Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Acute asthma attacks are a frequent reason for emergency presentation in children and young people (CYP), and fatal asthma attacks can occur ...

Quality improvement project implementing the Genedrive MT-RNR1 point-of-care technology into a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Gentamicin is a commonly used aminoglycoside antibiotic. The ...

Vascular ring, double aortic arch with patent right arch, and atretic proximal left arch. Left PDA, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery, and left arterial duct supplied by a large ...

The investigation of children with early developmental impairment (EDI) is challenging in terms of selecting investigations and supporting families through the diagnostic pathway. Modern genomic ...

Determining severity of illness and undertaking an adequate risk assessment is a fundamental part of acute paediatric practice. This review highlights physiology, communication, heuristics and ...

CK, creatine kinase; DAT, direct antiglobulin test; EMA, antiendomysial antibody; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; tTG, tissue ...

Table 1 Approximate costs for commonly used investigations in children with chronic abdominal pain ...

Central venous catheter (CVC) tip cultures are useful in the assessment of a patient with a potential catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). However, these results can be misleading ...

Design : Randomised controlled trial. Allocation : Randomisation was done by university staff. Allocation was concealed using sealed envelopes that were sequentially numbered. Blinding : All patients, ...

### Design Randomised controlled trial. ### Allocation Computer-generated random schedule stratified by age and centre. ### Blinding Care givers and assessors blind to treatment. Blinded medications ...

Nutritional content of meal plansTable 1 Nutritional content of meal plans ...

1H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) is a novel advanced imaging technique used as an adjunct to MRI to reveal complementary non-invasive information about the biochemical composition of imaged ...