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WEB3 days ago — Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) is an international and peer-reviewed journal specialising in child health, covering the perinatal period through to adolescence. As an official journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, ADC provides paediatricians with the most recent, relevant and original research reports ...
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WEBAuthors who submit to Archives of Disease in Childhood and are rejected will be offered the option of transferring to BMJ Paediatrics Open. BMJ Paediatrics Open is the open access companion journal to Archives of Disease in Childhood. It is indexed by PubMed Central, Scopus, Embase, DOAJ, and Google Scholar, and publishes articles dealing with ...
Current evidence-based recommendations on investigating …
WEBIntroduction Global developmental delay (GDD) affects 1%–3% of the population of children under 5 years of age, making it one of the most common conditions presenting in paediatric clinics; causes are exogenous, genetic (non-metabolic) or genetic (metabolic). Recent advances in biotechnology and genetic testing mean that the investigations available to perform for children under 5 years are ...
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: how to diagnose and when to perform …
WEBThe term Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) encompasses a group of inherited connective tissue disorders. The manifestations of EDS can be seen in skin, joints, blood vessels and internal organs and vary from mild to severe and life threatening. Each subtype is a separate and different condition. The genetic basis of many subtypes has now been elucidated, confirming heterogeneity.
Diagnosis and management of benign intracranial hypertension
WEBBenign intracranial hypertension (BIH) is a headache syndrome characterised by (1) raised cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure in the absence of an intracranial mass lesion or ventricular dilatation; (2) normal spinal fluid composition; (3) usually normal findings on neurological examination except for papilloedema and an occasional VI nerve palsy; and (4) normal level of consciousness. The ...
965 How effective is Makaton in encouraging communication, the ...
WEBConclusions Despite current literature lacking high quality methodologies and the need for caution when interpreting or extrapolating results, there is a clear general consensus that Makaton is effective in facilitating communication and social interaction in children and young people. It allows children flexibility in communicating in ways that suit them, increasing feelings of inclusivity ...
Cardiovascular effects of mechanical ventilation
WEBThe influence of ventilation on cardiac function. Spontaneous and mechanical ventilation induce changes in intrapleural or intrathoracic pressure and lung volume, which can independently affect the key determinants of cardiovascular performance: atrial filling or preload; the impedance to ventricular emptying or …
Are children with prolonged fever at a higher risk for serious illness ...
WEBObjectives To describe the characteristics and clinical outcomes of children with fever ≥5 days presenting to emergency departments (EDs). Design Prospective observational study. Setting 12 European EDs. Patients Consecutive febrile children <18 years between January 2017 and April 2018. Interventions Children with fever ≥5 days and their risks for serious bacterial infection (SBI) were ...
Randomised controlled trials in child and adolescent health in 2023
WEBIn the year July 2022 to June 2023 there were 501 publications from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in child and adolescent health in developing countries identified through a standardised search strategy that has been going for 20 years. This year, trials addressed the widest range of diseases and conditions that affect the health, development and well-being of children, newborns ...
Case for change: a standardised inpatient paediatric early warning ...
WEBMost children in hospital who are clinically deteriorating are monitored regularly, and their treatment is escalated effectively. However a small, but significant, number of deteriorating children experience suboptimal outcomes because of a failure to recognise and respond to acute deterioration early enough leading to unintended harm. Tragically this occasionally can have fatal consequences ...
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