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Amoxicillin duration and dose for community-acquired pneumonia in children: the CAP-IT factorial non-inferiority RCT (2021)
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Background: Data are limited regarding the optimal dose and duration of amoxicillin treatment for community-acquired pneumonia in children. Objectives: To determine the efficacy, safety and impact on antimicrobial resistance of shorter (3-day) and lo... Read More about Amoxicillin duration and dose for community-acquired pneumonia in children: the CAP-IT factorial non-inferiority RCT.

Effect of Amoxicillin dose and treatment duration on the need for antibiotic re-treatment in children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT randomized clinical trial (2021)
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Importance: The optimal dose and duration of oral amoxicillin for children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are unclear. Objective: To determine whether lower-dose amoxicillin is noninferior to higher dose and whether 3-day treatment is noninf... Read More about Effect of Amoxicillin dose and treatment duration on the need for antibiotic re-treatment in children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT randomized clinical trial.

A bibliometric analysis of global pediatric emergency medicine research networks (2021)
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Objectives During the last 3 decades newly formed pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) research networks have been publishing research. A desire of these networks is to produce and disseminate research to improve patient health and outcomes. The aims... Read More about A bibliometric analysis of global pediatric emergency medicine research networks.

Comparative analysis of major incident triage tools in children: A UK population-based analysis (2021)
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Introduction: Triage is a key principle in the effective management of major incidents. There is currently a paucity of evidence to guide the triage of children. The aim of this study was to perform a comparative analysis of nine adult and paediatric... Read More about Comparative analysis of major incident triage tools in children: A UK population-based analysis.

Structures of paediatric pain management: A PERUKI service evaluation study (2021)
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Background Pain is very common in childhood emergency department (ED) attendances, but is under-recognised and undertreated. Sequential national paediatric analgesia audits demonstrate suboptimal outcomes in several domains. The Donabedian framework... Read More about Structures of paediatric pain management: A PERUKI service evaluation study.

Retrospective observational study of neonatal attendances to a children's emergency department (2021)
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Aim Attendances to emergency departments (EDs) in the UK are increasing, particularly for younger children. Community services are under increasing pressure and parents may preferentially bring their babies to the ED, even for non-urgent problems. T... Read More about Retrospective observational study of neonatal attendances to a children's emergency department.

Need for recovery and physician well-being in emergency departments: National survey findings (2021)
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Background and importance Need for recovery (NFR) describes an individual's need to physically and psychologically recuperate following a period of work. Physicians working in emergency departments (EDs) have higher NFR scores than other occupational... Read More about Need for recovery and physician well-being in emergency departments: National survey findings.

Psychological distress and trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey of doctors practising anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, and emergency medicine in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (2021)
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Psychological distress during the acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of doctors practising in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in the UK and Ireland (2021)
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Objective: To quantify psychological distress experienced by emergency, anaesthetic and intensive care doctors during the acceleration phase of COVID-19 in the UK and Ireland. Methods: Initial cross-sectional electronic survey distributed during acce... Read More about Psychological distress during the acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of doctors practising in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in the UK and Ireland.

Mortality in adolescent trauma: A comparison of children's, mixed and adult major trauma centres (2021)
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Objective: We aimed to compare adolescent mortality rates between different types of major trauma centre (MTC or level 1; adult, children's and mixed). Methods: Data were obtained from TARN (Trauma Audit Research Network) from English sites over a 6-... Read More about Mortality in adolescent trauma: A comparison of children's, mixed and adult major trauma centres.

A survey of mHealth use from a physician perspective in paediatric emergency care in the UK and Ireland (2021)
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Abstract: There has been a drive towards increased digitalisation in healthcare. The aim was to provide a snapshot of current apps, instant messaging, and smartphone photography use in paediatric emergency care. A web-based self-report questionnaire... Read More about A survey of mHealth use from a physician perspective in paediatric emergency care in the UK and Ireland.

Ingestion of metallic foreign bodies: A Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom and Ireland survey of current practice and hand-held metal detector use (2021)
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Aim: To describe variation in the initial management of children presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) with coins lodged in the oesophagus. To determine the usage of hand-held metal detectors (HHMDs) in EDs, including their role in clinical decisi... Read More about Ingestion of metallic foreign bodies: A Paediatric Emergency Research in the United Kingdom and Ireland survey of current practice and hand-held metal detector use.