Aims: To investigate long term effects of early adverse circumstances on cognitive function. Methods: Associations between early material home circumstances, parental divorce, maternal management and ...

Objective The aim of this research was to ascertain the effectiveness of current electronic prescribing (EP) systems to prevent a standardised set of paediatric prescribing errors likely to cause harm ...

Results 449 infants presented with acute bronchiolitis during the study period (298 (66%) male, mean age 23±14.5 weeks). 163 (36%) infants were admitted to hospital. The five best predictors of ...

Background Historically, 0.9% saline(NS) has been the most commonly used solution. However, due to its high sodium (154 mmol/L) and chloride (154 mmol/L) concentrations, its administration has been ...

Methods PsycInfo, PsycArticles, PsycBooks and EBSCO databases were used to search relevant literature published in English and available in full-text. The keywords perceived parent support (‘social’ ...

Background: Diets rich in lipid are used to provide energy density in treating children with severe malnutrition, but the extent to which their digestion and absorption can cope with the load ...

Background When children and young people (CYP) report their own suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), different patterns of drugs and symptoms are noted. A new guide to reporting suspected ADRs ...

Objectives To provide up-to-date information on the use of long-term ventilation (LTV) in the UK paediatric population and to compare the results with data collected 10 and 20 years previously. Design ...

Paediatric dose cannot be scaled down directly from an adult using weight (eg, mg/kg). This results in a dose too small in infants and children because elimination does not change in direct proportion ...

The investigation of global developmental delay in preschool children varies between centres and between paediatricians.[1][1] Following a literature search and review of the evidence base, guidelines ...

For anyone, undergoing surgery is stressful. For children on the autism spectrum, it can be even more traumatic. Sensory differences are present in the majority of children on the autism spectrum,1 ...

Oral health is part of general health and well-being and contributes to the development of a healthy child. The most common oral disease affecting young children is dental caries (figure 1), which is ...