Respiratory complications in long-term survivors of oesophageal atresia.

abstract：:Five cases of serious injuries to children wearing superhero costumes, involving extreme risk-taking behaviour, are presented here. Although children have always displayed behaviour seemingly unwise to the adult eye, the advent of superhero role models can give unrealistic expectations to the child, which may lead to ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Davies P,Surridge J,Hole L,Munro-Davies L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six healthy children, born in the UK, travelled to their parental homeland and developed a severe form of traveller's diarrhoea. This was characterised by rapid loss of weight and chronic diarrhoea. On return to this country, investigation in 5 of them showed an abnormal, small intestinal mucosa. There was a high inci...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hutchins P,Hindocha P,Phillips A,Walker-Smith J

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critical incidents are common during the inter-hospital transfer of sick patients, and infants are an especially vulnerable group. AIMS:To examine the effect of critical incident review on the number of adverse events during inter-hospital transfer of sick infants. METHODS:Critical incidents over an eight ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Moss SJ,Embleton ND,Fenton AC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the bacteriological quality of unpooled expressed breast milk, a pilot bottle sample of each donation was examined before the milk was given to the neonate. Provided the milk did not contain greater than 2500 organisms/ml or potential pathogens it was used unheated. Milk containing between 2500 and 5000 orga...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Davidson DC,Poll RA,Roberts C

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pear shaped non-electrostatic spacer, composed of steel with a volume of 250 ml and equipped with a facemask containing integrated inlet and outlet valves for inspiration and expiration, was compared with three plastic spacers. The plastic spacers were primed with repeated puffs from a budesonide pressurised metered...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Bisgaard H,Anhøj J,Klug B,Berg E

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile liver disease with deficiency of serum alpha1-antitrypsin is illustrated by a description of the clinical, biochemical, and pathological findings in two affected families. The simplicity of the diagnostic tests is emphasized. Review of 61 biopsies of liver from children and adolescents provided a further 3 c...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： McPhie JL,Binnie S,Brunt PW

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social inequalities in a variety of indicators of child health were measured using a 'small area' geographical method of social classification. Cross sectional analyses of routine child health information and of a population survey of the height of primary school children were used. Social classification was by census...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Reading R,Jarvis S,Openshaw S

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler ultrasound measurements of pulmonary blood flow in 20 babies with severe respiratory distress syndrome treated in a randomised controlled trial of surfactant replacement showed that the immediate improvement of oxygenation was not associated with a significant increase in pulmonary blood flow. Reduction in ven...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Halliday HL,McCord FB,McClure BG,Reid MM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of 12 children with classical maple syrup urine disease is reviewed. All patients presented in the neonatal period at ages varying from 5 to 21 (median 8) days. The time taken to make the diagnosis ranged from 1 day to longer than 9 months (median 7 days). Each survived his initial illness but 3 died later...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Naughten ER,Jenkins J,Francis DE,Leonard JV

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the accuracy of the interpretation of the chest film in delineating localised abnormalities of ventilation and perfusion, as well as the overall severity of airways obstruction, exercise tolerance, and clinical condition in children with cystic fibrosis. Radiographic findings in various regions of...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Coates AL,Boyce P,Shaw DG,Godfrey S,Mearns M

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of 1 alpha-OH-D3 to hypocalcaemic neonates (mean +/- SD, serum calcium 1.50 +/- 0.13 mmol/l) significantly increased serum calcium in all 24 infants within 48 hours after starting therapy (mean +/- SD 1.83 +/- 0.23 mmol/1). The time required to correct hypocalcaemia was significantly shorter (2.04 +/- 0...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Barak Y,Milbauer B,Weisman Y,Edelstein S,Spirer Z

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid function was studied in 54 low birthweight infants during a 3-week period. Each infant was placed in one of three groups. Group 1 (n = 21), infants who were well and appropriately grown fro gestational age; group 2 (n = 23), infants who were appropriately grown but who had hyaline membrane disease; group 3 (n ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Uhrmann S,Marks KH,Maisels MJ,Kulin HE,Kaplan M,Utiger R

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the clinical characteristics and predictors of mortality from snake bite envenomation in children. DESIGN:Prospective observational study with a one-group cohort design. SETTING:Paediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in South India. SUBJECTS:The study cohort consisted of 145 ch...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Jayakrishnan MP,Geeta MG,Krishnakumar P,Rajesh TV,George B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to participate in infant screening often rests with parents. Medical ethics require that parental decision is elicited from informed choice. Such a decision is influenced by the parental knowledge and attitude towards screening and a careful evaluation of these factors is essential in seeking informed con...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Olusanya BO,Luxon LM,Wirz SL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop and implement an evidence based guideline for the treatment of acute asthma using a metered dose inhaler and spacer combination. METHODS:Defined strategies were used for the development and implementation of a guideline, assessed by a prospective, descriptive, study using notes review, and patient, nur...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Powell CV,Maskell GR,Marks MK,South M,Robertson CF

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real time ultrasonography of the pelvic organs was performed on 114 normal premenarcheal girls aged between 2 years and 13 years 11 months. Values were obtained for total uterine length, anteroposterior diameters of the corpus and cervix, corpus/cervix ratio, and uterine and ovarian volumes and the resultant data were...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Salardi S,Orsini LF,Cacciari E,Bovicelli L,Tassoni P,Reggiani A

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) has recently been registered for treatment of pain in neonates but the pharmacodynamics, including effects on body temperature, have not been reported. METHODS:A pooled analysis on body temperature recordings in neonates exposed to intravenous paracetamol was perfor...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hopchet L,Kulo A,Rayyan M,Verbesselt R,Vanhole C,de Hoon JN,Allegaert K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty three infants were assigned randomly to a ready-to-feed infant formula or a standard formula that required reconstitution from powder. Despite similar nutrient composition of the two formulas those fed the powdered formula had significantly increased body weight and skinfold thickness gains, and became significa...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lucas A,Lockton S,Davies PS

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A subnormal cortisol response (30 min level (C30min)<550 nmol/L) to synthetic adrenocorticotrophic hormone/Synacthen test (SDST) in all infants does not necessarily indicate underlying or persistent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis pathology. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated the diagnoses and outcome...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Tan TSE,Manfredonia C,Kumar R,Jones J,O'Shea E,Padidela R,Skae M,Ehtisham S,Ivison F,Tetlow L,Clayton PE,Banerjee I,Patel L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate gastric emptying and intestinal transit of pelleted pancreatin in relation to food boluses. METHODS:Dual isotope scintigraphy combined with breath hydrogen sampling was used to track the concurrent gastric emptying and intestinal transit of 111indium labelled microspheres and a 99mtechnetium l...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Taylor CJ,Hillel PG,Ghosal S,Frier M,Senior S,Tindale WB,Read N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a child with Down's syndrome in whom metrorrhagia and precocious puberty revealed primary autoimmune hypothyroidism. The patient had a decreased growth velocity, exaggerated weight gain, bone age delay, and bilaterally enlarged multicystic ovaries. Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism can ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Chemaitilly W,Thalassinos C,Emond S,Thibaud E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied two neonates fed diluted formula and excessive water who developed hyponatraemic convulsions; treatment included intravenous hypertonic saline and water restriction. Educating mothers is important to stop recurrences. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Vanapruks V,Prapaitrakul K

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of vesicoureteric reflex (VUR) and renal scarring was studied in 94 children (188 kidneys) with proved urinary tract infection in a district general hospital. There were 61 girls and 33 boys, with nine girls and 17 boys aged less than 1 year, 31 girls and nine boys aged between 1 and 5 years, the rema...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Gleeson FV,Gordon I

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality from cystic fibrosis throughout childhood is more than twice as high in England and Wales than it is in the State of Victoria, Australia. Possible reasons for this difference are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Phelan P,Hey E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linkage of bacterial capsular polysaccharides to proteins to create conjugate vaccines has had a dramatic impact on the health of children. Although unconjugated polysaccharides are poorly immunogenic in infants and some older children and adults, their covalent coupling with proteins stimulates T cell dependent antig...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Baker CJ,Edwards MS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic meningitis occurred in 6 infants in the course of chronic gastroenteritis, in 5 of whom a normal CSF had been recorded earlier in the illness. Clinical signs of meningitis were often absent. The problems of diagnosis and management and of possible predisposition to pneumococcal meningitis in children sufferin...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wyatt GP,Marcus JC

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant with chronic cytomegalovirus hepatitis and a child with atypical Alagille's syndrome had vitamin D deficiency rickets due to malabsorption. Both received ultraviolet irradiation. This treatment corrected biochemical abnormalities and healed the rickets. In the infant use of a sunlamp at home maintained norma...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kooh SW,Roberts EA,Fraser D,Curtis J,Jones G,Weber JL,Reilly BJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolites of vitamin D were measured in plasma from 83 patients with idiopathic infantile hypercalcaemia syndrome who were mentally handicapped but had normal calcium values at the time of the study. No significant difference was detected in the mean plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D2, 1,25-dihydroxyvitam...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Martin ND,Snodgrass GJ,Cohen RD,Porteous CE,Coldwell RD,Trafford DJ,Makin HL

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) may be susceptible to skeletal morbidity. AIM:To determine the incidence and risk factors for skeletal morbidity in ALL children. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of all (n=186, boys=110) children presenting to a single centre ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Elmantaser M,Stewart G,Young D,Duncan R,Gibson B,Ahmed SF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 6-year period from 1 October 1971 to 30 September 1977, 13 (about 1%) of 1225 admissions to hospital with asthma developed severe ventilatory failure (peak arterial PCO 2 greater than 8 kPa). Mean age was 4.1 years (2.3--7.9), and on average each patient had been admitted to hospital on 5 occasions during t...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Simpson H,Mitchell I,Inglis JM,Grubb DJ

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00