Outcome and recurrence in treatment of phimosis using topical betamethasone in children in Hong Kong.

abstract：AIM:Servo-controlled therapeutic hypothermia is a routine therapy for babies with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the neonatal unit and is delivered in designated cooling centres. It is increasingly being used during neonatal transport in the UK to deliver this therapy in a timelier manner for babies not born in a ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Torre Monmany N,Behrsin J,Leslie A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal microarray or molecular karyotype has become the first-line genetic investigation for children with intellectual disability, autistic spectrum disorder or multiple congenital anomalies. Chromosomal microarray increases the detection rate of pathogenic chromosome imbalances including submicroscopic deletion...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Palmer EE,Peters GB,Mowat D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Paediatric oncology patients often require repeated bone marrow aspirates and lumbar punctures. These procedures commonly require sedation and analgesia. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the American Academy of Pediatrics have published guidelines that provide recommendations on mo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Barnes C,Downie P,Chalkiadis G,Camilleri S,Monagle P,Waters K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine associations between socio-economic, familial and perinatal factors with overweight/obesity in 6- and 12-year-old schoolchildren. METHODS:Eligible year-1 (1765/2238, mean age 6.7 years) and year-7 students (2353/3144, mean age, 12.7 years) from a random cluster sample of 55 Sydney schools were examined ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gopinath B,Baur LA,Burlutsky G,Robaei D,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aims to describe the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of 45 Australian patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), to assess risk factors for intellectual disability, to compare patients with TSC1 and TSC2 mutations and to assess adherence to surveillance recommendations. METHODS:Phenotypic ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chopra M,Lawson JA,Wilson M,Kennedy SE,Taylor P,Buckley MF,Wargon O,Parasivam G,Camphausen C,Yates D,Mowat D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To provide an overview of the health and well-being of sexual minority high school students in New Zealand, investigate differences between sexual minority youth (SMY) and exclusively opposite-sex-attracted youth (EOSAY), and examine changes across survey waves. METHODS:Nationally representative cross-sectional su...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lucassen MF,Clark TC,Denny SJ,Fleming TM,Rossen FV,Sheridan J,Bullen P,Robinson EM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Pain associated with immunisations can result in distress and/or anxiety for children and parents. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of two novel devices; Coolsense (cold) and Buzzy (vibration ± cooling pads) versus standard care to minimise pain during immunisations. We also evaluated compliance to the...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jenkins N,Orsini F,Elia S,Perrett K

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Turner syndrome (TS) affects approximately 1 in 2000 liveborn girls. It is a common cause of short stature and is often, but not universally, associated with characteristic dysmorphic features and ovarian dysgenesis. Genotype/phenotype correlation in TS is generally poor and girls with TS may occasionally have normal ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Sabin MA,Zacharin MR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three cousins who presented with agitation, dysphasia and/or coma, and developed hemiplegia following initial onset of symptoms. Two cases followed minor head injuries, two were pyrexial and two were associated with neutrophilia. Two cases required ventilatory support on the intensive care unit. Magnetic r...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hart AR,Trinick R,Connolly DJ,Mordekar SR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors studied 75 male infants with meningomyelocele (MMC) to analyse the association with cryptorchidism. METHODS:All infants were diagnosed at birth and surgically corrected after 24-48 h. Testes were classified undescended in accordance with Kaplan. The associated malformations, the exact levels of t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ferrara P,Rossodivita A,Ruggiero A,Pulitanò S,Tortorolo L,Salvaggio E

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Handovers have been established as a valuable educational tool; nevertheless, a paucity of literature exists evaluating contributors to the educational experience. Our study aimed to investigate participants' educational experiences based on a paediatric handover, and the facilitators and barriers towards teaching ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ooi A,Bradley S,Mukherjee S,Stafford K,Henning MA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate child and parent perceptions of treatment with stimulant medication in a sample of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODOLOGY:Child and parent perceptions questionnaires were completed for 102 subjects participating in a double-blind, crossover trial of methylpheni...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Efron D,Jarman FC,Barker MJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Paediatric haematopoietic stem cell donors undergo non-therapeutic procedures and endure known and unknown physical and psychosocial risks for the benefit of a family member. One ethical concern is the risk that they may be pressured by parents or health professionals to act as a donor. This paper adds to what is k...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Then SN

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The number of hospital presentations and admissions for treatment of sunburn remains significant, despite efforts to educate the public regarding sun protection. Current literature chiefly examines public health campaigns and sun protection behaviours and attitudes. There are very few articles that explore paediatr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Mah L,Di Giovine P,Quinn L,Sparnon A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine daily cows milk consumption and duration of breastfeeding in infants and young children with anal fissure and constipation. METHODS:Two groups of 30 consecutive children aged between 4 months and 3 years were evaluated retrospectively. Group I comprised children with chronic constipation and anal ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Andiran F,Dayi S,Mete E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and poorer neurobehavioural outcomes in school-age children is well established, but the relationship in obese children and adolescents, in whom OSA is more common, is not so well established. We aimed to investigate this relationship in 10-18-year-olds. METH...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tan E,Healey D,Schaughency E,Dawes P,Galland B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Currently, the use of upper limb botulinum toxin-A (UL BTX-A) is based on evidence of functional efficacy without supporting evidence of positive change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). While function may improve, this cannot be directly correlated with an improvement in HRQOL. Most paediatric studies use...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Redman TA,Finn JC,Bremner AP,Valentine J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between women's retrospective reports of smoking during pregnancy and subsequent language, cognitive, behavioural and physical development in their children up to age 9 years. While there was a strong association between maternal smoking and an index of disadvantageous child rearing...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McGee R,Stanton WR

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and demonstrate necrotizing dermatitis in infancy; an uncommon, puzzling syndrome, in which anecdotal reporting and personal experience indicates that one third of cases may require skin grafting. Much informed discussion about the pathogenesis of this distressing syndrome centres on the role of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lui PC,Petersen D,Kimble RM,Raven RJ,Pearn JH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-mortem investigation of sudden death in young people frequently reveals no overt cause for the death. Full investigation is hampered if tissue or blood is not retained for DNA analysis. We report a post mortem molecular diagnosis of long QT syndrome in a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with epilepsy who died suddenly p...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Skinner JR,Chong B,Fawkner M,Webster DR,Hegde M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) are reported who presented in the neonatal period with profound failure to thrive, cardio-respiratory distress, precocious puberty and Cushing's syndrome for which both underwent bilateral adrenalectomy. Both girls had also bilateral nephrocalcinosis; in one case that may ha...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bareille P,Azcona C,Stanhope R

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paediatric Cryptococcus gattii disease is rare, with only two previous cases recorded in the Northern Territory (NT) over the last 54 years. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a recognised complication of C. gattii infection, even in the absence of an identified immunodeficiency syndrome; ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： O'Brien MP,Ford TJ,Currie BJ,Francis JR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare maternal reasons for non-immunisation and for partial immunisation in northern Nigeria, and determine the link between specific reasons and future intentions to immunise. METHODS:Responses to open-ended questions collected through a 2007 questionnaire survey were individually coded for key words using t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Babalola S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of physiological studies, published over the last 10 years, have investigated the links between prone sleeping and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). This review evaluates those studies and derives an overview of the different affects of sleeping prone or supine in infancy. Generally, compared with the supi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Galland BC,Taylor BJ,Bolton DP

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied the false-positive rate of bag urine cultures in diagnosing bacteriuria in infants and examined the factors responsible for contamination. METHODS:One hundred asymptomatic patients with previous urinary tract infections (UTI; age range 5-23 months; sex ratio M : F 73:27) were screened by bag urin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Li PS,Ma LC,Wong SN

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To confirm the presence of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in New Zealand and establish its prevalence in selected paediatric patient groups. METHODS:Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected in two separate paediatric studies enrolling children clinically diagnosed with either bronchiolitis or pneumonia and tested ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Werno AM,Anderson TP,Jennings LC,Jackson PM,Murdoch DR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The birthweight and gestational age specific mortality of singleton Aboriginal and White infants born in Western Australia during the period 1980-86 is described. The analyses are based on the approximately 8000 Aboriginal and 143,000 White births notified through the Western Australia Midwives' system, which were lin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kliewer EV,Stanley FJ

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecthyma gangrenosum is a manifestation of cutaneous infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The lesion may be associated with immunocompromise, in particular neutropenia. We present a case of ecthyma gangrenosum in a previously healthy child who 3 months later developed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; we use this to illus...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Pouryousefi A,Foland J,Michie C,Cummins M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compares the use of standard overhead fluorescent phototherapy units with the BiliBlanket a woven fibreoptic pad which delivers high intensity light with no ultraviolet or infrared irradiation in the treatment of jaundice in preterm infants. METHODOLOGY:We chose to study infants between 800 and 25...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Costello SA,Nyikal J,Yu VY,McCloud P

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study aims to determine if there is a difference in the pharyngeal pressure, measured as a surrogate for continuous positive distending airway pressure, delivered to premature infants between two commonly used heated, humidified high-flow nasal cannulae (HHHFNC) devices: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare HHHFNC and ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Collins CL,Holberton JR,König K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00