Lead foreign body ingestion in children.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the bowel habits of healthy Australian children aged up to 2 years. METHODOLOGY:One hundred and forty children were recruited in six age categories with a minimum of 20 children per category. Data on bowel habit was recorded by parents daily for 1 week. RESULTS:Stool frequency decreased with age. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tham EB,Nathan R,Davidson GP,Moore DJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify factors that distinguish duct-dependent congenital heart disease (DDCHD) from non-DDCHD in newborn infants. METHOD:A retrospective, cohort study. The Newborn Emergency Transport Service, Victoria (NETS) is a retrieval service for all inter-hospital neonatal transfers, and the Royal Children's Hospital,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gupta N,Kamlin CO,Cheung M,Stewart M,Patel N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare botulinum toxin A injections with fixed plaster cast stretching in the management of cerebral palsied children with dynamic (i.e. non-fixed) calf tightness. METHODS:The settings were the Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH) and the Crippled Children's Association of South Australia (CCA), Adelaid...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Flett PJ,Stern LM,Waddy H,Connell TM,Seeger JD,Gibson SK

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：METHODOLOGY:A cross-sectional study of growth, puberty and endocrine function was performed on 35 girls and 33 boys with thalassaemia major. RESULTS:Despite regular transfusion and chelation therapy, 75% of the girls and 62% of the boys over the age of 12 years were below the third percentile for height. Hypogonadotro...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kwan EY,Lee AC,Li AM,Tam SC,Chan CF,Lau YL,Low LC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Footprints have long been used as proxy measures of foot morphology, yet there is little consensus regarding footprints versus measures of foot posture, which address foot anatomy directly. Foot posture in children can be a confusing clinical presentation, with previous studies both supporting and refuting the rela...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gijon-Nogueron G,Marchena-Rodriguez A,Montes-Alguacil J,Evans AM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to establish current management practice for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) among individual consultant neonatologists in Australia and New Zealand, to examine the influences that drives practice and highlight the importance of future randomised controlled trials in the region. METHODS:Eligible su...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hoellering AB,Cooke L

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between infant and parental characteristics and parental report of infant cyanosis and also hospital admission for apnoea/cyanosis. METHODS:A prospective cohort study was conducted. It involved the one-fifth of Tasmanian live births who were assessed, using a perinatal score, as ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ponsonby AL,Dwyer T,Couper D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In families with infants between the ages of 6 and 18 months, sleep disruption can be significant, often putting parents at risk of a range of negative psychological and psychosocial consequences. Commonly prescribed sleep interventions typically involve 'extinction' methods, which require parents to completely or per...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Blunden S,Dawson D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of shopping trolley related injuries (fatalities and hospitalizations) to children in New Zealand prior to the introduction of a voluntary standard for shopping trolleys. METHODOLOGY:To identify cases, a key word search was conducted of national mortality and hospitalization data...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Parry ML,Morrison LG,Chalmers DJ,Wright CS

更新日期：2002-02-01 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 aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of propranolol treatment in multifocal and diffuse infantile hepatic haemangioma (IHH). METHODS:A retrospective study of symptomatic or potentially symptomatic IHH was performed in our hospital between 2011 and 2016. RESULTS:Thirteen patients were identified: 2 pat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Yang K,Peng S,Chen L,Chen S,Ji Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the aetiology, incidence and short-term outcomes of New Zealand children with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) over a 6-year period. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all children requiring RRT for AKI from January 2001 to December 2006 at Starship Child...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ball EF,Kara T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a leading cause of death in infants, although the mechanisms leading to death remain unclear. Multiple theories have emerged over time, with one of the most influential hypotheses being the triple risk model. This model, first devised in 1972 and later revised in 1994 by Filiano ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Spinelli J,Collins-Praino L,Van Den Heuvel C,Byard RW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We wanted to investigate serum levels of ghrelin and leptin - appetite-regulating hormones - and their correlation with the nutritional status of children with neurogenic bladder (NB) due to myelomeningocele (MMC) in comparison to healthy individuals. METHODS:This prospective analysis was conducted on 67 children ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bagińska JO,Liszewska A,Wasilewska A,Korzeniecka-Kozerska A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of and assess risk factors associated with head lice infections (pediculosis) in children from government primary schools in Victoria, Australia. METHODS:Between May and October 2001, children were selected by clustered random sampling of schools and classes, then examined for he...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Counahan M,Andrews R,Büttner P,Byrnes G,Speare R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a boy with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treated with chemotherapy and prophylactic cranial irradiation to a dose of 24 Gy. Six years after diagnosis he developed a glioma and died. Prior to 1979, four cases of second malignant neoplasm (SMN) of the brain had been reported in children treated for ALL. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Vowels MR,Tobias V,Mameghan H

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A longitudinal birth cohort provides an opportunity to study the impact of childhood conditions persisting into adulthood. This study examines the cross-sectional association of asthma with sleep quality and snoring in the adolescent and young adult population and the extent to which asthma, sleep quality and snor...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Garden M,O'Callaghan M,Suresh S,Mamum AA,Najman JM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Sleep problems are more common among children with disabilities. Mothers are likely to provide night-time care. Mothers of children with disabilities are known to experience high levels of stress and mental health issues compared with other mothers. Relationships between a child's sleep problems, and chronic matern...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bourke-Taylor H,Pallant JF,Law M,Howie L

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hepatitis A and E are enteric viral diseases that are characteristically found in developing countries. Sero-epidemiological data about both infections showed higher prevalence rates soon after the 1999 earthquakes in Duzce, Turkey. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the data 4 years after the earthquakes...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kaya AD,Ozturk CE,Yavuz T,Ozaydin C,Bahcebasi T

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：AIM:To examine the use of high frequency ventilation (HFV) to treat newborn infants in Australia and New Zealand and the associated complications and outcomes. METHODS:Data for all infants receiving HFV were collected from the 28 neonatal intensive care units contributing to the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Net...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tingay DG,Mills JF,Morley CJ,Pellicano A,Dargaville PA,Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Peer review is one component of the improvement of diabetes care delivered by the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales. Queensland has a decentralised model of service provision with an established state diabetes network. METHODS:The NHS scheme was adapted for use in Australia, and seven trained revi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wales J,Yates J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Despite Australia's high vaccination rates, an estimated 3.3% of children are under-vaccinated due to vaccine refusal and the proportion of parents with concerns is unclear. Amongst Australian parents, we aimed to determine the prevalence of vaccine concerns, resources and health-care providers (HCPs) accessed and ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Costa-Pinto JC,Willaby HW,Leask J,Hoq M,Schuster T,Ghazarian A,O'Keefe J,Danchin MH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As vaccination programs continue to successfully control more and more infectious diseases, and the effects of these diseases become less visible, there has been increased focus on adverse events following immunization. Vaccines have been falsely implicated in the causation of a range of conditions, especially those w...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： MacIntyre CR,Leask J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) contrast study is the preferred radiological investigation to diagnose malrotation of intestine. We aimed to review the role of UGI contrast in neonates (term and preterm) who were clinically suspected to have malrotation. METHODS:The study included a retrospective review of medical ch...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Birajdar S,Rao SC,Bettenay F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent otitis media (rOM) in an urban Australian population at 3 years of age. METHODS:Cross-sectional examination of prevalence and risk factors of rOM in 2280 participants from the Raine Study enrolled from public and private hospitals in Perth, Western Australia...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Brennan-Jones CG,Whitehouse AJ,Park J,Hegarty M,Jacques A,Eikelboom RH,Swanepoel de W,White JD,Jamieson SE

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to investigate features of infant and childhood fatalities that were a consequence of care by socially isolated adults suffering from significant medical conditions. Autopsy records at the Forensic Science Centre in Adelaide from July 1996 to June 2001 were searched for all cases where infants o...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Byard RW

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 7 year old girl who presented to the Children's Emergency Department with a 6 week history of bilateral facial and neck swelling. She had felt generally unwell, tired, with a recent onset of dry cough, and had presented multiple times to her general practitioner (GP) who after initially unsucce...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Holme H,Nanduri V

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Parental alcohol misuse exposes children to risk, but is poorly identified in paediatric settings. We aimed to (i) measure the alcohol use in parents of a sample of children attending emergency and (ii) assess the quality of documentation of this alcohol use by paediatric residents. METHOD:Parents of childr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Sharma S,Llewelyn K,Jureidini J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00