Archives of Disease in Childhood

Learning from the past, structuring the future: using large language models to unlock a century of paediatric research in Archives of Disease in Childhood

Background and aims The centenary of Archives of Disease in Childhood ( ADC ) presents an opportunity to reflect on a century ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Assisted infant toilet training and the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders up to the age of 9 months: a randomised, controlled trial

Background It is suggested that late initiation of toilet training contributes to functional gastrointestinal disorders in children. This study aims to evaluate if assisted infant toilet training can ...
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Gender bias in child care and child health: global patterns

1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA 2 Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, ...
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Patterns of burns and scalds in children

Early Years Research Programme, Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK Correspondence to Professor Alison Mary Kemp, Institute of Primary Care and ...
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Why is the evidence not affecting the practice of fever management?

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Do high vitamin B12 levels in children matter?

Vitamin B12 levels are often recommended for children. Locally, we note many children have B12 levels above the upper limit of normal (771 ng/L1). We receive frequent advice requests from GPs ...
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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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318 Taking air pollution data to the next level – displaying in the patients chart and empowering action

Objectives In April 2021, the South London Coroner, Philip Barlow, concluded that 9yr old Ella Adoo Kissi Debrah died of asthma, contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution. 1 He criticised ...
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NHS 111 Clinical Assessment Services: paediatric consultations

Correspondence to Professor Ian Maconochie, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK; ian.maconochie{at}nhs.net Around the UK, commissioners have different models for ...
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Fluid therapy for children: facts, fashions and questions

Fluid therapy restores circulation by expanding extracellular fluid. However, a dispute has arisen regarding the nature of intravenous therapy for acutely ill children following the development of ...
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Paediatric empyema: worsening disease severity and challenges identifying patients at increased risk of repeat intervention

Correspondence to Dr Stuart Haggie, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia; stuart.haggie{at}gmail.com Objective Empyema is the most common ...
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How should paediatricians assess Gillick competence?

Correspondence to Dr Vic Larcher, Consultant in Paediatrics and Clinical Ethics, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; larchv{at}gosh.nhs.uk Competence is ...