Outcome of biliary atresia in Malaysia: a single-centre study.

abstract：AIM:Relatively little is known about the results of liver tests among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to describe the distributions of liver tests, to identify the upper normal limits (UNLs) and to describe the correlations among liver tests. METHODS:Overnight fasting blood samples were collected from a rep...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： George J,Denney-Wilson E,Okely AD,Hardy LL,Aitken R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a match between the health problems that children face and the clinical trials that are being conducted, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS:All trials on the World Health Organisation International Clinical Trials Registry Platfor...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Joseph PD,Caldwell PH,Barnes EH,Craig JC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It was shown that oxygen-derived free radicals, and particularly the superoxide anion, are intermediaries in the formation and activation of osteoclasts. Many antioxidant defence systems depend on micronutrients or are micronutrients themselves. Oxidative stress might be related to bone indices in newborn in...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Koklu E,Akcakus M,Narin F,Saraymen R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/HYPOTHESIS:Teaching hospitals affiliated with universities are now common sites for research higher degree supervision. We hypothesised that the hospital environment poses unique challenges to supervision compared with the traditional university research institute setting. AIMS:This study aimed to identify ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Caldwell PH,Oldmeadow W,Jones CA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legal and clinical complexities surrounding consent to medical treatment for trans and gender diverse (TGD) youth in Australia continue to develop. New Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines have also introduced substantial clinical developments. Significant changes to legal principles from court decisi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jowett S,Mathews B

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To highlight the increase in the number of cases of clonidine overdose admitted to a specialist paediatric hospital, with particular reference to the clinical features, clinical course and circumstances surrounding the incident. METHODS:Cases of clonidine overdose were identified by review of the emergency d...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kappagoda C,Schell DN,Hanson RM,Hutchins P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) for predicting outcome in sepsis-associated cholestasis. METHODS:A retrospective cohort review of the hospital records was performed in 181 neonates admi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Oswari H,Widjaja RK,Rohsiswatmo R,Cleghorn G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the epidemiology, immunisation status and management of children with intussusception in the Northern Territory (NT), 1993-2003. METHODS:Intussusception data were obtained from all NT hospitals using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 9/10) codes for children under 18 years of age betwee...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Webby RJ,Bines JE,Barnes GL,Tindall H,Krause V,Patel M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the intake of a soy protein-based supplement (SPS) and its effects on the sexual maturation and nutritional status of prepubertal children who consumed it for a year. METHODS:Healthy children (n = 51) were recruited and randomly assigned to consume the lunch fruit juice with (n = 29) or without (n = 22...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Duitama SM,Zurita J,Cordoba D,Duran P,Ilag L,Mejia W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe changes in infant prelinguistic communication skills between 8 and 12 months, and identify factors associated with those skills. METHODS: DESIGN:Parent questionnaire data for a prospective population-based cohort of infants in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS:1911 infants born November...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Reilly S,Eadie P,Bavin EL,Wake M,Prior M,Williams J,Bretherton L,Barrett Y,Ukoumunne OC

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a family in which congenital fibre type disproportion (CFTD) and minicore disease have been observed in members of the same family, and raise the question of the relationship between CFTD and minicores. METHODOLOGY:A follow-up clinical and biopsy study of a girl who presented to hospital because of...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jongpiputvanich S,Walsh PJ,Kakulas BA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloody nipple discharge is a rare but distressing finding in neonates and infants. We report an 8-month-old boy who showed bilateral bloody nipple discharge for 5 months without signs of infection. Ultrasound examination revealed dilated mammary ducts. This benign phenomenon is most likely caused by mammary duct ectas...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Weimann E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of Ketotifen was examined in the treatment of 113 infants between 6 and 36 months of age presenting with a history of cough and/or wheeze in a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. A 4 week no-medication baseline phase preceded the 16 week treatment phase in which infants took 2.5 ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： van Asperen PP,McKay KO,Mellis CM,Loh RK,Harth SC,Thong YH,Harris M,Robertson IF,Gibbeson M,Rhodes L

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether umbilical cord blood glucose correlates with subsequent hypoglycaemia after birth in infants of well-controlled diabetic mothers. METHODOLOGY:Thirty-eight term infants of well-controlled diabetic mothers were enrolled. Five mothers had pre-existing diabetes. Of the 33 gestational diabeti...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Agrawal RK,Lui K,Gupta JM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disorder of elastic tissue. The characteristic skin changes are asymptomatic yellow papules around the neck and in body folds giving the skin a characteristic cobblestone appearance. The eyes, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems are also commonly involved. In this...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Sakata S,Su JC,Robertson S,Yin M,Chow C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aim (i) to characterise the clinical features of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in a small cohort of Australian children; (ii) to determine the effects of VAD; and (iii) to quantify the prevalence of ophthalmic review in this group. METHODS:Data collected from the charts incorporated patient demographics, laborator...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chiu M,Dillon A,Watson S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently released World Health Organization growth charts are methodologically robust, as well as clinically useful tools for monitoring the growth of children. They have been endorsed by premier organisations such as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK), Canadian Pediatric Society, Australian Br...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rao S,Simmer K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic sacroiliitis is an uncommon infection often diagnosed late because of poor localization of symptoms and inadequate physical examination. We describe a 12-year-old girl whose osteomyelitis and pyogenic sacroiliitis was initially misdiagnosed and discuss examination, investigation and management of the conditio...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ford LS,Ellis AM,Allen HW,Campbell DE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To document whether medically stable infants can be transferred safely from incubators to unheated, open cots at 1500 g. METHODS:Four cohorts were recruited in a stepwise observational trial of transfer from incubators to unheated, open cots. We aimed to transfer the first 15 infants into cots on reaching a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： West CR,Williams M,Weston PJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility of a two-stage screening strategy for otitis media with effusion (OME) in pre-school and school children. The risk factors of OME were also studied. METHODS:One hundred and eighty-nine children aged 4-8 years were recruited. The two-stage screening consisted of an on-site screening with...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Yang J,Zhang H,Zhao N,Shi ZG,Xu A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the prevalence of nicotine dependence and acceptance of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in young people entering custody, where smoking is not allowed. METHODS:Cross-sectional study in 2013. SETTING:All New South Wales Juvenile Justice Centres. PARTICIPANTS:Incarcerated youth, aged 12-21 years. M...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Haysom L,Lawrence D,Mellish D,Burns P,Khale P,Arulampalam A,Stapylton C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHARGE syndrome is a complex genetic syndrome, owing to the wide range of tissues/systems affected by mutations in the CHD7 gene. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis, clinical features and management of CHARGE syndrome. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hsu P,Ma A,Wilson M,Williams G,Curotta J,Munns CF,Mehr S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circumcision has been the traditional treatment for phimosis, but now is not the only management option, the best of which appears to be topical steroid application. Importantly, the literature suggests that phimosis probably is over-diagnosed, indicating that a prospective, randomized controlled study is needed to co...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dewan PA,Tieu HC,Chieng BS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse hospital readmissions to 1 year in infants < 33 weeks' gestation. STUDY DESIGN:Cohort of very preterm infants born in Western Australia. METHODS:Parental social class, history of asthma, race, gestational age, birthweight, sex, severity of respiratory disease and oxygen requirement at 28 days chr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Elder DE,Hagan R,Evans SF,Benninger HR,French NP

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:A term infant was admitted at 6 h of age with seizures related to hyponatraemia. During the last hours of labour the infant's mother had drunk 3 L of water. After delivery the serum sodium was 121 mmol/L in the mother and 126 mmol/L in the infant. Both resolved spontaneously. We discuss this case and the impact of mat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： West CR,Harding JE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now 50 years since Leo Kanner first described autism as a distinctive pattern of symptoms in some children with severe developmental problems. Since then the assessment and diagnosis of children with pervasive disorders of development has been refined and much is known about the phenomenology and epidemiology. A...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tonge BJ,Dissanayake C,Brereton AV

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore immunisation rates and catch-up delivery to children admitted to hospital before and after an immunisation service was commenced. METHODS:This pre- and post-intervention study examined 300 admissions prior to (cohort 1) and 300 following (cohort 2) the introduction of an immunisation service. Immunisati...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tarca AJ,Lau GT,Mascaro F,Clifford P,Campbell AJ,Taylor E

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00