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Why is the evidence not affecting the practice of fever management?

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Vulvovaginitis: clinical features, aetiology, and microbiology of the genital tract

AIM To clarify the contribution of clinical and environmental factors and infection to the aetiology of vulvovaginitis in premenarchal girls, and to determine clinical indicators of an infectious ...
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Learning from the past, structuring the future: using large language models to unlock a century of paediatric research in Archives of Disease in Childhood

Background and aims The centenary of Archives of Disease in Childhood ( ADC ) presents an opportunity to reflect on a century ...
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Understanding measures of treatment effect in clinical trials

Evidence based medicine implies that healthcare professionals are expected to base their practice on the best available evidence. This means that we should acquire the necessary skills for appraising ...
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Do high vitamin B12 levels in children matter?

Vitamin B12 levels are often recommended for children. Locally, we note many children have B12 levels above the upper limit of normal (771 ng/L1). We receive frequent advice requests from GPs ...
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318 Taking air pollution data to the next level – displaying in the patients chart and empowering action

Objectives In April 2021, the South London Coroner, Philip Barlow, concluded that 9yr old Ella Adoo Kissi Debrah died of asthma, contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution. 1 He criticised ...
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Assisted infant toilet training and the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders up to the age of 9 months: a randomised, controlled trial

Background It is suggested that late initiation of toilet training contributes to functional gastrointestinal disorders in children. This study aims to evaluate if assisted infant toilet training can ...
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Patterns of burns and scalds in children

Early Years Research Programme, Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK Correspondence to Professor Alison Mary Kemp, Institute of Primary Care and ...
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Opportunistic immunisation in hospital

AIM To assess the potential for administering catch up and scheduled immunisations during hospital admission. METHODS Immunisation status according to the child’s principal carer was checked against ...
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Correlation of simultaneously obtained capillary, venous, and arterial blood gases of patients in a paediatric intensive care unit

1 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 01330, Adana, Turkey 2 Çukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division ...
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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for paediatric appendicitis: a UK multicentre observational study

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by paediatric emergency medicine (PEM) clinicians for suspected paediatric appendicitis. Design Prospective ...
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Deaths among children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in Wales: a full population cohort

Objectives To describe trends in demographic and clinical characteristics of children with a life-limiting condition (LLC) who died in Wales. Methods Linked full population cohort observational study ...