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Anaphylaxis as an adverse event following immunisation in the UK and Ireland

2 School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3 Clinical Sciences and Vaccine Institute, St. George's, University of London, London, UK 4 School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, ...
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Conflict escalation in paediatric services: findings from a qualitative study

Correspondence to Sarah Barclay, Director Medical Mediation Foundation, 36 Westbere Road, London NW2 3SR, UK; sarah.barclay{at}medicalmediation.org.uk Objective To explore clinician and family ...
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318 Hairy Polyp of the Nasopharynx – The Importance of Team Work

Hairy polyps are rare benign congenital dermoid tumors consisting of both mesodermal and ectodermal elements. They appear as soft, fleshy, pedunculated masses typically located in nasopharynx or ...
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High-flow nasal cannula therapy for children with bronchiolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To review the effects and safety of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) for bronchiolitis. Methods Six electronic databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled ...
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Efficacy and safety of diosmectite in acute childhood diarrhoea: a meta-analysis

Objective We evaluated the role of diosmectite as an add-on treatment to the ‘recommended treatment’ of acute diarrhoea in children. Methods We searched all published literature through the major ...
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Living with sarcoma in childhood: an indepth qualitative exploration of psychosocial factors

Purpose Sarcomas are cancers of connective tissue and account for approximately 10–15% of all cancer cases in children aged ≤16 years. Treatment often involves chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy.
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Growth hormone (GH) provocation tests and the response to GH treatment in GH deficiency

1 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College, London, UK 2 Centre for Human Growth and Maturation, Department of Medicine, University College, ...
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Nutritional rickets under 16 years: UK surveillance results

Objective The UK national incidence of nutritional rickets is unknown. We aimed to describe the incidence, presentation and clinical management of children under 16 years with nutritional rickets in ...
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Randomised placebo controlled trial of nebulised corticosteroids in acute respiratory syncytial viral bronchiolitis

OBJECTIVE To evaluate short and long term effects of giving nebulised budesonide early in respiratory syncytial viral (RSV) bronchiolitis. DESIGN A multicentre randomised double blind placebo ...
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Enterovirus and parechovirus meningitis in infants younger than 90 days old in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study

Objectives This study aimed to prospectively collect detailed clinical information for all enterovirus (EV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) meningitis cases in infants aged <90 days in the UK and ...
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Achieving consensus advice for paediatricians and other health professionals: on prevention, recognition and management of conflict in paediatric practice

Correspondence to Dr Mike Linney, Women And Childrens, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing PO19 6SE, UK; mike.linney{at}wsht.nhs.uk Avoid giving inappropriate expectations. Use ...
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Rise in the incidence of abusive head trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic

Correspondence to Dr Kshitij Mankad, Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK; drmankad{at}gmail.com We reviewed the incidence of ...