Archives of Disease in Childhood

Paediatric colchicine poisoning in the UK: a 10-year retrospective case series from the National Poisons Information Service

Objective Colchicine, derived from autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale ), has been used for centuries to treat arthritis.
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Incidence of herpes simplex infection among febrile infants under 3 months of age: evidence from two multisite cohorts

The prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in young febrile infants is estimated at 1%–4%, with the highest rates in ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Associations between special educational needs and physical and mental health conditions in children and young people in England: a population-based cross-secti…

Objective Children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs (SENs) have an increased risk of psychopathology and ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Outcomes from a structured conflict management programme implemented at three paediatric healthcare sites: a mixed-methods evaluation

Objective Evaluation of the Medical Mediation Foundation’s Conflict Management Programme (CMP)—a structured process for ...
BMJ

Health professionals’ and managers’ definitions of developmentally appropriate healthcare for young people: conceptual dimensions and embedded controversies

Objectives We aimed to (i) explore how health professionals and managers who work with young people seek to define developmentally appropriate healthcare (DAH), (ii) identify the range of conceptual ...
BMJ

Early diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination associated with higher female mortality and no difference in male mortality in a cohort of low birthweight children: an ...

Background Studies from low-income countries have suggested that diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine provided after Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination may have a negative effect on ...
BMJ

Opening doors: suggested practice for medical professionals for when a child might be close to telling about abuse

Correspondence to Dr Jamie Carter, Community Paediatric Dept, Seaside View CDC, Brighton General Hospital, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton BN2 3EW, UK; Jamie.carter{at}nhs.net The way ...
BMJ

How common is childhood myasthenia? The UK incidence and prevalence of autoimmune and congenital myasthenia

3 The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Correspondence to Dr Sandeep Jayawant, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, ...
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Evaluating antibiotic medications delivered through elastomeric devices in a paediatric population: a systematic review

Background Elastomeric devices (EDs) allow infusion of antibiotic via an intravenous catheter over 24 hours, supporting outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. We conducted a systematic review of ...
BMJ

Complications of excess weight seen in two tier 3 paediatric weight management services: an observational study

Background Children and young people living with severe obesity experience a range of complications of excess weight (CEW); however the prevalence of complications is not well defined. We have ...
BMJ

Guidelines for managing acute gastroenteritis based on a systematic review of published research

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Reference values for pulse oximetry at high altitude

OBJECTIVE To determine reference values for oxygen saturation (Sao 2) in healthy children younger than 5 years living at high altitude. DESIGN One hundred and sixty eight children were examined for ...