September 2009
65 posts
[Original Article] Comparison of morphine... →
Background: Current best practice for treating acute severe pain in children is intravenous (IV) or intranasal (IN) opioid. IN diamorphine offers less traumatic analgesia than the potentially…
[Short Report] Adherence to safety guidelines on... →
Objectives: Following two fatal accidents during pediatric procedural sedation (PS), we investigated the level of adherence to established safety standards on PS in a nationwide cohort of fully…
[Review] Respiratory monitoring of neonatal... →
We describe video observations and recordings of respiratory signals from mannequin studies and delivery room resuscitations. This article discusses the uses of a respiratory function monitor…
[Original articles] Consequences of the Chicago... →
Objective: To assess clinical management of disorders of sex development (DSD) subsequent to recommendations issued in the 2006 Consensus Statement.
Design: Online questionnaire and audit of…
[Original articles] Readmission in children's... →
Aim: To compare rates of emergency readmission following discharge for common paediatric conditions from a range of hospital services.
Design: Retrospective analysis of hospital episode…
[Review] Screening for child abuse at emergency... →
Introduction: Child abuse is a serious problem worldwide and can be difficult to detect. Although children who experience the consequences of abuse will probably be treated at an emergency…
[Original articles] Ethics, governance and consent... →
Objective: To explore the effect of research ethics, governance and consent requirements, and recent reforms, on UK-wide follow-up of children with congenital heart defects (CHD).
Design:…
[Original articles] Arterial wall thickness and... →
Background: Small for gestational age (SGA) infants have an increased risk of later cardiovascular disease. At birth, high sensitivity-C reactive protein (hs-CRP), a prognostic marker of…
[Original articles] Effects of early childhood... →
Aim: To determine whether early lead exposure at levels below 10 microg/dL has an impact on educational and behavioural outcomes at school.
Methods: Venous samples were taken from a subgroup…
