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Mashup Score: 1Fetal alcohol syndrome in the UK - 10 month(s) ago
Objective To determine the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in the UK in children aged 0–16 years. Design Active surveillance was undertaken through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit between October 2018 and October 2019 inclusive. Data were collected from reporting clinicians using standardised questionnaires. Patients Children aged 0–16 years in the UK and Ireland with a…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0
Introduction Criteria-led discharges (CLDs) and inpatient care pathways (ICPs) aim to standardise care and improve efficiency by allowing patients to be discharged on fulfilment of discharge criteria. This narrative systematic review aims to summarise the evidence for use of CLDs and discharge criteria in ICPs for paediatric inpatients with asthma, and summarise the evidence for each discharge…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Is telemedicine suitable for remotely supporting non-tertiary units in providing emergency care to unwell newborns? - 10 month(s) ago
Although the majority of term infants will breathe spontaneously at birth, the requirement for advanced resuscitation can be unpredictable, as can the precipitous delivery of an extremely preterm infant in a non-tertiary neonatal unit. Infants born in hospitals without a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit have a higher mortality which is a disparity that has been difficult to…
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Mashup Score: 1Measles and rubella vaccines. - 10 month(s) ago
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Mashup Score: 4Hiding in plain sight: how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the autoinflammatory PFAPA syndrome lurking in our midst - 10 month(s) ago
Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is the most common autoinflammatory syndrome of childhood, particularly among non-Mediterranean populations.1 The condition is characterised by recurrent and periodic episodes of unprovoked systemic inflammation (fevers and raised acute phase reactants) lasting 3–7 days that are often accompanied by localised…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Sweat conductivity for diagnosing cystic fibrosis after positive newborn screening: prospective, diagnostic test accuracy study - 10 month(s) ago
Objective To assess the accuracy of sweat conductivity among newborns and very young infants. Design Prospective, population-based, diagnostic test accuracy study. Setting Public Statewide Newborn Screening Programme where the incidence rate of cystic fibrosis (CF) is ≈1:11 000. Patients Newborns and very young infants with positive two-tiered immunoreactive trypsinogen. Interventions Sweat…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Ethnic differences and inequities in paediatric healthcare utilisation in the UK: a scoping review - 10 month(s) ago
Background Despite the increased policy attention on ethnic health inequities since the COVID-19 pandemic, research on ethnicity and healthcare utilisation in children has largely been overlooked. Objectives This scoping review aimed to describe and appraise the quantitative evidence on ethnic differences (unequal) and inequities (unequal, unfair and disproportionate to healthcare needs) in…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Surrogacy: of Byzantine complexity - 10 month(s) ago
Surrogacy describes the practice whereby ‘…One woman carries a child for another person with the intention that the child should be handed over at birth’. How might this arrangement impinge on clinical care? Recent evidence indicates uncertainty in this area of practice.1 A married English couple, unable to conceive, entered a contract in America whereby for payment a surrogate mother was…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Understanding caregiver experiences with disease-modifying therapies for spinal muscular atrophy: a qualitative study - 10 month(s) ago
Objective Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder that manifests with motor deterioration and respiratory complications. The paradigm of care is shifting as disease-modifying therapies including nusinersen, onasemnogene abeparvovec and risdiplam alter the disease trajectory of SMA. The objective of this study was to explore caregivers’ experiences with disease-modifying…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Impact of childhood burns on academic performance: a matched population-based cohort study - 10 month(s) ago
Objective This study aimed to compare academic performance and high school completion of young people hospitalised for a burn compared with young people not hospitalised for an injury. Design A retrospective population-based matched case-comparison cohort study. Participants Young people aged ≤18 years hospitalised for a burn during 2005–2018 in New South Wales, Australia, with age, sex and…
Source: Archives of Disease in ChildhoodCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
Fetal alcohol syndrome in the UK Population @BPSUtweet surveillance study Only 24 confirmed/probable cases identified in 1 year 🇬🇧 Median age at diagnosis 5 years @dr_kej https://t.co/AtLHoEhGih https://t.co/ebZxjilf52