Objective To report the diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for the detection of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants aged 90 days or less attending the emergency department ...

Objective To report the performance of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) in the diagnosis of serious/invasive bacterial infections (SBI/IBI) in infants presenting with a fever to emergency care in ...

Objective To study the impact of body mass index (BMI) SD score (SDS) improvement through lifestyle modification on metabolic risk and body composition over 12 months. Design Prospective cohort study.

> Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. Theodore Roosevelt1 We would define an innovative therapy as any newly introduced treatment, or a new ...

This series of systematic reviews was commissioned by WHO in July 2022 to inform their guideline review process. The aim was to identify the current evidence for developing WHO guidelines for the ...

Objective Horner’s syndrome (HS) is characterised by a triad of ocular miosis, ptosis and anhidrosis. HS may be a subtle sign of occult pathology in otherwise asymptomatic children, neuroblastoma (NBL ...

Background Conflict in healthcare is a well-recognised but under-examined phenomenon. Little is known about the prevalence and causes of conflict across paediatric specialties. Objective To report the ...

Background Paediatric and neonatal emergencies are rare but may be associated with high morbidity and mortality, and require skilled leadership, good communication including ability to call-out ...

Aim Following the publication of the updated NICE guidelines1 recommending the use of standardised parenteral nutrition (PN) in preterm and term babies, alongside the known associated risks to patient ...

Background Recruitment of paediatric trainees is not matching its increasing demand. In 2019, only 69.8% of paediatric training program posts were filled, the lowest out of all UK programmes. Such ...

Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...

Childhood encephalopathy is an uncommon but significant paediatric presentation and is associated with significant mortality and long-term morbidity in survivors. By definition it is a somewhat ...