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Editorial: Discusses a breastfeeding strategy for Northern Ireland
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 69 Page: 1-2 May 2000
C. M. Campbell
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This case report discusses a case treatment - conventional ventilation - of a case of pneumomediastinum in paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome
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An 18-month-old was transferred (intubated and ventilated) to our hospital with staphylococcal tracheitis, which progressed to a necrotizing pneumonitis, complicated by surgical emphysema and pneumomediastinum. Maximum conventional ventilation on a Servo 300 failed. Treatment with high frequency oscillatory ventilation (for 10 days) with a permissive hypercarbia and hypoxaemia strategy more...
International Classification:
Syndrome
Categories:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Paediatr Anaesth,
Vol: 11 Page: 366-9 May 2001
J. McGinley; T. Corcoran; G. Canny; B. O'Hare
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The aim of this study was to assess visual and structural outcomes after laser photocoagulation and transscleral cryotherapy for threshold retinopathy of prematurity after 10 years
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OBJECTIVE: To assess visual and structural outcomes after laser photocoagulation and transscleral cryotherapy for threshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after 10 years. DESIGN: Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred eighteen eyes from 66 patients were randomly assigned to receive either cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation for more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments - retinopathy of prematurity
Categories:
laser photocoagulation and transscleral cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ophthalmology,
Vol: 109 Page: 928-34; discussion 935 May 2002
E. Y. Ng; B. P. Connolly; J. A. McNamara; C. D. Regillo; J. F. Vander; W. Tasman
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The aim of this study was to examine carotenoids in human and formulae milks
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BACKGROUND: Two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin are found in the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye where they are believed to protect it against oxidative and light damage. The amounts of these carotenoids consumed by premature infants are not known. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the investigation was to measure these carotenoids in human and formulae milks. DESIGN: In all, 28 more...
International Classification:
Breastfeeding +/- formulae milk
Categories:
formulae milks
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Eur J Clin Nutr,
Vol: 58 Page: 90-7 January 2004
V. C. Jewell; C. B. Mayes; T. R. Tubman; C. A. Northrop-Clewes; D. I. Thurnham
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The aim of the study was to identify the best performing quantitative EEG features for neonatal seizures detection from a test set of 21
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OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to identify the best performing quantitative EEG features for neonatal seizures detection from a test set of 21. METHODS: Each feature was evaluated on 1-min, artefact-free segments of seizure and non-seizure neonatal EEG recordings. The potential utility of each feature for neonatal seizure detection was determined using receiver operating more...
International Classification:
Neonatal seizures
Categories:
neonatal seizures
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Clin Neurophysiol,
Vol: 119 Page: 1248-61 June 2008
B. R. Greene; S. Faul; W. P. Marnane; G. Lightbody; I. Korotchikova; G. B. Boylan
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This article discusses a fuzzy logic based apnoea monitor for sudden infant death syndrome risk infants which greatly improves the reliability and usefulness of monitoring
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A unit has been designed which monitors newborn infants at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in a home environment. The unit monitors respiration, electrocardiogram (ECG) and haemoglobin oxygen saturation (SpO2) in combination, in order to detect any potentially life threatening event at an early stage. Provision is made for the generation of both audible and silent alarms and more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Med Eng Technol,
Vol: 30 Page: 397-411 2006 Nov-Dec
M. J. Burke; R. Downes
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The aim of this study was to assess iron status in a sample of clinically well, Caucasian children and explore the complex factors which contribute to iron deficiency during infancy
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OBJECTIVES: To assess iron status in a sample of clinically well, Caucasian children and explore the complex factors which contribute to iron deficiency during infancy. DESIGN: Infants recruited at birth and followed longitudinally at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 months; feeding practices and socioeconomic data recorded. Iron status assessed using venous blood at 12, 24 and 36 more...
International Classification:
Other - iron status
Categories:
iron status
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr,
Vol: 1 Page: 93-100 June 1998
V. E. Freeman; J. Mulder; M. A. van't Hof; H. M. Hoey; M. J. Gibney
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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
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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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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of analytical design on the variability of published results in studies on sudden infant death syndrome
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AIMS: To investigate the influence of analytical design on the variability of published results in studies of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). METHODS: The results of a prospective case-control study, of 203 cases of SIDS, and 622 control infants are presented. All variables significant on univariate analysis were included in a multivariate model analysed in nine stages, starting more...
International Classification:
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified- Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality - Sudden infant death syndrome
Categories:
analytical design of studies; -sudden infant death syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Dis Child,
Vol: 89 Page: 267-71 March 2004
T. Matthews; M. McDonnell; C. McGarvey; G. Loftus; M. O'Regan
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This study aimed to compare parent's experience of professional services in the aftermath of their child's death from sudden infant death both before and after the implementation of a National Model of Care for professionals in 1995
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is any death occurring in an infant or young child which is unexpected by history and in which a thorough post mortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death. The National Sudden Infant Death Register collects information on all sudden unexpected deaths in infants and young children occurring in Ireland. In this study, a comparison more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified- Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality - Sudden infant death syndrome
Categories:
sudden infant death syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 168 Page: 237-41 1999 Oct-Dec
M. McDonnell; A. Cullen; B. Kiberd; M. Mehanni; T. Matthews
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The aim of this study was to examine if Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene could play a role in birth weight and duration of gestation
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The links between preterm birth, low birth weight, and adult vascular/metabolic morbidity remain unclear. Genetic susceptibility of babies related to these three conditions might contribute to this long-term association. We tested whether the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) gene could play a role in birth weight and duration of more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - birth weight
Categories:
birth weight; duration of gestation
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Diabetes,
Vol: 56 Page: 494-498 2007
A. Meirhaeghe; C. A. G. Boreham; L. J. Murray; F. Richard; G. Davey Smith; I. S. Young; P. Amouyel
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The aim of this study was to examine a probabilistic estimation of fluoride intake by infants up to the age of 4 months from infant formula reconstituted with tap water in the fluoridated regions of Ireland
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Two probabilistic models were developed to estimate the acute and chronic exposure to fluoride of exclusively formula-fed infants aged 0-4 months as a result of the consumption of infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated tap water in Ireland. The estimates were based on calculated infant formula consumption and accepted body weight standards, together with reported concentrations more...
International Classification:
Dental
Categories:
fluoride intake
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Caries Res,
Vol: 38 Page: 421-9 2004 Sep-Oct
W. A. Anderson; I. Pratt; M. R. Ryan; A. Flynn
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The aim of this study was to assess the effect of introducing two biophysical ultrasound examinations in a low-risk antenatal population
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of introducing two biophysical ultrasound examinations in a low-risk antenatal population.Scans were performed at 30-32 weeks' gestation and 36-37 weeks' gestation. METHODS: Scans assessed placental maturity, amniotic fluid volume, and estimated fetal weight. One thousand nine hundred ninety-eight low-risk patients were randomized at 30 weeks' gestation more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of procedures - two biophysical ultrasound
Categories:
ultrasound examinations in a a low-risk antenatal population
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Obstet Gynecol,
Vol: 101 Page: 626-32 April 2003
D. McKenna; S. Tharmaratnam; S. Mahsud; C. Bailie; A. Harper; J. Dornan
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The aim of this study was to assess the safety and benefits of parenteral glutamine in ill, preterm neonates
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OBJECTIVE: The role of "novel substrates" in neonatal nutrition has generated much interest in recent years. Glutamine has been recognized as a "conditionally essential" amino acid in critically ill adults, particularly for gut and immune function; however, its potential role in the neonate remains unclear. The authors examined the safety and benefits of parenteral more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment -parenteral glutamine
Categories:
parenteral glutamine in ill, preterm neonates
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr,
Vol: 37 Page: 550-3 November 2003
S. W. Thompson; B. G. McClure; T. R. Tubman
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The aim of this study was to examine the number of neonates attending the acute neonatal service out of hours and to identify the percentage of neonates treated as true emergency
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BACKGROUND All neonates have free open access to the Baby Clinic at the maternity hospitals in Dublin for assessment of neonatal health issues. Through observation, however there is an increase in number of neonates attending the hospital outside the Baby Clinic hours. AIMS: To determine the number of neonates attending the acute neonatal service out of hours and to identify the more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
acute neonatal service
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 175 Page: 62-5 2006 Oct-Dec
L. F. Wong; K. T. Lim; A. Twomey; J. Murphy
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This article discusses the issues rising from the improved survival rates of extremely low birthweight babies specifically in relation to the development chronic lung disease
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Improvements in neonatal intensive care have resulted in more extremely low birthweight babies surviving who are at risk of developing chronic lung disease. The preterm lung is vulnerable as it is both structurally immature and deficient in surfactant and antioxidant defences. Mechanical ventilation and high inspired oxygen concentrations are often necessary for preterm babies to more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Drug Saf,
Vol: 22 Page: 389-404 May 2000
D. G. Sweet; H. L. Halliday
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The aim of this study was to compare Irish asylum seekers to other General Medical Scheme patients possessing Irish citizenship in terms of their utilisation of GP services, morbidity patterns and consultation outcomes
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To compare Irish asylum seekers to other General Medical Scheme (GMS) patients possessing Irish citizenship in terms of their utilisation of GP services, morbidity patterns and consultation outcomes. A retrospective 1 year study on patient records in two Galway City practices was performed. All asylum seekers who were patients of the two practices were compared with two controls each more...
International Classification:
Health service provision
Categories:
morbidity patterns; consultation outcomes; -asylum seekers
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 461-4 May 2007
J. D. McMahon; A. Macfarlane; G. E. Avalos; P. Cantillon; A. W. Murphy
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The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome, identify problems in reaching a diagnosis, to provide recommendations for improvement and estimate a minimum prevalence for all types of Down syndrome
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome, identify problems in reaching a diagnosis, to provide recommendations for improvement and estimate a minimum prevalence for all types of Down syndrome. DESIGN: A retrospective observational study was carried out over a five-year period. Genesis, a database located in the Department of Medical genetics, was more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified - Down syndrome
Categories:
Down syndrome
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 73 Page: 4-12 May 2004
L. Devlin; P. J. Morrison
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This study examined acute renal damage in infants after first urinary tract infection
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common causes of unexplained fever in neonates. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of urinary tract anomalies and acute renal damage in neonates who presented with first urinary tract infection in the first 8 weeks of life. We reviewed the records of 95 infants, who were hospitalised with UTI during a 6-year period more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the genitourinary system - Other diseases of urinary system-urinary tract infection
Categories:
urinary tract infection
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Nephrol,
Vol: 17 Page: 503-5 July 2002
S. Cascio; B. Chertin; A. Yoneda; U. Rolle; J. Kelleher; P. Puri
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The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of cardiotocography - the fetal heartbeat (cardio-) and the uterine contractions
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of procedures - cardiotocography
Categories:
the fetal heartbeat (cardio-) and the uterine contractions
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Lancet,
Vol: 361 Page: 465-470 2003
L. Impey; M. Reynolds; K. MacQuillan; S. Gates; J. Murphy; O. Sheil
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This article discusses advances in the management of Paediatric HIV infection in Britain and Ireland
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
AIDS & Hepatitis Digest,
2004
K. Krige; M. Sharland
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The aim of this study was to describe the age and sex profile of patients having cataract surgery by 2 consulting ophthalmic surgeons over an 18-year period
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PURPOSE: To investigate the age and sex profile of patients having cataract surgery by 2 consulting ophthalmic surgeons over an 18-year period. SETTING: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Republic of Ireland. METHODS: Operating theater logbooks were reviewed, and all patients having cataract surgery between January 1986 and December 2003 in Waterford Regional Hospital were more...
International Classification:
Procedure - cataract surgery
Categories:
cataract surgery
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Cataract Refract Surg,
Vol: 31 Page: 2162-6 November 2005
P. O'Reilly; U. Mahmoud; P. Hayes; P. Tormey; S. Beatty
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The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of airway complications in children less than one year of age whose airways were maintained during anesthesia with either a laryngeal mask airway or a facemask and oral airway
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PURPOSE: To compare the incidence of airway complications in children less than one year of age whose airways were maintained during anesthesia with either a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or a facemask and oral airway (FM-OA). METHODS: We randomized 49 - ASA class 1&2 - infants to an LMA or FM-OA group. All infants were undergoing minor general, urological or orthopedic procedures. more...
International Classification:
Evaluation of the effectiveness of procedures - airway maintanance
Categories:
airway complications
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Can J Anaesth,
Vol: 47 Page: 315-8 April 2000
M. Harnett; B. Kinirons; A. Heffernan; C. Motherway; W. Casey
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This article discusses the airway proteins - surfactants
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl,
Vol: 26 Page: 143-6 2004
H. L. Halliday
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This article discusses how very preterm survivors are developing chronic lung disease characterised by protracted respiratory insufficiency and a requirement for supplemental oxygen
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Increasing numbers of very preterm survivors are developing chronic lung disease characterised by protracted respiratory insufficiency and a requirement for supplemental oxygen. An early inflammatory response results in the development of airways remodelling. Pulmonary inflammation can be triggered by any combination of antenatal infection, mechanical ventilation or oxygen toxicity and more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Paediatr Respir Rev,
Vol: 3 Page: 140-6 June 2002
D. G. Sweet; H. L. Halliday; J. A. Warner
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The aim of the study was to assess the utility of alpha glutathione S-transferase (alphaGST) as a potential marker of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in children after cardiac surgery
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to assess the utility of alpha glutathione S-transferase (alphaGST) as a potential marker of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in children after cardiac surgery. METHODS: Twenty-six patients undergoing cardiac surgery were enrolled in this longitudinal experimental study. Blood samples were drawn for analysis at specified time points during more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Other diseases of intestines - intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury
Categories:
intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injur
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Pediatr Surg,
Vol: 41 Page: 1526-31 September 2006
M. P. McMonagle; M. Halpenny; A. McCarthy; A. Mortell; F. Manning; C. Kilty; D. Mannion; A. E. Wood; M. T. Corbally
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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a designated quiet period on the neonatal intensive care unit and its influence on infant physiological and movement responses
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The aim of the study was to measure the impact of a designated Quiet period on the NICU environment and its influence on the infants' physiological and movement responses. The study group comprised 10 preterm infants on assisted ventilation (mean gestational age 28.7 wk (range 24-32 wk), mean birthweight 1,322 g (range 600-2,060 g), mean age 5.2 d). The environment in which the infants more...
International Classification:
Growth and development
Categories:
infant physiological
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Acta Paediatr,
Vol: 89 Page: 577-81 May 2000
M. Slevin; N. Farrington; G. Duffy; L. Daly; J. F. Murphy
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This article discusses the "An American in Ireland"
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Midwifery Today,
2000
L. Jenkins
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This study examined 3 published automated algorithms for detecting seizures in neonatal EEG
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate 3 published automated algorithms for detecting seizures in neonatal EEG. METHODS: One-minute, artifact-free EEG segments consisting of either EEG seizure activity or non-seizure EEG activity were extracted from EEG recordings of 13 neonates. Three published neonatal seizure detection algorithms were tested on each EEG recording. In an attempt to obtain improved more...
International Classification:
Diagnostic tool (algorithms) - neonatal seizures
Categories:
automated algorithms; neonatal seizures;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Clin Neurophysiol,
Vol: 116 Page: 1533-41 July 2005
S. Faul; G. Boylan; S. Connolly; L. Marnane; G. Lightbody
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This article discusses an midwife who championed breastfeeding
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
World of Irish Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol: 16 Page: 55-55 2008
S. Harris
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This study presented perioperative management of children with epidermolysis bullosa
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare, genetically determined disorder characterized by excessive susceptibility of the skin and mucosa to separate from the underlying tissues after mechanical trauma. Patients suffering from this disease may have multiple medical problems, but the risk of anaesthesia is attributed mainly to oropharyngeal involvement; airway more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other congenital malformations - epidermolysis bullosa
Categories:
epidermolysis bullosa
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Eur J Anaesthesiol,
Vol: 18 Page: 745-54 November 2001
G. Iohom; B. Lyons
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This study examined five anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery cases the present in a 5-year study period and discuss the incidence and clinical presentation of ALCAPA among infants
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Anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. It presents predominantly in infancy with features of myocardial ischaemia or cardiac failure and may be mistaken for common paediatric conditions such as colic, reflux or bronchiolitis. With early surgical correction the prognosis is good, but awareness of this condition is more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Congenital malformation of the circulatory system - anomalous left coronary artery
Categories:
anomalous left coronary artery
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Eur J Pediatr,
Vol: 167 Page: 43-6 January 2008
H. Brotherton; R. K. Philip
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This study aimed to explore the organizational characteristics of antenatal care and their relation to the utilization of health services and perinatal mortality in 13 European countries
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the organizational characteristics of antenatal care and their relation to the utilization of health services and perinatal mortality in 13 European countries. METHODS: The main data source was a questionnaire on the organization and financing of antenatal care, filled out in 1995 by country representatives of a European Concerted Action. RESULTS: Thirteen more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - antenatal care
Categories:
antenatal care
Geography:
International
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol,
Vol: 94 Page: 145-8 January 2001
E. Hemminki; B. Blondel
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This article discusses antenatal corticosteroids
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Numerous investigations have indicated that antenatal corticosteroid administration reduces neonatal morbidity in preterm infants. Despite this, antenatal corticosteroid usage continued to be low on both sides of the Atlantic up to the late 1980s and early 1990s. Antenatal corticosteroid therapy finally came of age in 1995 with the publication of the National Institutes of Health more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Bjog,
Vol: 110 Suppl 20 Page: 77-8 April 2003
P. Crowley
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The aim of this study was to examine antenatal therapy and prophylaxis for congenital cytomegalovirus infection
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Other viral diseases - congenital cytomegalovirus
Categories:
congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 99 Page: 197-8 2006 Jul-Aug
S. J. Knowles
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This case report discusses the anterior mitral leaflet reconstruction with pericardium in a 1.9 kg infant with endocarditis
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A premature twin of 1.9 kg had mitral valve endocarditis develop during neonatal intensive care. Vegetation involving the entire anterior mitral valve leaflet was identified. Reconstruction was achieved by near complete resection of the anterior mitral valve leaflet and retention of the peripheral margin of coaptation including primary and secondary chordae. The body of the anterior more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the circulatory system - Report
Categories:
endocarditis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ann Thorac Surg,
Vol: 81 Page: 2310-2 June 2006
D. G. Healy; A. E. Wood
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This study aimed to explore the use of antifungal prophylaxis in the prevention of neonatal candidiasis
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BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials suggest that prophylactic administration of antifungal agents reduce the rate of colonization and invasive Candida infection in a subgroup of high-risk very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. The extent of antifungal prophylaxis use in the United Kingdom and Ireland is unknown. METHODS: A postal questionnaire was administered to neonatologists more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - antifungal prophylaxis
Categories:
antifungal prophylaxis; candidiasis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Acta Paediatr,
Vol: 97 Page: 430-3 April 2008
M. J. O'Grady; E. M. Dempsey
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This study aimed to explore antibiotic and antifungal policies in British and Irish neonatal units
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OBJECTIVES: To review antibiotic and antifungal policies in British and Irish neonatal units (NNUs). METHODS: A telephone survey was performed regarding empirical antimicrobial guidelines of NNUs in the UK and Republic of Ireland. RESULTS: The response rate was 91% (202 of 222 NNUs). The guidelines from all responding units covered group B Streptococcus and Escherichia coli, the most more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - antibiotic and antifungal policies in neonatal units
Categories:
antibiotic and antifungal policies in neonatal units
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
J Antimicrob Chemother,
Vol: 61 Page: 743-5 March 2008
A. M. Fernando; P. T. Heath; E. N. Menson
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The aim of this study was to describe antiretroviral therapy and congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-1-infected women
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnancy substantially reduces the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, but concerns exist about the potential for teratogenic effects. This analysis was undertaken to explore the relation between ART in pregnancy and birth defects in infants born to HIV-infected women in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1990 and 2003. Comprehensive more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV
Categories:
antiretroviral therapy; congenital abnormalities; HIV-1
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr,
Vol: 42 Page: 91-4 May 2006
C. L. Townsend; P. A. Tookey; M. Cortina-Borja; C. S. Peckham
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The aim of this study was to examine the association between antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and premature delivery, birthweight, stillbirth and neonatal mortality, in pregnancies in HIV-infected women delivering between 1990 and 2005
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and premature delivery, birthweight, stillbirth and neonatal mortality, in pregnancies in HIV-infected women delivering between 1990 and 2005. DESIGN: Pregnancies in women with diagnosed HIV infection in the UK and Ireland are notified to the National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC) through more...
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV
Categories:
antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Aids,
Vol: 21 Page: 1019-26 May 2007
C. L. Townsend; M. Cortina-Borja; C. S. Peckham; P. A. Tookey
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This case report discusses a newborn boy with Antley-Bixler syndrome, is a rare disorder characterized mainly by craniosynostosis and multiple joint contractures including radiohumeral synostosis
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This report describes a newborn boy with Antley-Bixler (AB) syndrome. AB syndrome is a rare disorder characterized mainly by craniosynostosis and multiple joint contractures including radiohumeral synostosis. Our patient differs from the usual presentation by the presence of radioulnar rather than a radiohumeral synostosis. In addition, the child had a FGFR1 1300T mutation, which has more...
International Classification:
Syndrome
Categories:
Antley-Bixler syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Radiol,
Vol: 34 Page: 148-51 February 2004
M. E. Hurley; M. J. White; A. J. Green; J. Kelleher
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The aim of this study was to examine the contamination of powdered infant formula by enterobacter sakazakii (E. sakazakii) and its processing environment was monitored
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Enterobacter sakazakii (E. sakazakii) contamination of powdered infant formula (PIF) and its processing environment was monitored between April 2005 and March 2006. The purpose of the monitoring programme was to locate points of contamination, investigate clonal persistence, and identify possible dissemination routes along the processing chain. A total of 80 E. sakazakii isolates were more...
International Classification:
Bacterium - Enterobacter sakazakii
Categories:
enterobacter sakazakii
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Food Microbiol,
Vol: 116 Page: 73-81 May 2007
N. R. Mullane; P. Whyte; P. G. Wall; T. Quinn; S. Fanning
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This article discusses the use of carbon dioxide detectors in neonates
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Maintenance of neonatal normocarbia may prevent chronic lung disease and periventricular leucomalacia, but this requires frequent arterial sampling, which has risks. Alternative methods for measuring CO2 are therefore desirable. These include end tidal CO2, capillary sampling, and transcutaneous measurements. CO2 detectors have also proved effective and rapid indicators of endotracheal more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed,
Vol: 91 Page: F295-8 July 2006
E. J. Molloy; K. Deakins
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These case reports discuss a patient presenting with mental retardation and asplenia who has been shown to have a mutation at the ATR-X locus
Abstract:
Mutation at the ATR-X locus is associated with severe mental retardation. Several conditions, initially reported as clinically distinct phenotypes, have now been attributed to ATR-X mutation. Asplenia, in association with severe mental retardation, has been reported and subsequently demonstrated in one family to be due to ATR-X mutation. We now report on a second instance of a patient more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Report
Categories:
mental retardation - genetic
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Am J Med Genet A,
Vol: 139 Page: 37-9 November 2005
R. T. Leahy; R. K. Philip; R. J. Gibbons; C. Fisher; M. Suri; W. Reardon
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This study aimed to explore the criteria used to assess oxygen requirement after discharge in chronic lung disease
Abstract:
In order to survey current management of oxygen in children with chronic lung disease (CLD) of prematurity in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 260 questionnaires asking about criteria that were considered important when removing supplemental oxygen from a child with CLD were sent to consultant paediatricians identified as being likely to be involved in the follow-up of children with CLD. more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - chronic lung disease oxygen requirements
Categories:
chronic lung disease oxygen requirements
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Eur J Pediatr,
Vol: 161 Page: 428-30 August 2002
A. Solis; G. Harrison; B. N. Shaw
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The aim of this study was to examined the practical feasibility of a methodology for collecting service use data and other information on families
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BACKGROUND: Despite the attention paid to family support services in legislation and guidance, there is still relatively little evidence on which to base the development of effective services, and even less on the costs and cost-effectiveness of different models of support. METHODS: The study designed and examined the practical feasibility of a methodology for collecting service use more...
International Classification:
Economic - Health service provision-service use data
Categories:
collecting service use data
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Child Care Health Dev,
Vol: 32 Page: 101-10 January 2006
M. Sleed; J. Beecham; M. Knapp; C. McAuley; N. McCurry
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The aim of this study was to audit the collection of samples to investigate unexplained hypoglycaemia
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BACKGROUND: A protocol exists for the collection of samples to investigate unexplained hypoglycaemia, termed the 'hypopack'. These packs are kept in Accident and Emergency departments and neonatal special care baby units throughout Northern Ireland and most wards of the Regional Children's Hospital. A retrospective audit of 107 hypopacks received between July 2001 and December 2003 more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - unexplained hypoglycaemia
Categories:
unexplained hypoglycaemia
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ann Clin Biochem,
Vol: 45 Page: 486-8 September 2008
T. F. Lang; D. Cardy; D. Carson; C. M. Loughrey; E. Hanna
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The aim of this study was to audit experience and outcomes of specialised clinic for the antenatal care of high-risk patients after the first year in operation
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A specialised clinic for the antenatal care of high-risk patients was established in Cork in January 2004. It is led by 2 specialists in materno-fetal medicine and provides care for patients from a large catchment area. Small clinic numbers, specialised midwives, ready access to medical experts and fetal assessment facilities, facilitate an efficient use of resources. We report on the more...
International Classification:
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - antenatal care of high-risk patients
Categories:
antenatal care of high-risk patients
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 591-3 October 2007
C. Allen; R. Greene; J. Higgins
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This case report discusses a case of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis in a parturient who required emergency caesarean section
Abstract:
A parturient with a 14-year history of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis presented in labour at 36 weeks' gestation. She had suffered recurrent episodes of angioedema over a long period and had been scheduled for elective caesarean hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy at 37 weeks' gestation. In most cases surgical oophorectomy provides prolonged relief from the recurrent angioedema more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - Report
Categories:
autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Obstet Anesth,
Vol: 13 Page: 275-8 October 2004
J. O'Rourke; N. Khawaja; J. Loughrey; P. McKenna
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The aim of this study was to determine the clinical accuracy & precision of Bilicheck measurements in comparison to neonates total serum bilirubin measurements and determine whether Bilicheck is a useful non-invasive screening method to avoid blood tests
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BACKGROUND: Transcutaneous bilirubinometry, Bilicheck (kindly provided by Oxygen Care Company, Dublin) is a non-invasive, screening method for determining bilirubin levels in neonates. It has not previously been validated in Irish babies. AIMS: To determine the clinical accuracy and precision of Bilicheck measurements in comparison to total serum bilirubin (TSB) measurements in Irish more...
International Classification:
Other - Serum bilirubin
Categories:
Bilicheck measurements; total serum bilirubin
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 171 Page: 188-90 2002 Oct-Dec
S. H. Yap; I. Mohammad; C. A. Ryan
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This study reported on babies living with mothers while they are incarcerated
Abstract:
In the Irish Prison service prison is not deemed suitable for babes. Rarely are mothers separated from their children in Ireland as they get temporary release renewed weekly to keep her at home with her baby. The governor explained the system of the prison which I detail below. The women's prison is now known as the Dochas Centre meaning hope, named so by the women themselves. We found more...
International Classification:
Other - incarcerated babies
Categories:
incarcerated babies
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 327-8 January 2007
F. Enright; T. Boyle; J. Murphy
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