Objective Service evaluation of an urban ‘Hospital at Home’ service which provides care in patients’ homes that would traditionally be delivered in the hospital setting. Design Retrospective longitudinal review of routinely collected data recorded contemporaneously for clinical use, analysed to elicit utilisation patterns and service impact. Setting A paediatric ‘Hospital at Home ...

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Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a potentially disabling condition. There is a lack of evidence and national guidance on how to diagnose and treat paediatric IIH, leading to variation in clinical practice. We conducted a national Delphi consensus via the Children’s Headache Network to propose a best-practice diagnostic and …

Torus fractures of the distal radius are a common reason why children present to emergency department (EDs) and account for an estimated 500 000 ED attendances per year in the UK.1 Torus fractures account for up to 50% of all paediatric forearm fractures.2 They occur in skeletally immature children when the radius and/or ulnar experience a …

Objective To describe the association of respiratory viral test results and the risk of invasive bacterial infection (IBI) for febrile young infants presenting to emergency care. Design A planned secondary analysis within the Febrile Infants Diagnostic assessment and Outcome (FIDO) study, a prospective multicentre observational cohort study …

2024年9月27日 · Footnotes. X @DrTomRance. Contributors TR drafted the article, drawing on his experience of clinical paediatrics and his research interests in play. PR and KRH edited and contributed to the formation of the final manuscript. TR is the guarantor. Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Many additives, some of which have no nutritional value, can be legally used in processed foods. They intensify colour, thicken, increase shelf life and enhance flavour. Regulatory authorities issue approvals as safe within acceptable quantitative limits. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) contain combinations of all these additives and are particularly attractive to children. Many publications ...

An examination of current evidence Glucocorticoids (GC) are important regulators of diverse physiological systems and are often used in the treatment of a number of chronic inflammatory, autoimmune, and neoplastic diseases. It is estimated that 10% of children may require some form of GC at some point in their childhood.1 Impairment of childhood growth with an approximate cortisone dose of 1.5 ...

Conclusions 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 ...

2002年4月1日 · Air guns and rifles are potentially lethal weapons At first sight, air guns and air rifles may appear relatively harmless but they are in fact potentially lethal weapons. They use the expanding force of compressed air (or gas) to propel a projectile down a barrel and have been in general use since the time of the Napoleonic wars. The projectiles are usually lead pellets or …