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 ...

Importance The role of intravenous aminophylline in acute asthma in childhood is unclear. Objectives To assess the safety and efficacy of intravenous aminophylline for asthma in children. Methods From ...

Aims Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, several working practices were changed to allow for better infection control awareness and practice. St Richard’s Hospital paediatric department adopted the use ...

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 ...

Introduction Autosplenectomy defines spontaneous splenic infarction leading to hyposplenism. It occurs mainly as a complication of sickle cell anemia, pneumococcal sepsis or systemic lupus ...

Background: Difficulty falling asleep (prolonged sleep latency) is a frequently reported problem in school-aged children. Aims: This study aimed to describe the distribution of sleep latency and ...

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 The β2-agonists such as salbutamol are the mainstay of asthma management. Pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic (PKPD) models to guide paediatric dosing are lacking. We explored the relationship ...

Objective Impaired fetal and infant growth may cause alterations in developmental programming of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis and subsequently pubertal development. We aimed to assess ...

Method Data was collected anonymously from students in the UK (n=56) and India (n=75) using a standardised questionnaire addressing sleep patterns, sleep hygiene habits, and knowledge regarding the ...

SMA is a motor neuron disease characterised by generalised muscle atrophy and weakness. It is caused by the dysfunction and eventual death of motor neurons, due to deletions of SMN1 in 95% of patients ...

Aims • Raise awareness of plastic pollution and its dangers to marine animals and potentially humans. • Education of children in schools • Litter-picking Methods In 2017 WASUP was founded. A working ...