March 2010
51 posts
Managing frequent medical absences from school →
Modelling early recovery patterns after paediatric... →
Objective To describe the range of early recovery patterns seen in children admitted for inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury and to build simple predictive models of expected…
The use of electronic reporting to aid... →
Objective To investigate: (1) the feasibility of establishing active paediatric surveillance for adverse drug reactions (ADRs), (2) whether electronic reporting is effective and (3) whether such a…
Paediatrician's responses to an evidence summary... →
Introduction Renal tract imaging after urinary tract infection (UTI) has been widely recommended but clinical practice varies substantially among paediatricians.
Aim To describe changes in…
Remote diagnosis of congenital heart disease: the... →
Objectives To determine the accuracy of remote diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) by real-time transmission of echocardiographic images via integrated services digital network (ISDN)…
Body composition and bone status of children born... →
Background Altered growth, body composition and abnormalities of skeletal mineralisation have been reported in offspring of mothers with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Aims The authors…
What reduction in BMI SDS is required in obese... →
Objective To study the impact of body mass index (BMI) SD score (SDS) improvement through lifestyle modification on metabolic risk and body composition over 12 months.
Design Prospective cohort…
3D-MRI enables accurate preoperative diagnosis of... →
Managing gastro-oesophageal reflux in infancy →
Phenotypes of chronic fatigue syndrome in children... →
Objective To investigate the heterogeneity of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME) in children and young people.
Setting Regional specialist CFS/ME service Patients Children and young people aged…
Adults born very preterm: educational and... →
Hospital admission medication reconciliation in... →
Objective To evaluate admission medication reconciliation in children with medically complex conditions (MCC) by determining the availability and accuracy of five information sources and…
Disclosure of medical error to parents and... →
Objective To assess parental preferences for medical error disclosure and evaluate associated factors.
Design Prospective survey.
Setting Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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Responding to unexpected infant deaths: experience... →
Aim New national procedures for responding to the unexpected death of a child in England require a joint agency approach to investigate each death and support the bereaved family. As part of a…
NICE clinical guideline 86. Coeliac disease:... →
Children's doses should be measurable →
Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary for voiding... →
'Significant value' of CT scan in diagnosis of... →
Successful treatment of antiN-methyl-d-aspartate... →
How should paediatricians assess Gillick... →
Competence is an essential legal requirement for valid consent to medical treatment. Children under 16 may be considered ‘Gillick competent’ to make treatment decisions, but may need to demonstrate…
Mitochondrial encephalocardio-myopathy with early... →
Objective Mitochondrial disturbances of energygenerating systems in childhood are a heterogeneous group of disorders. The aim of this multi-site survey was to characterise the natural course of a…
Effect of a minimal pharmacy intervention on... →
Objective To study the effectiveness of a minimal intervention strategy to improve adherence to paediatric asthma guidelines.
Design and setting A group of pharmacists was encouraged to discuss…
Promoters of eczema exacerbations →
Necrotising pneumonia due to influenza A (H1N1)... →
Necrotising pneumonia in young, previously healthy patients due to Panton–Valentine leucocidin (PVL) producing Staphylococcus aureus has been increasingly recognised. PVL pneumonia is often…
Lucina →