All Outputs (14)

A systematic literature review of the relationship between parenting responses and child post-traumatic stress symptoms (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Parents are a key source of support for children exposed to single-incident/acute traumas and can thereby play a potentially significant role in children’s post-trauma psychological adjustment. However, the evidence base examining parenta... Read More about A systematic literature review of the relationship between parenting responses and child post-traumatic stress symptoms.

International variation in evidence-based emergency department management of bronchiolitis: a retrospective cohort study (2022)
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OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the international variation in the use of evidence-based management (EBM) in bronchiolitis. We hypothesised that management consistent with full-EBM practices is associated with the research network of care, adjusted... Read More about International variation in evidence-based emergency department management of bronchiolitis: a retrospective cohort study.

Incidence of traumatic brain injuries in head-injured children with seizures (2022)
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Objective: Incidence and short-term outcomes of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in head-injured children presenting to ED with post-traumatic seizure (PTS) is not described in current literature. Methods: Planned secondary analysi... Read More about Incidence of traumatic brain injuries in head-injured children with seizures.

Educational interventions to prevent paediatric abusive head trauma in babies younger than one year old: A systematic review and meta-analyses (2022)
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Background: Paediatric abusive head trauma (AHT) occurs in young children due to violent shaking or blunt impact. Educational and behavioural programmes modifying parent/infant interactions may aid primary prevention. This systematic review aims to a... Read More about Educational interventions to prevent paediatric abusive head trauma in babies younger than one year old: A systematic review and meta-analyses.

Paediatric major incident triage: A Delphi process to determine clinicians' attitudes and beliefs within the United Kingdom and Ireland (2022)
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Aim: Triage is key to effective management of major incidents, yet there is scarce evidence surrounding the optimal method of paediatric major incident triage (MIT). This study aimed to derive consensus on key components of paediatric MIT among healt... Read More about Paediatric major incident triage: A Delphi process to determine clinicians' attitudes and beliefs within the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients (2022)
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced globally to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to disruption of the typical respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasonality.1 Studies examining the resurgence of RSV have been limited by sample size an... Read More about Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients.

Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study (2022)
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BACKGROUND: During the initial phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reduced numbers of acutely ill or injured children presented to emergency departments (EDs). Concerns were raised about the potential for delayed and more sever... Read More about Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study.

Diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection in febrile infants attending the emergency department (2022)
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OBJECTIVE: To report the diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for the detection of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants aged 90 days or less attending the emergency department (ED). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. PATIENT... Read More about Diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infection in febrile infants attending the emergency department.

Barriers to emergency department clinicians' confidence in providing paediatric trauma‐informed care (2022)
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Background: It has been estimated that around 31% of children will experience a traumatic event during childhood, most commonly serious accidents that lead to hospitalisation. Around 15% of children who experience such events go onto develop post‐tra... Read More about Barriers to emergency department clinicians' confidence in providing paediatric trauma‐informed care.

Pain management in children and young adults with minor injury in emergency departments in the UK and Ireland: A PERUKI service evaluation (2022)
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Background Management of acute pain should commence at the earliest opportunity, as it has many short-term and long-term consequences. A research priority of Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) was to examine paediatric pain... Read More about Pain management in children and young adults with minor injury in emergency departments in the UK and Ireland: A PERUKI service evaluation.

Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of febrile infants presenting to the emergency department in the UK and Ireland (2022)
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Objective To report the performance of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) in the diagnosis of serious/invasive bacterial infections (SBI/IBI) in infants presenting with a fever to emergency care in the UK and Ireland. Two CPGs were from the National... Read More about Validating clinical practice guidelines for the management of febrile infants presenting to the emergency department in the UK and Ireland.

Periorbital and orbital cellulitis in children: A survey of emergency physicians and analysis of clinical practice guidelines across the PERUKI network (2022)
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Background: Due to limited evidence to guide management of periorbital cellulitis (POC), we surveyed current practice and assessed quality and consistency of local clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to highlight future research priorities. Methods:... Read More about Periorbital and orbital cellulitis in children: A survey of emergency physicians and analysis of clinical practice guidelines across the PERUKI network.

Which outcomes should be used in future bronchiolitis trials? Developing a bronchiolitis core outcome set using a systematic review, Delphi survey and a consensus workshop (2022)
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Objectives The objective of this study was to develop a core outcome set (COS) for use in future clinical trials in bronchiolitis. We wanted to find out which outcomes are important to healthcare professionals (HCPs) and to parents and which outcomes... Read More about Which outcomes should be used in future bronchiolitis trials? Developing a bronchiolitis core outcome set using a systematic review, Delphi survey and a consensus workshop.

Point-of-care testing in paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: A cross-sectional study (2022)
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Background: Point-of-care testing (POCT) is diagnostic testing performed at or near to the site of the patient. Understanding the current capacity, and scope, of POCT in this setting is essential in order to respond to new research evidence which may... Read More about Point-of-care testing in paediatric settings in the UK and Ireland: A cross-sectional study.