Outputs (8)

Structures of paediatric pain management: A PERUKI service evaluation study (2021)
Journal Article
Durnin, S., Barrett, M. J., Lyttle, M. D., & Hartshorn, S. (2021). Structures of paediatric pain management: A PERUKI service evaluation study. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5(1), Article e001159. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001159

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)
Journal Article
Blakey, S. J., Lyttle, M. D., & Magnus, D. (2021). Retrospective observational study of neonatal attendances to a children's emergency department. Acta Paediatrica, 110(11), 2968-2975. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16039

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)
Journal Article
Cottey, L., Roberts, T., Graham, B., Horner, D., Latour, J. M., Enki, D., …Stevens, K. N. (2021). Need for recovery and physician well-being in emergency departments: National survey findings. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 28(5), 386-393. https://doi.org/10.1097/mej.0000000000000850

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)
Journal Article
Kane, L., Mackenzie, L., Sharma Hajela, S., Phizacklea, J., Malik, K., Mathai, N., …Carlton, E. (2021). 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. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 127(2), e78-e80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.05.017

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)
Journal Article
Roberts, T., Daniels, J., Hulme, W., Hirst, R., Horner, D., Lyttle, M. D., …Carlton, E. (2021). 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. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(6), 450-459. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-210438

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)
Journal Article
Evans, J., Murch, H., Begley, R., Roland, D., Lyttle, M. D., Bouamra, O., & Mullen, S. (2021). Mortality in adolescent trauma: A comparison of children's, mixed and adult major trauma centres. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(7), 488-494. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-210384

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)
Journal Article
Jahn, H. K., Jahn, I. H. J., Behringer, W., Lyttle, M. D., & Roland, D. (2021). A survey of mHealth use from a physician perspective in paediatric emergency care in the UK and Ireland. European Journal of Pediatrics, 180, 2409–2418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04023-0

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)
Journal Article
Lafferty, M., Lyttle, M. D., Mullen, N., & PERUKI. (2021). 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. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(6), 867-871. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15343

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.