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Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: A prospective PREDICT cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Babl, F. E., Oakley, E., Dalziel, S. R., Borland, M. L., Phillips, N., Kochar, A., …Lyttle, M. D. (2019). Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: A prospective PREDICT cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36(1), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207435

© 2019 Author(s). Objective The National Emergency X-Radiography Utilisation Study II (NEXUS II) clinical decision rule (CDR) can be used to optimise the use of CT in children with head trauma. We set out to externally validate this CDR in a large co... Read More about Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: A prospective PREDICT cohort study.

Restricted fluid bolus volume in early septic shock: Results of the Fluids in Shock pilot trial (2018)
Journal Article
Inwald, D., Canter, R., Woolfall, K., Mouncey, P., Zenasni, Z., O'Hara, C., …Rowan, K. (2019). Restricted fluid bolus volume in early septic shock: Results of the Fluids in Shock pilot trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(5), 426-431. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-314924

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objective To determine the feasibility of Fluids in Shock, a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of restricted fluid bolus volume (10 mL/kg) versus recommended pra... Read More about Restricted fluid bolus volume in early septic shock: Results of the Fluids in Shock pilot trial.

The "Petechiae in children" (PiC) study: Evaluating potential clinical decision rules for the management of feverish children with non-blanching rashes, including the role of point of care testing for Procalcitonin & Neisseria meningitidis DNA - a study protocol (2018)
Journal Article
Waterfield, T., Lyttle, M., Fairley, D., Mckenna, J., Woolfall, K., Lynn, F., …Shields, M. D. (2018). The "Petechiae in children" (PiC) study: Evaluating potential clinical decision rules for the management of feverish children with non-blanching rashes, including the role of point of care testing for Procalcitonin & Neisseria meningitidis DNA - a study protocol. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1220-x

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Children commonly present to Emergency Departments (ED) with a non-blanching rash in the context of a feverish illness. While most have a self-limiting viral illness, this combination of features potentially represen... Read More about The "Petechiae in children" (PiC) study: Evaluating potential clinical decision rules for the management of feverish children with non-blanching rashes, including the role of point of care testing for Procalcitonin & Neisseria meningitidis DNA - a study protocol.

Comparing the usability of paediatric weight estimation methods: A simulation study (2018)
Journal Article
Marlow, R. D., Wood, D. L., & Lyttle, M. D. (2019). Comparing the usability of paediatric weight estimation methods: A simulation study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(2), 121-123. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-314873

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Objective Estimating weight is essential in order to prepare appropriate sized equipment and doses of resuscitation drugs in cases where chil... Read More about Comparing the usability of paediatric weight estimation methods: A simulation study.

External validation of the PediBIRN clinical prediction rule for abusive head trauma (2018)
Journal Article
Pfeiffer, H., Smith, A., Kemp, A. M., Cowley, L. E., Cheek, J. A., Dalziel, S. R., …Babl, F. E. (2018). External validation of the PediBIRN clinical prediction rule for abusive head trauma. Pediatrics, 141(5), e20173674. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-3674

© Copyright 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A 4-variable abusive head trauma (AHT) clinical prediction rule (CPR) for use in the PICU was derived and validated for children

Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: A Delphi study to establish consensus on definition and management (2018)
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Rickard, A. C., Vassallo, J., Nutbeam, T., Lyttle, M., Maconochie, I. K., Enki, D. G., & Smith, J. E. (2018). Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: A Delphi study to establish consensus on definition and management. Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(7), 434-439. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207226

Aims Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) is associated with low survival and poor outcomes. The mechanisms that underlie TCA are different from medical cardiac arrest; the approach to treatment of TCA may therefore also need to differ to optimi... Read More about Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: A Delphi study to establish consensus on definition and management.

Vomiting with head trauma and risk of traumatic brain injury (2018)
Journal Article
Furyk, J., Kochar, A., Hearps, S. J., Oakley, E., Bressan, S., Lyttle, M. D., …Babl, F. (2018). Vomiting with head trauma and risk of traumatic brain injury. Pediatrics, 141(4), e20173123. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-3123

© 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries in children who vomit after head injury and identify variables from published clinical decision rules (CDRs) that predict increased risk... Read More about Vomiting with head trauma and risk of traumatic brain injury.

Penetrating head injuries in children presenting to the emergency department in Australia and New Zealand: A PREDICT prospective study (2018)
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Babl, F., Lyttle, M., Bressan, S., Borland, M., Phillips, N., Kochar, A., …Oakley, E. (2018). Penetrating head injuries in children presenting to the emergency department in Australia and New Zealand: A PREDICT prospective study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54(8), 861-865. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13903

© 2018 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) Aim: Penetrating head injuries (pHIs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Data on pHIs in children outside North America are limited. We describ... Read More about Penetrating head injuries in children presenting to the emergency department in Australia and New Zealand: A PREDICT prospective study.

Fifteen-minute consultation: The child with a non-blanching rash (2018)
Journal Article
Waterfield, T., Dyer, E. M., & Lyttle, M. (2018). Fifteen-minute consultation: The child with a non-blanching rash. Archives of Disease in Childhood.education and Practice Edition, 103(5), 236-240. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-313998

Its 2am and you are called to review a “well looking child” in the emergency department who has presented with a new non-blanching rash. He has been hot at home with some coryzal symptoms. Mum is worried, she thinks the rash has spread in the last... Read More about Fifteen-minute consultation: The child with a non-blanching rash.

Accuracy of Clinician Practice Compared With Three Head Injury Decision Rules in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study (2018)
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Babl, F. E., Oakley, E., Dalziel, S. R., Borland, M. L., Phillips, N., Kochar, A., …Lyttle, M. (2018). Accuracy of Clinician Practice Compared With Three Head Injury Decision Rules in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 71(6), 703-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.01.015

© 2018 American College of Emergency Physicians Study objective: Three clinical decision rules for head injuries in children (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network [PECARN], Canadian Assessment of Tomography for Childhood Head Injury [CAT... Read More about Accuracy of Clinician Practice Compared With Three Head Injury Decision Rules in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Investigating the Variability in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Definitions: A Prospective Cohort Study (2018)
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Crowe, L. M., Hearps, S., Anderson, V., Borland, M., Phillips, N., Kochar, A., …Babl, F. E. (2018). Investigating the Variability in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Definitions: A Prospective Cohort Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(7), 1360-1369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.026

© 2018 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Objective: To prospectively compare the proportion of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) that would be classified as mild by applying different published definitions of mild TBI to a large prospectivel... Read More about Investigating the Variability in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Definitions: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low- and middle-income countries (2018)
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Hoysted, C., Parri, N., Babl, F., Lyttle, M., & Alisic, E. (2018). Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low- and middle-income countries. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1468703

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: Provision of psychosocial care, in particular trauma-informed care, in the immediate aftermath of paediatric injury is a recommended strat... Read More about Knowledge and training in paediatric medical traumatic stress and trauma-informed care among emergency medical professionals in low- and middle-income countries.

54 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest in England and Wales a 10 year epidemiological study (2017)
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Vassallo, J., Webster, M., Barnard, E., Iniguez, M. F., Lyttle, M., & Smith, J. (2017). 54 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest in England and Wales a 10 year epidemiological study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A897-A899. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207308.54

© 2017, Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. INTRODUCTION: Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) has traditiona... Read More about 54 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest in England and Wales a 10 year epidemiological study.

49 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest - the development of a treatment algorithm (2017)
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Vassallo, J., Nutbeam, T., Rickard, A., Lyttle, M., & Smith, J. (2017). 49 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest - the development of a treatment algorithm. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A892-A894. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207308.49

© 2017, Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. INTRODUCTION: Paediatric Traumatic Cardiac Arrest (TCA) is... Read More about 49 Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest - the development of a treatment algorithm.

Practice variation in acute bronchiolitis: A pediatric emergency research networks study (2017)
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Van De Voorde, P., Roland, D., Lyttle, M. D., Nigrovic, L., Mistry, R., Mintegi, S., …Kuppermann, N. (2017). Practice variation in acute bronchiolitis: A pediatric emergency research networks study. Pediatrics, 140(6), e20170842. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-0842

© Copyright 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Studies characterizing hospitalizations in bronchiolitis did not identify patients receiving evidence-based supportive therapies (EBSTs). We aimed to evaluate intersit... Read More about Practice variation in acute bronchiolitis: A pediatric emergency research networks study.

51 Paediatric emergency clinicians are rarely exposed to non-airway critical procedures: a predict/PERN study (2017)
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Garrahan, J. P., Lyttle, M., Oakley, E., Dalziel, S., Nguyen, L., Rao, A., …Babl, F. (2017). 51 Paediatric emergency clinicians are rarely exposed to non-airway critical procedures: a predict/PERN study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A894-A895. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207308.51

© 2017, Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that approximately one p... Read More about 51 Paediatric emergency clinicians are rarely exposed to non-airway critical procedures: a predict/PERN study.

Guidelines for the use of chest radiographs in community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents (2017)
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Andronikou, S., Lambert, E., Halton, J., Hilder, L., Crumley, I., Lyttle, M., & Kosack, C. (2017). Guidelines for the use of chest radiographs in community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents. Pediatric Radiology, 47(11), 1405-1411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-3944-4

© 2017, The Author(s). National guidance from the United Kingdom and the United States on community-acquired pneumonia in children states that chest radiographs are not recommended routinely in uncomplicated cases. The main reason in the ambulatory s... Read More about Guidelines for the use of chest radiographs in community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents.

A qualitative feasibility study to inform a randomised controlled trial of fluid bolus therapy in septic shock (2017)
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Rowan, K. M., Harrison, D. A., Peters, M. J., Nadel, S., Jones, N., O'Hara, C., …Woolfall, K. (2018). A qualitative feasibility study to inform a randomised controlled trial of fluid bolus therapy in septic shock. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103(1), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-312515

© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. Objective The Fluids in Shock (FiSh) Trial proposes to evaluate whether restrictive fluid bolus therapy (10 mL/ kg) is more benef... Read More about A qualitative feasibility study to inform a randomised controlled trial of fluid bolus therapy in septic shock.

Perspectives of hospital emergency department staff on trauma-informed care for injured children: An Australian and New Zealand analysis (2017)
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Kharbanda, A. B., Landolt, M. A., Babl, F. E., Hoysted, C., Babl, F. E., Kassam-Adams, N., …Alisic, E. (2017). Perspectives of hospital emergency department staff on trauma-informed care for injured children: An Australian and New Zealand analysis. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53(9), 862-869. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13644

© 2017 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) Aim: To examine Australian and New Zealand emergency department (ED) staff's training, knowledge and confidence regarding trauma-informed care for children af... Read More about Perspectives of hospital emergency department staff on trauma-informed care for injured children: An Australian and New Zealand analysis.