Outputs (11)

Ten concerns about blood pressure measurement and targets in paediatric sepsis (2016)
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Current paediatric sepsis guidelines suggest that resuscitation is titrated against clinical markers of hypovolaemia and end organ perfusion [1], including blood pressure (BP), heart rate and capillary refill time (CRT). BP is used both as a defining... Read More about Ten concerns about blood pressure measurement and targets in paediatric sepsis.

A qualitative feasibility study to inform Fluids in Shock (FISH) - a pilot randomised controlled trial of fluid bolus therapy in septic shock (2016)
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Objectives & Background There is increasing evidence that fluid overload may be associated with harm in paediatric critical illness. Fluids in Shock (FiSH) is a combined feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) to determine if restric... Read More about A qualitative feasibility study to inform Fluids in Shock (FISH) - a pilot randomised controlled trial of fluid bolus therapy in septic shock.

Emergency department re-attendances and treatment modifications in young children with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia: A PERUKI study (2016)
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Objectives & Background Data on the rate of antibiotic retreatment in children with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are lacking. We conducted a service evaluation of CAP management to review assumptions for a large UK-based trial p... Read More about Emergency department re-attendances and treatment modifications in young children with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia: A PERUKI study.

The transition to clinical expert: Enhanced decision making for children aged less than 5years attending the paediatric ED with acute respiratory conditions (2016)
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© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Background Rates of unplanned paediatric admissions are persistently high. Many admissions are short-stay events, lasting less than 48 hours. Objective This qualitative research explores factors that i... Read More about The transition to clinical expert: Enhanced decision making for children aged less than 5years attending the paediatric ED with acute respiratory conditions.

A qualitative study of the barriers to procedural sedation practices in paediatric emergency medicine in the UK and Ireland (2016)
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© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction There is extensive literature on paediatric procedural sedation (PPS) and its clinical applications in emergency departments (EDs). While numerous guidance and policy documents exist from... Read More about A qualitative study of the barriers to procedural sedation practices in paediatric emergency medicine in the UK and Ireland.

Kohler's disease: An unusual cause for a limping child (2016)
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Kohler's disease: an unusual cause for a limping child

New onset strabismus in association with ear pain (2016)
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Case report of rare diagnosis with peculiar findings

British guideline on the management of asthma: SIGN Clinical Guideline 141, 2014 (2016)
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Overview of national asthma guidance for paediatrics

Fifteen-minute consultation: An evidence-based approach to research without prior consent (deferred consent) in neonatal and paediatric critical care trials (2016)
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G255(P) Psychological interventions for patients of all ages with mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review (2016)
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Introduction Head injury is the commonest injury type in UK children accounting for 350,000 Emergency Department attendances every year. While many of these are trivial a significant proportion have a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) which is synon... Read More about G255(P) Psychological interventions for patients of all ages with mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review.