte TJ; on behalf of the AILDR Steering Committee , 2022, 'Australia and New Zealand Interstitial Lung Disease Registry (ANZ ILD) 2021 Update - Progress During the Pandemic', in C36. HOT TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, American Thoracic Society, pp. A3994 - A3994, presented at American Thoracic Society 2022 International Conference, May 13-18, 2022 - San Francisco, CA, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a3994

Moore I; Wrobel J; Lin Q; Webster S; Jo H; Troy LK; Grainge C; Glaspole I; Thien F; Kwan B; Jee AS; Erskine O; Teoh AK; De Boer S; Wilsher ML; Gallagher H; Corte TJ, 2020, 'Real World Interstitial Lung Disease Experience - Data from the Australasian Interstitial Lung Disease Registry (AILDR)', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AMER THORACIC SOC, ELECTR NETWORK, presented at Virtual International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, ELECTR NETWORK, 05 August 2020 - 10 August 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000556393503555&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lee YG; Fysh ETH; Thomas R; Smith NA; Lee P; Kwan BCH; Yap E; Horwood FC; Piccolo F; Lam DCL; Garske LA; Shrestha R; Kosky C; Read CA; Murray K, 2016, 'Australasian Malignant Pleural Effusion (ample) Trial: A Multicentre Randomised Study Comparing Indwelling Pleural Catheter Versus Talc Pleurodesis', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AMER THORACIC SOC, CA, San Francisco, presented at International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), CA, San Francisco, 13 May 2016 - 18 May 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000390749607745&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gandevia SC; Kwan BC; Butler JE; Hudson AL; Bilston LE, 2011, 'Ultrasound Imaging Of Genioglossus Muscle Movement During Quiet Breathing', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AMER THORACIC SOC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208770306290&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Aishah A; Tong B; Osman A; Donegan M; Pitcher G; Kwan B; Brown L; Altree T; Adams R; Mukherjee S; Eckert D, 2022, 'TARGETED COMBINATION THERAPY BASED ON ENDOTYPES RESOLVES OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA', in SLEEP MEDICINE, ELSEVIER, Vol. 100, pp. S279 - S279, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000832018700736&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Aishah A; Tong BK; Osman AM; Donegan M; Pitcher G; Kwan B; Brown L; Altree T; Adams R; Mukherjee S; Eckert DJ, 2022, 'Endotype Targeted, Combination Therapy Resolves Obstructive Sleep Apnea', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AMER THORACIC SOC, CA, San Francisco, Vol. 205, presented at International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, CA, San Francisco, 13 May 2022 - 18 May 2022, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000792480402145&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Jiang O; Chang V; Kwan B, 2021, 'DISCHARGE CHECKLISTS AND THEIR ROLE IN COPD PATIENT MANAGEMENT', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 26, pp. 146 - 146, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000644657800273&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kwan B; Jugé L; Bilston L; Gandevia S, 2017, 'Sagittal measurement of genioglossus movement during respiration: comparison between ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging', in Sleep Medicine, Elsevier, Vol. 40, pp. e175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.512

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