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Evaluating intravascular hypovolaemia by manually assessing peripheral limb coolness compared with the capillary refill time in children aged <5 years in a tropical environment ...
Objective It is important to detect reduced peripheral perfusion due to hypovolaemia early before it progresses to shock. Capillary refill time (CRT) and manual palpation for peripheral coolness are ...
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Diagnosis and management of benign intracranial hypertension
Dr D Soler, Department of Paediatrics, St Luke’s Hospital, Guardamangia, Malta. If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will ...
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1217 Young voices matter- evaluation of virtual outpatient consultation in paediatrics during COVID19 pandemic
Background The implementation of virtual clinics (telephone or video consultations) has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHS long term plan outlines reducing face to face ...
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What causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1–3% of children. There is a high level of comorbidity with developmental and learning problems as well as with a variety of psychiatric ...
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Changes to the UK childhood immunisation schedule
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CLABSI reduction using evidence based interventions and nurse empowerment: a quality improvement initiative from a tertiary care NICU in Pakistan
Correspondence to Dr Ali Shabbir Hussain, Department of Pediatrics & Child health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; ali.hussain{at}aku.edu Objective Central line associated ...
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School lives of adolescent school students living with chronic physical health conditions: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Correspondence to Dr Simon Pini, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK; S.Pini{at}leeds.ac.uk Objective Assess the existing evidence base in order to ...
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Description and evaluation of a pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
Objective (1) To describe a novel integrated pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). (2) To evaluate a population engaged with this service. Design Description of the integrated ...
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Global trends in adolescents’ road traffic injury mortality, 1990–2019
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the trends of road traffic injury (RTI) mortality among adolescents aged 10–14 years and 15–19 years across different country income levels with ...
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Paediatric empyema: worsening disease severity and challenges identifying patients at increased risk of repeat intervention
Correspondence to Dr Stuart Haggie, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia; stuart.haggie{at}gmail.com Objective Empyema is the most common ...
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Cerebral palsy: not always what it seems
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Prevalence of neural tube defects in England prior to the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid: a population-based cohort study
Objectives To determine the baseline trends in the total birth prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in England (2000–2019) to enable the impact of folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat ...