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The indirect impact of COVID-19 on child health.
(2020-09)Since the detection of COVID-19 in December 2019, the rapid spread of the disease worldwide has led to a new pandemic, with the number of infected individuals and deaths rising daily. Early experience shows that it ... -
Eye pathologies in neonates
(2016-12)In the United Kingdom, newborn assessment incorporates a screening eye examination for any structural abnormalities, observation of neonate's visual behaviour and direct ophthalmoscopy examination looking for red reflex. ... -
Impact of Telephone Reminders on Attendance Rate at Paediatric Clinics
(2016-05)Background: Non-attendance in clinics has major economic impact in the national health service. Literature review indicates that main reason for non-attendance is forgetfulness and reminders reduce the non-attendance rate ... -
Pain evaluation in preterm infants using skin conductance algesimeter
(2015-10)Pain asessment is a challenge in patients who are unable to communicate verbally, e.g. neonates. Consequently, they may receive less effective analgesic treatment. Visual, behavioural and physiological pain scales are used ... -
Management of early-onset neonatal infections
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When to do paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy?
(2014-11)Over the last few decades, paediatric gastroenterology has rapidly developed into a well-established sub-specialty. Improvements in training and equipment have led to enhanced safety with fewer complications following ... -
Use of enteral nutritional supplementation: a survey of level II and III neonatal units in England
(2013-09)Enteral nutritional supplementation is widely used in preterm babies on Neonatal Units (NNUs). There is little published evidence on appraising their long-term efficacy. We evaluated the current practice of enteral nutritional ... -
An audit of the effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibition in reducing cholesterol in patients attending lipid clinics
(2017)Introduction: Evolocumab and alirocumab are monoclonal antibodies that inhibit PCSK-9 and reduce LDl-C. This audit assessed the effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibitor administration in patients attending lipid clinics at regional ... -
Pre-hospital assessment of a child under one year old with fever.
(2017-03)Parents often bring children with a fever to primary and emergency care settings. This article uses a case study to explore the assessment of children with a fever in pre-hospital settings using the three-minute toolkit, ... -
Term admissions to neonatal units in England: A role for transitional care? A retrospective cohort study
(2017)To identify the primary reasons for term admissions to neonatal units in England, to determine risk factors for admissions for jaundice and to estimate the proportion who can be cared for in a transitional setting without ... -
The Alvarado score in acute appendicitis: A 3-year audit to evaluate the usefulness in predicting negative appendicectomies in <=16 s at QHBFT
(2017-11)To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Alvarado score in reducing the rate of negative appendicectomy at Queen's Hospital, a small district general hospital in England. Methodology The retrospective, analytical study ... -
12 Years data on resistance pattern of uropathogens
(2014-10)Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial infection in infants and children. Traditionally, Trimethoprim has been the first line antibiotic of choice for the treatment of Coliform UTI. Empirical antibiotic treatment ... -
Pain evaluation in the preterm
(2014-10)Assessment of pain is a challenge in neonatal setting. Visual, behavioural and physiological pain scales are not always reliable in premature infants. Few studies with limited sample size have been published on the reliability ... -
New born observation track and trigger (NOTT) chart-Burton experience
(2014-10)Use of early warning system scores and track and trigger charts is widespread in adult and paediatric hospitalised patients. Its use in neonatal group is not well recognised. Lack of well established normal ranges for ... -
Investigation and management of vitamin d deficiency/insufficiency-a service evaluation
(2014-10)Introduction Vitamin D is essential for bone and skeletal health. The major natural source of Vitamin D is from skin exposure to sunlight. Current evidence suggests that there isn't enough ambient ultraviolet sunlight from ... -
Exploring difficulties in child protection practice. A west midlands survey
(2016-04)Introduction Doctors and relevant professionals should have appropriate training to be able to protect vulnerable children. For best outcome, local policies need to be in place with optimisation of multiagency team support. ... -
Unexpected term admissions to neonatal unit
(2016-11)
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