By Dr Benjamin Chi Hin Kwan

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

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, pp. 25 - 32

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