Archives of Disease in Childhood

National variations within the timings of transport to paediatric intensive care from 2018 to 2022: a cohort study

Objective This study aims to describe the differences in Paediatric Critical Care Transport (PCCT) timings across the UK and ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Timing and incidence of health conditions recorded during childhood in White British and Pakistani British children: evidence from the Born in Bradford cohort

Setting Born in Bradford (BiB), a multiethnic UK birth cohort. Participants 13 282 children born between 2007 and 2011 with ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

High oral corticosteroid use during acute attacks of preschool wheeze irrespective of clinical phenotype

Objective This study aims to evaluate the burden of oral corticosteroid (OCS) use and any relationship to clinical phenotype in preschool children presenting with acute wheeze attacks. Methods ...
BMJ

Establishing research priorities for UK paediatric critical care transport medicine: a modified Delphi method

Design Two round modified Delphi method using the Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS) members. Setting UK PCCS acute transport group and national PCCT teams. Results A total of 145 research ...
BMJ

Confused health and nutrition claims in food marketing to children could adversely affect food choice and increase risk of obesity

Correspondence to Dr Ada L García, Human Nutrition School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK; ...
BMJ

Parents’ preferences for interventions to improve aspects of children’s current and future health: two discrete choice experiments

Objective Large new children’s cohorts now allow embedded trials for prevention and early intervention, offering rare opportunities to reduce the burden of childhood and future chronic disease. We ...
BMJ

Training paediatric healthcare staff in recognising, understanding and managing conflict with patients and families: findings from a survey on immediate and 6-month impact

Correspondence to Sarah Barclay, Medical Mediation Foundation, 36 Westbere Road, London NW23SR, UK; sarah.barclay{at}medicalmediation.org.uk Background Conflict is a recognised component of healthcare ...
BMJ

Management of pneumatosis intestinalis in children over the age of 6 months: a conservative approach

Correspondence to Dr Mohamed Mutalib, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK; mohamed.mutalib{at}gstt.nhs.uk Background Pneumatosis ...
BMJ

Myths, facts and controversies in the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death. Despite numerous national and international guidelines and consensus statements, common misconceptions ...
BMJ

The 6-minute walk test: normal values for children of 4–11 years of age

Dr Astrid E Lammers, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; astridlammers{at}gmx.de Objective: The 6-minute walk test ...
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Developmental trajectories in children with prolonged NICU stays

Correspondence to Dr Rebecca J Scharf, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800828, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; rebeccascharf{at ...