The median life expectancy for cystic fibrosis is now over 30 years, and it is projected that in newborn infants it will become more than 40 years. The identification of the cystic fibrosis gene and ...

Background There is increasing recognition within Paediatrics and wider healthcare settings, of the demonstrable impact of uncivil behaviour upon clinical performance and subsequently upon patient ...

Correspondence to Dr Erol A Gaillard, Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; eag15{at}leicester.ac.uk Methods Prospective observational cohort study of 460 ...

We encounter, occasionally, parents who are incapable of making medical decisions on behalf of their incompetent or ...

It is unsettling when parents refuse treatment for their child’s serious illness based on their expectation of a miraculous cure. We have in 15 years encountered 26 cases where parents opposed serious ...

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Aim DRC software aims to reduce dosing errors, 1 however, it has been linked to ‘alert fatigue’, a phenomenon which causes prescribers to potentially override alerts despite being clinically relevant.

To determine if the clinical indication and duration of antibiotics are documented on drug charts in 100% of patients. Review of antibiotics at 48 hours and action plan documented on drug chart and/or ...

Objectives Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) often co-exist with a wider range of emotional, behavioural, and intellectual disorders, collectively grouped together as NDEBID. The commonest NDD are ...

Background Having a baby requiring admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be very distressing for families and there may be a significant period after birth where parents do not see or ...

Objectives Historically diagnoses of Trisomy 13 (T13) and Trisomy 18 (T18) have been associated with a very poor prognosis. Median survival of full T18 is 14days, T13 is 10days and 3-month survival is ...

Objective Leukaemia is the most common cancer of childhood, accounting for a third of cases. In order to assist clinicians in its early detection, we systematically reviewed all existing data on its ...