Objective Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is an inherited adrenal steroid synthesis ...

Objectives Multiplex gastrointestinal PCR (GI-PCR) allows fast and simultaneous detection of 22 enteric pathogens (including Campylobacter, Salmonella , Shigella /enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC ...

In this review, we provide a state of the art of liver transplantation in children, as the procedure is now carried out for more than 30 years and most of our paediatric colleagues are managing these ...

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 ...

Charts are presented which give centile standards for boys' and girls' heights at ages 2 to 9 when parents' height is allowed for. Mid-parent height is used (i.e. the average of father's and mother's ...

Background We sought to measure the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer in children with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods We queried our electronic medical record for quantitative D-dimer values ...

Objectives Babies born to mothers living in more deprived areas are at a higher risk of dying during the neonatal period.1 Pre-term and unwell term babies are cared for in neonatal intensive units ...

Aims Up to 2% of all pregnancies are conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the UK. IVF methodologies include fresh and frozen-thawed embryo transfer. Neonates conceived by frozen-thawed IVF are ...

Introduction With approximately 50% of the drugs being prescribed off-label, the pediatric population is in need for an innovative approach to establish harmonized, best evidence-based dosing ...

Methods All children (under 16 year) who had a DMSA scan following UTI in 2007 (Jan-July) prior to the introduction of the NICE guidelines were identified, and compared with those undergoing DMSA ...

The UK has a longstanding system of general practice which provides the vast majority of primary care, including that for children. It acts as a 'gatekeeper' to more specialist care. Parents may also ...

Importance Vigilant clinical assessment is the key to preventing complications, including death, in infants at risk of neonatal withdrawal syndrome. The eat, sleep and console (ESC) is proposed as an ...