Archives of Disease in Childhood

Paediatric colchicine poisoning in the UK: a 10-year retrospective case series from the National Poisons Information Service

Objective Colchicine, derived from autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale ), has been used for centuries to treat arthritis.
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Incidence of herpes simplex infection among febrile infants under 3 months of age: evidence from two multisite cohorts

The prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in young febrile infants is estimated at 1%–4%, with the highest rates in ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Associations between special educational needs and physical and mental health conditions in children and young people in England: a population-based cross-secti…

Objective Children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs (SENs) have an increased risk of psychopathology and ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Outcomes from a structured conflict management programme implemented at three paediatric healthcare sites: a mixed-methods evaluation

Objective Evaluation of the Medical Mediation Foundation’s Conflict Management Programme (CMP)—a structured process for ...
BMJ

Opening doors: suggested practice for medical professionals for when a child might be close to telling about abuse

Correspondence to Dr Jamie Carter, Community Paediatric Dept, Seaside View CDC, Brighton General Hospital, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton BN2 3EW, UK; Jamie.carter{at}nhs.net The way ...
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Neurodevelopment outcome of newborns with cerebral subependymal pseudocysts at 18 and 46 months: a prospective study

Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Follow up Unit, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland Correspondence to Dr Anita C ...
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Reference values for pulse oximetry at high altitude

OBJECTIVE To determine reference values for oxygen saturation (Sao 2) in healthy children younger than 5 years living at high altitude. DESIGN One hundred and sixty eight children were examined for ...
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Evaluating antibiotic medications delivered through elastomeric devices in a paediatric population: a systematic review

Background Elastomeric devices (EDs) allow infusion of antibiotic via an intravenous catheter over 24 hours, supporting outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. We conducted a systematic review of ...
BMJ

ChildLine—the first twelve years

This brief article aims to give a history and overview of ChildLine's work in the first 12 years of its existence and to provide references to more detailed information on a range of issues that ...
BMJ

Guidelines for managing acute gastroenteritis based on a systematic review of published research

Institute of Child Health, Clinical Research Building, Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link ...
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Hospital bed replacement for acute care of children at home during the COVID-19 pandemic through a Hospital-in-the-Home programme

Correspondence to Dr Penelope A Bryant, Infectious Diseases, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; penelope.bryant{at}rch.org.au Objectives During the COVID-19 ...
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Corticosteroids in the management of the paediatric epilepsies

The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK Correspondence to: Dr R Appleton The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, ...