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5 天之前 · Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.. Archives of Disease in Childhood is led by Dr Nick Brown, clinician, epidemiologist and international child health expert. His vision is to enhance child health through training, advocacy, and publishing high quality research that will influence policy, and to do all this “with passion, wit ...
NICE guideline review: Epilepsies in children, young people and …
Epilepsy is the most common significant long-term neurological condition of childhood. The prevalence in children in the UK is approximately 4 per 1000 children. It affects 1 in 220 children and young people in the UK with on average two children with epilepsy in every primary school and nine in every secondary school.1 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines ...
Babies, children and young people’s experience of healthcare …
Optimising patient experience is a key part of effective healthcare for adults. Babies, children and young people are entitled to the same high-quality healthcare experience. This is the first guideline of its type, published in August 2021. It aims to describe good patient experience for babies, children and young people and make recommendations on how …
Practical approach to managing metabolic bone disease of …
### Key points Metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) is a significant cause of morbidity within the neonatal population. However, there is uncertainty about which babies need screening and at what thresholds treatment is warranted, and the consensus approach to management has shifted in recent years. This has led to confusion surrounding timing of investigations, result interpretation ...
An introduction to quality improvement in paediatrics and child …
Quality improvement is a focus on changing the way in which patient care is delivered. Central to this is developing a more rounded, patient-focused approach to the design and delivery of care. Here, in the first of a series, we introduce the concepts of quality improvement, explain why quality improvement should matter to paediatricians and give some pointers as to where and how ...
Information about the current guideline - ADC Education
Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) (box 1) is the most common childhood medical neurological emergency, with an incidence of approximately 20 per 100 000 per year in the developed world.1 2 Box 1 ### Definition of status epilepticus Status epilepticus is a condition resulting either from failure of the mechanism responsible for seizure termination or from the …
How to interpret a paediatric blood culture | ADC Education
Blood culture is one of the most important diagnostic tests in medicine, considering the significant morbidity and mortality associated with bloodstream infection (BSI). However, it is an often misused and misinterpreted test in everyday paediatric practice. In this article, we explore the evidence related to paediatric blood cultures, with the aim of providing clear and clinically-relevant ...
Development of the current guideline - ADC Education & Practice …
It is estimated that 1 in 300 people will experience anaphylaxis at some point1 with approximately 20–30 deaths per year in the UK from anaphylaxis.2 The treatment, investigation and follow-up of patients with anaphylaxis are frequently suboptimal, with approximately 50% of anaphylaxis episodes not treated appropriately with intramuscular …
NICE guidance on diagnosis and management of cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, chronic, progressive, life-limiting inherited disease in the UK. The prevalence is around 1 in 2500 live births.1 The care given to children and young people (CYP) with CF spans a lifetime including newborn screening, diagnosis, preventative treatment for lung disease, detection and management of complications, nutrition and psychological support.2 ...
Resuscitation Council UK: review of updated 2021 neonatal life …
National guidance on neonatal life support (NLS) is regulated by the Resuscitation Council UK, and the NLS guidelines were updated in May 2021. This process was led by systematic reviews by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) in collaboration with the European Resuscitation Council and accredited by the National Institute for …