Priorities for nutrition research in pediatric critical care (2018)
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Background: Widespread variation exists in pediatric critical care nutrition practices, largely because of the scarcity of evidence to guide best practice recommendations.

Objective: The objective of this paper was to develop a list of topics to b... Read More about Priorities for nutrition research in pediatric critical care.

Nutritional management of young infants presenting with acute bronchiolitis in Belgium, France and Switzerland: Survey of current practices and documentary search of national guidelines worldwide (2018)
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© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Feeding difficulties are common in young infants presenting with acute bronchiolitis, but limited data is available to guide clinicians adapting nutritional management. We aimed to assess... Read More about Nutritional management of young infants presenting with acute bronchiolitis in Belgium, France and Switzerland: Survey of current practices and documentary search of national guidelines worldwide.

General practitioners and emergency departments (GPED) - Efficient models of care: A mixed-methods study protocol (2018)
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Introduction Pressure continues to grow on emergency departments in the UK and throughout the world, with declining performance and adverse effects on patient ou... Read More about General practitioners and emergency departments (GPED) - Efficient models of care: A mixed-methods study protocol.

Parent's experiences of their child's withdrawal syndrome: A driver for reciprocal nurse-parent partnership in withdrawal assessment (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Withdrawal assessment in critically ill children is complicated by the reliance on non-specific behaviours and compounded when the child's typical behaviours are unknown. The existing approach to withdrawal assessment assumes that... Read More about Parent's experiences of their child's withdrawal syndrome: A driver for reciprocal nurse-parent partnership in withdrawal assessment.

A review of feeding intolerance in critically ill children (2018)
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© 2018, The Author(s). Ensuring optimal nutrition is vital in critically ill children and enteral feeding is the main route of delivery in intensive care. Feeding intolerance is the most commonly cited reason amongst pediatric intensive care unit hea... Read More about A review of feeding intolerance in critically ill children.

A prospective, mixed-methods, before and after study to identify the evidence base for the core components of an effective Paediatric Early Warning System and the development of an implementation package containing those core recommendations for use in the UK: Paediatric early warning system - utilisation and mortality avoidance- the PUMA study protocol (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: In hospital, staff need to routinely monitor patients to identify those who are seriously ill, so that they receive timely treatment to improve their condition. A Paediatric Early Warning System is a multi-faceted so... Read More about A prospective, mixed-methods, before and after study to identify the evidence base for the core components of an effective Paediatric Early Warning System and the development of an implementation package containing those core recommendations for use in the UK: Paediatric early warning system - utilisation and mortality avoidance- the PUMA study protocol.

Newly qualified Saudi nurses' ability to recognise the deteriorating child in hospital (2018)
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Background: It is recognized that nurses' failure to recognize and respond promptly to deterioration in children's physiological status can result in increased morbidity and mortality. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the ability of Saudi-ed... Read More about Newly qualified Saudi nurses' ability to recognise the deteriorating child in hospital.

How do people with dementia use the ambulance service? A retrospective study in England: The HOMEWARD project (2018)
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objectives An increasing number of older people are calling ambulances and presenting to accident and emergency departments. The presence of comorbidities and de... Read More about How do people with dementia use the ambulance service? A retrospective study in England: The HOMEWARD project.

Carer and clinician perceptions of the use of emergency medical services by people with dementia: A qualitative study (2018)
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A growing number of older people are accessing emergency medical services (EMS), and many calls to EMS are made by, or on behalf of, people with dementia. Their needs are frequently complex, however EMS staff are often given minimal guidance on ensu... Read More about Carer and clinician perceptions of the use of emergency medical services by people with dementia: A qualitative study.

A systematic review and classification of interventions for speech-sound disorder in preschool children (2018)
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© 2018 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Background: Multiple interventions have been developed to address speech sound disorder (SSD) in children. Many of these have been evaluated but the evidence for these has not been considered wit... Read More about A systematic review and classification of interventions for speech-sound disorder in preschool children.