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The aim of this study was to assess early corticosteroid treatment in preterm infants with respiratory illness compared early and late treatment and of dexamethasone and inhaled budesonide
Abstract:
AIM: To compare early (<3 days) with late (>15 days) steroid therapy and dexamethasone with inhaled budesonide in very preterm infants at risk of developing chronic lung disease. METHODS: Five hundred seventy infants from 47 neonatal intensive care units were enrolled. Criteria for enrollment included gestational age <30 weeks, postnatal age <72 hours, and need for mechanical more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments - preterm infants with respiratory illness
Categories:
preterm infants with respiratory illness
Geography:
International
Pediatrics,
Vol: 107 Page: 232-40 February 2001
H. L. Halliday; C. C. Patterson; C. W. Halahakoon
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This study described the effect of early administration of analgesia for acute abdominal pain in the accident and emergency setting
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Recent trials suggest that the early administration of analgesia in patients with acute abdominal pain facilitates examination and does not delay diagnosis. We investigated current practice regarding analgesia for these patients. METHODS: All patients admitted via the accident and emergency department with abdominal pain were included. The main outcome measures evaluated more...
International Classification:
Drugs - analgesia
Categories:
abdominal pain
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Eur J Emerg Med,
Vol: 11 Page: 309-12 December 2004
J. Shabbir; P. F. Ridgway; K. Lynch; C. E. Law; D. Evoy; J. B. O'Mahony; K. Mealy
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The aim of this review was to determine if late (> 3 weeks) postnatal corticosteroid treatment vs control is of benefit in the treatment of chronic lung disease (CLD) in the preterm infant
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Many preterm babies who survive, having had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) or not, go on to develop chronic lung disease (CLD). This is probably due to persistence of inflammation in the lung. Corticosteroids have powerful anti-inflammatory effects and have been used to treat established CLD. However it is unclear whether any beneficial effects outweigh the adverse more...
International Classification:
Systematic Review
Geography:
Systematic Review
Cochrane Database Syst Rev,
2001
H. L. Halliday; R. A. Ehrenkranz
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The aim of this study was to describe the decline of CD4 cells or percentage during unplanned treatment interruptions in HIV-infected children
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: There are few data on the decline of CD4 cells or percentage during unplanned treatment interruptions in HIV-infected children. METHODS: Data were analyzed on children undergoing interruptions of three or four drug antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the United Kingdom and Irish Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study and from Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam. Children were more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV
Categories:
HIV
Geography:
International
Pediatr Infect Dis J,
Vol: 23 Page: 446-50 May 2004
D. M. Gibb; T. Duong; V. A. Leclezio; A. S. Walker; G. Verweel; D. T. Dunn
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This study aimed to explore the rates and types of intravenous fluids being prescribed postoperatively for children in the United Kingdom
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Postoperative deaths and neurological injury have resulted from hyponatraemia associated with the use of hypotonic saline solutions following surgery. We aimed to determine the rates and types of intravenous fluids being prescribed postoperatively for children in the UK. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to members of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) and more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - intravenous fluids
Categories:
intravenous fluids;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
BMC Surg,
Vol: 8 Page: 10 2008
P. Davies; T. Hall; T. Ali; K. Lakhoo
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This study investigated the efficacy of intralesional cidofovir in the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in children
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of intralesional cidofovir in the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) in children. METHODS: Prospective observational study of four consecutive children with RRP treated at an academic tertiary children's hospital. Laryngo-bronchoscopy was performed at three- to five-weekly intervals. Photodocumentation was obtained and disease more...
International Classification:
Neoplasms - Benign neoplasms - respiratory papillomatosis
Categories:
respiratory papillomatosis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Laryngol Otol,
Vol: 120 Page: 561-5 July 2006
P. Sheahan; S. Sexton; J. D. Russell
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The aim of the study was to compare surfactant administration to infants born at less than 32 weeks gestation was compared between two time periods (1 April 1994 to 31 March 1996 and 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2001)
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Surfactant administration to infants born at less than 32 weeks gestation was compared between two time periods (1 April 1994 to 31 March 1996 and 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2001). Overall administration increased significantly from 41% to 54%, and within one hour of birth from 13% to 60%. Regional data collection and feedback helps promote quality improvement and implementation of more...
International Classification:
Other - Surfactant administration
Categories:
Surfactant administration
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed,
Vol: 91 Page: F125-6 March 2006
J. L. Hughes; E. McCall; F. Alderdice; J. Jenkins
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This case report discusses radiological findings in cyclical administration of intravenous pamidronate in children with osteoporosis
International Classification:
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Report
Categories:
osteoporosis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Dis Child,
Vol: 92 Page: 1087 December 2007
C. Onwuneme; K. Abdalla; N. Cassidy; O. Hensey; S. Ryan
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This study examined factors influencing final height in those with Turner syndrome and evaluate the response to various treatments
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Short stature is an almost universal feature of Turner Syndrome (TS) with patients having a mean adult height up to 20 cm less than that of the general female population. As a result a significant focus of medical management in TS is on growth promoting strategies. The aim of this study was to assess factors influencing final height in those with TS and evaluate the response to various more...
International Classification:
Syndrome - Turner
Categories:
Turner syndrome
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 97 Page: 12, 14-5 January 2004
M. Parvin; E. Roche; C. Costigan; H. M. Hoey
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