Outputs (111)

Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of children with non-blanching rashes in the UK (PiC): A prospective, multicentre cohort study (2020)
Journal Article

Background: No previous studies have validated current clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-blanching rashes in children who have received meningococcal B and C vaccinations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance o... Read More about Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of children with non-blanching rashes in the UK (PiC): A prospective, multicentre cohort study.

Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: A cross-sectional survey (2020)
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the need for recovery (NFR) among emergency physicians and to identify demographic and occupational characteristics associated with higher NFR scores. DESIGN: Cross-sectional electronic survey. SETTING: Emergency departments... Read More about Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: A cross-sectional survey.

National survey of feasibility of NIV trials for management of children with bronchiolitis (2020)
Journal Article

Background Bronchiolitis is a major cause of admission to hospital in children. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) support with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen is routinely used for infants in the UK wi... Read More about National survey of feasibility of NIV trials for management of children with bronchiolitis.

Diagnostic test accuracy of point-of-care procalcitonin to diagnose serious bacterial infections in children (2020)
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Background: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have called for research into the role of biomarkers, and specifically procalcitonin (PCT), for the early diagnosis of serious bacterial infections (SBI) in children. The aim of... Read More about Diagnostic test accuracy of point-of-care procalcitonin to diagnose serious bacterial infections in children.

Planning for success: Overcoming challenges to recruitment and conduct of an open-label emergency department-led paediatric trial (2020)
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Background Key challenges to the successful conduct of The Emergency treatment with Levetiracetam or Phenytoin in Status Epilepticus in children (EcLiPSE) trial were identified at the pre-trial stage. These included practitioner anxieties about condu... Read More about Planning for success: Overcoming challenges to recruitment and conduct of an open-label emergency department-led paediatric trial.

Fifteen minute consultation: When can I use a medical app? (2020)
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Advances in mobile device technology and internet connectivity have created powerful new mobile health (mHealth) and telemedicine capabilities. The guidelines regarding mHealth use in the clinical environment can be conflicting, which has resulted in... Read More about Fifteen minute consultation: When can I use a medical app?.

Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET: A cross-sectional survey study (2020)
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Background Refugee children and young people have complex healthcare needs. However, issues related to acute healthcare provision for refugee children across Europe remain unexplored. This study aimed to describe the urgent and emergency healthcare n... Read More about Emergency care provided to refugee children in Europe: RefuNET: A cross-sectional survey study.

Prescribing in a paediatric emergency: A PERUKI survey of prescribing and resuscitation aids (2020)
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Aim: The aim was to investigate the use of paper-based and electronic prescribing and resuscitation aids in paediatric emergency care from a departmental and individual physician perspective. Methods: A two-stage web-based self-report questionnaire w... Read More about Prescribing in a paediatric emergency: A PERUKI survey of prescribing and resuscitation aids.

Seven-step framework to enhance practitioner explanations and parental understandings of research without prior consent in paediatric emergency and critical care trials (2020)
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Background: Alternatives to prospective informed consent enable the conduct of paediatric emergency and critical care trials. Research without prior consent (RWPC) involves practitioners approaching parents after an intervention has been given and se... Read More about Seven-step framework to enhance practitioner explanations and parental understandings of research without prior consent in paediatric emergency and critical care trials.

Risk of traumatic intracranial haemorrhage in children with bleeding disorders (2020)
Journal Article

Objective: To assess computerized tomography (CT) use and the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in children with bleeding disorders following a head trauma Design: Multicentre prospective observational study Setting: 10 paediatric emergency de... Read More about Risk of traumatic intracranial haemorrhage in children with bleeding disorders.