Background We sought to measure the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer in children with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods We queried our electronic medical record for quantitative D-dimer values ...

Background Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) are gastrointestinal pathologies affecting preterm neonates that are associated with significant morbidity and ...

Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave.Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt1 The pursuit of patient safety is a key component of the wider endeavour to improve quality of healthcare ...

Fibre is an essential nutrient in the human diet that is crucial for human health. It provides a range of functional benefits, including stool bulking, and physiological benefits through fermentation ...

A review of the history of confidential enquiries The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) was established in April 2003. It replaces CESDI (the Confidential Enquiry into ...

Aims To ascertain whether the parameters on the Sepsis Trust screening and action tool, a tool to help clinical staff recognise and treat sepsis swiftly, are useful indicators of septic children.

BACKGROUND Antenatal screening for cystic fibrosis has been endorsed by the US National Institutes of Health. Edinburgh is the only city in the UK with an established routine antenatal screening ...

The incidence of respiratory depression following treatment of prolonged seizures with benzodiazepines is variable in the literature. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of children treated for ...

> Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. Theodore Roosevelt1 We would define an innovative therapy as any newly introduced treatment, or a new ...

Objective To establish a birth rate for catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) diagnosed in childhood and observe trends in presentation and management. Design Retrospective ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, paediatricians and child mental health practitioners have noticed an increase in tic symptoms in some children and adolescents already diagnosed with tic ...

A series of systematic reviews commissioned by the Cass Review and published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.