Capillary refill: prognostic value in Kenyan children.

abstract：:Concerns have been raised about the hazards of the insulin tolerance test (ITT), used to measure growth hormone secretion. In Glasgow, we continue to use this test, adhering to a strict protocol. A review of outcome over a 10 year period (1989-99), during which 550 ITTs were performed, was undertaken. No serious adver...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Galloway PJ,McNeill E,Paterson WF,Donaldson MD

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A presenting sample of 127 consecutive referrals to a community based enuresis clinic were evaluated after treatment with baseline behavioural recording and the enuresis alarm. Almost one in five became dry after baseline recording only while 81 of 96 (84%) enuretics who used the alarm achieved the initial dryness cri...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Devlin JB,O'Cathain C

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timing of referral to subspecialists may be a major determinant for access to adequate treatment. Kidney transplantation is the preferred modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in children. In adults, delayed referral from general physicians to nephrologists reduced access to kidney transplantation. Thi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Boehm M,Winkelmayer WC,Arbeiter K,Mueller T,Aufricht C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 100 patients with cystic fibrosis the severity of steatorrhoea was assessed by three separate methods. Using chemical faecal fat assay as the gold standard, two other rapid and inexpensive methods were compared with it. The steatocrit method proved unreliable in our hands and gave little indication of the presence ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Walters MP,Kelleher J,Gilbert J,Littlewood JM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a five year period, 39 children (29 boys, 10 girls) aged 2 months to 13 years (mean 7.8 years) were studied who had suffered a major head injury (29 road traffic accidents, six falls, and four non-accidental injury). The injury had been assessed clinically and by cranial computed tomography or cranial ultrasound (i...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Elias-Jones AC,Punt JA,Turnbull AE,Jaspan T

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified 410 infants who were not walking independently by the age of 18 months from among a geographically defined population of 4275 infants who either were born weighing less than 2000 g or had needed admission to the special care nursery in the neonatal period. The outcome of the late walkers was ascertained ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Johnson A,Goddard O,Ashurst H

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fetal heart beat, detected by ultrasound, was recorded for five minutes from 934 antenatal women--266 at 30 to 35 weeks' gestation and 718 at 36 to 41 weeks. Episodes of bradycardia < 100/minute ranging from 5-30 seconds' duration occurred in 3 (1.1%) of the former and in 9 (1.3%) of the latter group. Tachycardia ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Southall DP,Richards J,Hardwick RA,Shinebourne EA,Gibbens GL,Thelwall-Jones H,de Swiet M,Johnston PG

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To reduce the overall expenditure on melatonin for the local health economy by working collaboratively with the CCG's. To ensure that all paediatric patients prescribed melatonin have been clinically assessed by a specialist and the most appropriate formulation is dispensed. METHOD:Evaluation of GP melatonin presc...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Haley H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The British (Tanner and Whitehouse) and American (National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS) growth standards are widely used internationally, although the data are now over 30 years old. Routine weight data was retrieved from the child health records of a complete annual cohort of 3418 children aged 18-30 months to...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wright CM,Waterston A,Aynsley-Green A

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The USA has a long-standing paediatric influenza vaccination programme, including use of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). Following US evidence of apparent lack of vaccine effectiveness (VE) of LAIV in 2015/2016, particularly against A(H1N1)pdm09, the USA suspended the use of LAIV in the 2016/2017 season. The...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Pebody R,McMenamin J,Nohynek H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible renal toxicity of long-term gentamicin inhalation in patients with cystic fibrosis. METHODS:Urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activity was measured during routine respiratory clinic visits. Outpatient records were reviewed for data on long-term gentamicin inhalation, and p...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ring E,Eber E,Erwa W,Zach MS

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of thyroid disease is increased in Down's syndrome. Most available data come from cross sectional studies. AIMS:To study longitudinally thyroid function in patients with Down's syndrome in Uppsala county (85 patients) up to the age of 25 years. METHODS:Observational study based on yearly fol...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Karlsson B,Gustafsson J,Hedov G,Ivarsson SA,Annerén G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of general paediatricians in the initial evaluation of congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) was assessed. This was performed by a questionnaire survey of paediatricians in East Anglia of whom 84% responded. Nineteen of 25 clinicians based in seven district hospitals managed children with CHT. The median number...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ahmed SF,Barnes ND,Hughes IA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to date reference ranges were established for fasting renal excretion of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium on 101 healthy children aged 2-15 years. A normal range for intact parathyroid hormone was also measured. The indices of calcium and magnesium excretion showed no correlation with age or sex so that a common ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Shaw NJ,Wheeldon J,Brocklebank JT

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in children is a controversial diagnosis with unclear aetiology, ill defined but likely increasing incidence, and debatable clinical management options. However these children experience real and considerable suffering. Appropriate research in this clinical population is sparse...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Patel MX,Smith DG,Chalder T,Wessely S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Childhood arthritis arises from several causes. The aim of this observational study is to compare the clinical and biological features and short-term outcome of different types of arthritis because they have different treatment and prognoses. METHODS:Children <16 years of age hospitalised in a French tertiary care...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Aupiais C,Basmaci R,Ilharreborde B,Blachier A,Desmarest M,Job-Deslandre C,Faye A,Bonacorsi S,Alberti C,Lorrot M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4 year old boy developed a profound motor neuropathy after repeated deliberate inhalation of petroleum vapour. The condition was characterised by extreme slowing of the nerve conduction velocity. He made a gradual recovery over six months. The neuropathy was attributed to the N-hexane component of petroleum. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hall DM,Ramsey J,Schwartz MS,Dookun D

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) among children aged up to 16 years residing in the city of Karachi, Pakistan, during the five years from 1989 to 1993. DESIGN:Retrospective study of incidence using hospital and clinic records. SETTING:The city of Karachi, Pakistan. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Staines A,Hanif S,Ahmed S,McKinney PA,Shera S,Bodansky HJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that because of vascular interchange between the monozygous twins vascular disruptions from a deceased cotwin with disseminated intravascular coagulation causes embolisation in the surviving twin. This study reports six cases in which all the surviving monozygous twins had central nervous system ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Szymonowicz W,Preston H,Yu VY

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To use a combined single document clinical case sheet/computer record which can form the basic document for a life medical record is a practical proposition. With adequate briefing doctors and nurses soon become familiar with the record and appreciate its value. Secretarial and clerical requirements are reduced to a m...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Walker CH

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:One hundred and seventy three children, including 93 with biliary atresia, received liver grafts at Addenbrooke's Hospital between 1983 and 1993. Of these, only seven developed cyanosis due to intrapulmonary shunting as a complication of their liver disease, and all seven of these had the biliary atresia/pol...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Fewtrell MS,Noble-Jamieson G,Revell S,Valente J,Friend P,Johnston P,Rasmussen A,Jamieson N,Calne RY,Barnes ND

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence base to guide the pharmacological management of tone and abnormal movements in cerebral palsy (CP) is limited, as is an understanding of routine clinical practice in the UK. We aimed to establish details of motor phenotype and current pharmacological management of a representative cohort across ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Lumsden DE,Crowe B,Basu A,Amin S,Devlin A,DeAlwis Y,Kumar R,Lodh R,Lundy CT,Mordekar SR,Smith M,Cadwgan J

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the persistence of serum Haemophilus influenzae type b antibodies and the prevalence of H influenzae type b carriage in a group of preschool age children previously vaccinated in infancy. DESIGN:Names were randomly selected from immunisation records. Families were visited on five occasions over a ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Heath PT,Bowen-Morris J,Griffiths D,Griffiths H,Crook DW,Moxon ER

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-accidental injury should be suspected and excluded in any infant found to have intracranial and retinal haemorrhage of unknown aetiology. This can be a sensitive issue for both medical staff and parents. We present a case in which the underlying cause of intracranial and retinal haemorrhage was fibromuscular dyspl...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Currie AD,Bentley CR,Bloom PA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty four children with acute bronchiolitis were given twice daily chest physiotherapy in addition to standard supportive measures and were compared with 46 controls who were not given physiotherapy. There was no clinically discernable benefit on the course of their illness. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Webb MS,Martin JA,Cartlidge PH,Ng YK,Wright NA

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a three year period 444 requests for the neonatal transfer of babies with acute medical problems were received at this regional neonatal medical unit. Despite an increase in available resources in the North Western Health Region the provision of intensive care remained inadequate with 38% of requests declined, an...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Roper HP,Chiswick ML,Sims DG

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent daytime incontinence is a fairly uncommon but important problem. Videourodynamic studies were carried out in 215 children presenting with this problem in whom there were no neurological signs and who had not responded to simple measures. Over 90% of symptomatic children were shown to have an abnormality, of...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Borzyskowski M,Mundy AR

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the respiratory health and function at 8 to 9 years of age of a total population based cohort of 300 very low birthweight (VLBW) children with that of two classroom controls (n = 590) matched for age and sex. STUDY DESIGN:Cohort study with controls. SETTING:Schools throughout Scotland. RESULTS:The VL...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： McLeod A,Ross P,Mitchell S,Tay D,Hunter L,Hall A,Paton J,Mutch L

更新日期：1996-03-01 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