Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Researchers

• Dr LEUNG Karen Ka-yan, Consultant (ORCID)
• Dr KU Shu-wing, Consultant
• Prof HON Kam-lun, Honorary Consultant (ORCID)
• Dr CHEUNG Wing-lum, Associate Consultant
• Dr Andy KWOK Ka-hang, Associate Consultant
• Dr NG Sui-lun, Associate Consultant
• Dr TSANG Ho-yin, Associate Consultant

Research Areas

• Airway management and advanced mechanical ventilation strategies in the treatment of acute respiratory illness
• Rehabilitation in critically ill patients
• Extracorporeal life support therapies, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and ventricular assist devices (VADs)
• Extracorporeal blood purification and renal replacement therapies
• Long-term outcomes and recovery following critical illness
• Resuscitation science and hemodynamic optimization
• Neurocritical care
• Nutritional therapy and support in critical care
• Onco-critical care
• Development and evaluation of novel therapeutic strategies in critical care

Selected Publications

• Leung KKY, Ku SW, Fung RCM, Cheung WL, Hon KL, et al. Airway management in children with COVID-19. Hong Kong Med J. 2022;28(4):315-320. doi:10.12809/hkmj208709
• Leung KKY, Hon KL, Hui WF, Leung AK, Li CK. Therapeutics for paediatric oncological emergencies. Drugs Context. 2021;10:2020-11-5. Published 2021 Jun 23. doi:10.7573/dic.2020-11-5
• Leung KKY, Ku SW, Hon KL, et al. Recommendations on the Management of Interhospital Transport of Pediatric Patients With Mediastinal Mass. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022;38(3):e1104-e1111. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002517
• Leung KKY, Ray S, Chan GCF, Hon KL. Functional outcomes at PICU discharge in hemato-oncology children at a tertiary oncology center in Hong Kong. Int J Clin Oncol. 2022;27(12):1904-1915. doi:10.1007/s10147-022-02244-3
• Leung KKY, Hon KL, Oberender F, Ip P, Tung JYL. Adult patients in paediatric intensive care units. Hong Kong Med J. 2022;28(6):497-500. doi:10.12809/hkmj208948
• Hon KLE, Tan YW, Leung KKY, Hui WF, Cheung WL, Chung FS. Acute Emergency Management of Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Children: Rare But Scary. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022;38(11):e1664-e1666. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002781
• Cheung WL, Hon KL, Leung KKY, et al. Moral distress and psychological status among healthcare workers in a newly established paediatric intensive care unit. Hong Kong Med J. 2023;29(6):489-497. doi:10.12809/hkmj209246
• Hon KL, Tan YW, Leung KKY, Kwok KH, et al. Respiratory versus Cardiac Algorithm for Pediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2024;20(3):278-282. doi:10.2174/1573396319666230220130016
• Hon KL, Leung KKY, Wong QYC, Ng SL, Tsang EHY, Hui WF. Invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-COVID era. Hong Kong Med J. 2025;31(2):168-171. doi:10.12809/hkmj2411759
• Leung KKY, Ho PL, Wong SCY, Chan WYK, Hon KLE. Prevalence and Outcomes of Infections in Critically-ill Paediatric Oncology Patients: A Retrospective Observation Study. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2025;21(2):174-185. doi:10.2174/0115733963264717231208114248