Parental recall of birth weight: how accurate is it?

abstract：AIMS:To assess the impact of two paediatric intensive care unit retrieval teams on the performance of three mortality risk scoring systems: pre-ICU PRISM, PIM, and PRISM II. METHODS:A total of 928 critically ill children retrieved for intensive care from district general hospitals in the south east of England (crude m...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tibby SM,Taylor D,Festa M,Hanna S,Hatherill M,Jones G,Habibi P,Durward A,Murdoch IA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the minimum incidence of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) and severe microcephaly in Canada and describe key clinical, epidemiological, aetiological and outcome features of these conditions. METHODS:Two separate national surveillance studies were conducted on CZS and severe microcephaly using the wel...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Morris SK,Farrar DS,Miller SP,Ofner M,Bitnun A,Nelson CRM,Shevell M,Moore AM,Tataryn J,Evans JA,Zipursky AR,Moore Hepburn C

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy affects an estimated 10.5 million children worldwide, of whom 80% live in developing countries. The treatment gap is estimated at around 90% in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The present work analyses some of the reasons that could explain the low access to antiepileptic drugs (AED) for child...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Barennes H,Sengkhamyong K,Sambany EM,Koffi PN,Chivorakul P,Empis G,Clavel S,Somphavong S,Wangkou N,Rajaonarivo C,Harimanana A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of a questionnaire returned by 20 doctors giving information of 249 schools showed that many of the rooms made available to school health services are inadequate in terms of physical resources and privacy. A higher set of standards is recommended to enable schools and pupils to derive maximum benefit from comm...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Henshelwood J,Polnay L

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the recent trends in demographic, clinical and microbiological characteristics and outcome of treatment in paediatric cases of tuberculosis. DESIGN:National surveillance study. SETTING:England and Wales. PATIENTS:All children under the age of 16 years reported with tuberculosis to the national ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Abubakar I,Laundy MT,French CE,Shingadia D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 40 hospitalized infants and children with cytomegalovirus infection, 14 (35%) had interstitial pneumonitis, 4 (10%) had wheezing or tachypnoea but without x-ray evidence of classical interstitial pneumonia, the remaining 22 (55%) were free of pulmonary involvement. Most patients had tachypnoea and nonproductive ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Smith SD,Cho CT,Brahmacupta N,Lenahan MF

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung function measurements with and without a disposable bacterial filter were compared in 60 children. Although statistically significant, the reduction of lung function measurements caused by using bacterial filters was small and clinically irrelevant (2-4% of predicted for forced expiratory volume in one second and...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kamps AW,Vermeer K,Roorda RJ,Brand PL

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten preterm infants with recurrent respiratory symptoms (median gestational age 30 weeks) were entered into a non-randomised placebo controlled trial of bronchodilator treatment at 12.5 months of age. The infants had coughed or wheezed, or both, on at least four days a week for the past month. The infants received eit...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Yuksel B,Greenough A,Maconochie I

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with biotinidase deficiency were studied. Clinical findings at presentation varied with dermatological signs (dermatitis and alopecia), neurological abnormalities (fits, hypotonia, and ataxia), and recurrent infections being the most common features, although none of these occurred in every case. Biochemi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wastell HJ,Bartlett K,Dale G,Shein A

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eleven children admitted with suspected gastro-oesophageal reflux were studied, with 24 hour oesophageal pH monitoring as the first line of investigation. Barium swallow examination, or oesophagoscopy, or both, were carried out only in children with abnormal pH, who subsequently had a trial of 1-12 mon...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Da Dalt L,Mazzoleni S,Montini G,Donzelli F,Zacchello F

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combined test of anterior pituitary function was used on 21 normal children. It shows that a comprehensive evaluation can be made of growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, and gonadotrophin reserve. Simultaneous assessment of those peripheral glands associated with the anterior pi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Savage DC,Swift PG,Johnston PG,Goldie DJ,Murphy D

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proportion of babies colonised with gentamicin resistant Gram negative organisms in a nursery over a 30 month period did not correlate with the quantity or duration of aminoglycosides used, but it did correlate with two indicators of workload: the number of baby days and a score based on the level of nursing care ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Isaacs D,Catterson J,Hope PL,Moxon ER,Wilkinson AR

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital facial palsy (CFP) is clinically defined as facial palsy present at birth. It is associated with considerable disfigurement and causes functional and emotional problems for the affected child. The aetiology of the majority of cases however, remains elusive. AIMS:To investigate the role of a neuro...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Jemec B,Grobbelaar AO,Harrison DH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity is considered a polygenic and multifactorial disorder and different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) are involved. Studies concerning their impact on weight loss in lifestyle intervention are scarce. METHODS:The effect of two different SNP (INSIG2: rs7566605, FTO: rs9939609) was analysed on the ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Reinehr T,Hinney A,Toschke AM,Hebebrand J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine hydrochloride 2 mg/kg, together with atropine 0.2 mg, has been given intravenously on 100 occasions on a general paediatric ward. No serious side effects occurred. Dreams followed in 4 children but did not reduce acceptability of the drug. In our hands it has greatly reduced the pain and distress of children ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Elliott E,Hanid TK,Arthur LJ,Kay B

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy comprises an important component of paediatric and obstetric practice and has major medico-legal implications. The prognosis for survival in cerebral palsy determines the financial provision made in cases that come to litigation. Issues of data quality and estimation methods are critical. Estimating the...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hutton JL,Pharoah PO

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To measure drug adherence in children with mild asthma receiving long term prophylactic treatment. METHODS:Double blind randomised placebo controlled trial. Patients received inhaled budesonide 100 microg or 200 microg daily, or placebo for 27 months. All participants were asked to inhale medication or placebo fro...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Jónasson G,Carlsen KH,Mowinckel P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auditory function of 370 infants, drawn from both low and high risk groups, was tested before postnatal discharge using three tests: standard auditory brain stem responses (ABR), automated analysis of ABR, and automated analysis of evoked otoacoustic emissions (OAE). All infants failing any neonatal test had furth...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kennedy CR,Kimm L,Dees DC,Evans PI,Hunter M,Lenton S,Thornton RD

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of childhood atopic eczema on families and assess the personal financial cost of its management. DESIGN:Cross sectional survey. SETTING:Paediatric dermatology and paediatric diabetology outpatient clinics. PATIENTS:Parents of 48 randomly selected children with atopic eczema and 46 wi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Su JC,Kemp AS,Varigos GA,Nolan TM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was performed to compare adverse events and antibody response in term and preterm children vaccinated with diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine at 2, 3, and 4 months of age. A total of 124 children were recruited and grouped according to gestational age: 37 weeks or more (n = 52), 34 to 36 weeks (n = 40)...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ramsay ME,Miller E,Ashworth LA,Coleman TJ,Rush M,Waight PA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six children are described who developed diarrhoea associated with Clostridium difficile during the course of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. The significance of this infection is discussed within the context of the pathophysiology of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Burgner DP,Rfidah H,Beattie TJ,Seal DV

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mode of delivery has recently gained attention as another potential perinatal risk factor for childhood obesity but results are conflicting. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether caesarean section is independently associated with childhood obesity after adjusting for a broad range of confounding factors. METHOD...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Flemming K,Woolcott CG,Allen AC,Veugelers PJ,Kuhle S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital haemolytic anaemia in a 14 year old girl was caused by increased red cell membrane cation permeability. Potassium permeability was unusually sensitive to hydrostatic pressure and treatment with N-ethylmaleimide, factors which activate a specific chloride dependent potassium channel in cell membranes. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Gardiner RM,Barnes ND,Ellory JC

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenobarbital (PB), commonly used as the preferred treatment for neonatal seizure, is a drug that requires careful dose adjustments based on therapeutic drug monitoring. It has been reported that PB metabolism was affected by cytochrome P450 (CYP)2C19 polymorphisms in adults requiring dose adjustment. AIM:T...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lee SM,Chung JY,Lee YM,Park MS,Namgung R,Park KI,Lee C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the impact of displacement values on doses in paediatric patients when using parenteral. To assess the option of using average displacement values (DV) in the preparation of parenteral medicines. METHOD:Over 500 Medusa1 monographs were analysed and 42 medicines were identified with a displacement valu...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lo A,Christiansen N,Bhatti H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 164 children born within the defined boundaries of greater Manchester during the years 1981 to 1984 inclusive were identified as having bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, giving a prevalence of 1.2/1000 population of 1/817 births. Ninety three children developed an additional conductive hearing loss sec...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Das VK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female genital mutilation (FGM) is almost always performed on children and consequently paediatricians should have a central role in the detection and prevention of FGM. FGM has no health benefits and can cause lifelong damage to physical and psychological health. Extensive migration of FGM practising communities mean...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Creighton SM,Hodes D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulmonary response to inhalation challenge with nebulised distilled water was measured in 100 sedated infants with a history of wheeze. Lung function was measured by total body plethysmography. Satisfactory results were obtained in 88 infants. Fifty one were considered to have responded by developing a greater tha...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： O'Callaghan C,Milner AD,Webb MS,Swarbrick A

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether the use of negative pressure ventilation (NPV) was associated with a lower rate of endotracheal intubation in infants with recurrent apnoea secondary to acute bronchiolitis. METHODS:Retrospective review of two paediatric intensive care units (PICU) databases and case notes; one PICU offered N...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Al-balkhi A,Klonin H,Marinaki K,Southall DP,Thomas DA,Jones P,Samuels MP

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the burden of selected congenital anomalies in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) that could be reduced should surgical programmes cover the entire population with access to quality care. DESIGN:Burden of disease and epidemiological modelling. SETTING:LMICs from all global regions. POPULAT...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Higashi H,Barendregt JJ,Kassebaum NJ,Weiser TG,Bickler SW,Vos T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00