Archives of Disease in Childhood

Risk mitigation for children and young people in mental health crisis admitted to acute paediatric care: a mixed methods exploratory study

Objective This study aimed to identify and prioritise practical risk mitigation strategies that can be implemented by ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

IV bolus, maintenance and medication carrier fluid in children with community-acquired sepsis: a multicentre cohort study

Objectives We set out to describe the amount of fluid administered within the first 24 hours of sepsis treatment with an ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Mean desaturation nadir values in children with sleep disordered breathing

Introduction Sleep studies are recommended in children suspected to have severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) to stratify ...
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The significance of isolated elevation of serum aminotransferases in infants and young children

Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical significance and prognosis of ...
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Investigation and management of hypercalcaemia in children

1 Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, ...
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UK consensus guidelines for multidisciplinary care of children and young people with achondroplasia: a modified Delphi process (21 January, 2026) ...
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Systematic review of prevalence studies of autism spectrum disorders

1 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK 2 MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK and Public Health Genetics Unit, University of Cambridge, UK Correspondence to: DrJ ...
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Efficacy and safety of diosmectite in acute childhood diarrhoea: a meta-analysis

Objective We evaluated the role of diosmectite as an add-on treatment to the ‘recommended treatment’ of acute diarrhoea in children. Methods We searched all published literature through the major ...
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Evidence based guideline for post-seizure management in children presenting acutely to secondary care

This evidence based guideline covers the immediate management of a child presenting to hospital with a febrile or afebrile seizure, once the fit has stopped. The number of children in the UK ...
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Typical absence seizures and their treatment

Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsies, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link ...
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Parent based language intervention for 2-year-old children with specific expressive language delay: a randomised controlled trial

Objective: The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a short, highly structured parent based language intervention group programme for 2-year-old children with ...
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Swaddling and hip dysplasia: an orthopaedic perspective

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