Archives of Disease in Childhood

Trends in neonatal mortality and morbidity at a tertiary centre over four decades: a cohort study

Objectives Long-term, hospital-based data on neonatal outcomes from low- and middle-income countries remain scarce, hindering ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Timing and incidence of health conditions recorded during childhood in White British and Pakistani British children: evidence from the Born in Bradford cohort

Setting Born in Bradford (BiB), a multiethnic UK birth cohort. Participants 13 282 children born between 2007 and 2011 with ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Unplanned discharges and their impact on postdischarge mortality in Ugandan children: a multisite cohort study

Objective Unplanned discharges are an important risk factor for adverse outcomes in children. We aimed to assess the impact of unplanned discharge on postdischarge outcomes and to identify key ...
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Impact of antenatal biological response modifying drugs on infant infection risk and vaccination rates: a national cohort study

Background The use of biological response modifying drugs (BRMDs) in women of reproductive age is increasing, with reassuring safety data during pregnancy. However, their long-term impact on infant ...
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Normal saline flushes performed once daily maintain peripheral intravenous catheter patency: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to Dr Chiara Zanchi, Department of Paediatrics, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell'Istria 65, Trieste 34100, Italy; chiara.zanchi{at}libero.it ...
BMJ

PACS (picture archiving and communication systems): filmless radiology

A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is a computerised means of replacing the roles of conventional radiological film. This review describes the Hammersmith PACS, and discusses the ...
BMJ

Liver transplantation in children: state of the art and future perspectives

3 Pediatrics Liver GI and Nutrition Centre and MowatLabs, King’s College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Anil Dhawan, Director Pediatric Liver GI and Nutrition Center and Alex Mowat ...
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Morphine or hydromorphone: which should be preferred? A systematic review

Objective To systematically review available paediatric literature on comparisons between morphine (Mo) and hydromorphone (Hm), to guide clinicians to rationally use these medications. Design ...
BMJ

What causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1–3% of children. There is a high level of comorbidity with developmental and learning problems as well as with a variety of psychiatric ...
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Skin staining due to intravenous iron extravasation in a teenager with Crohn’s disease

Correspondence to Dr Rachel Elizabeth Harris, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; rachel.harris16{at}nhs.net A ...
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Comparison of peripheral and central capillary refill time in febrile children presenting to a paediatric emergency department and its utility in identifying children with ...

Correspondence to Dr Rianne Oostenbrink, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN Rotterdam, Department of General Paediatrics, room Sp-1549, P.O. Box 2060, Rotterdam 3000 CB, The ...
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Swaddling and hip dysplasia: an orthopaedic perspective

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