Paediatric emergency department anaphylaxis: different patterns from adults

SC Braganza, JP Acworth, DRL McKinnon… - Archives of disease in …, 2006 - adc.bmj.com
Background and Aims: Data on acute paediatric anaphylaxis presentations to the
emergency department (ED) are limited. All allergic presentations to one Australian …

Paediatric intussusception: epidemiology and outcome

AJM Blanch, SB Perel… - Emergency Medicine …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives:(i) To describe the clinical presentation of intussusception and determine features
associated with earlier diagnosis;(ii) to describe outcomes of children diagnosed with …

Anticholinergic therapy for acute asthma in children

L Teoh, CJ Cates, M Hurwitz… - Cochrane database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Inhaled anticholinergics as single agent bronchodilators (or in combination with
beta 2‐agonists) are one of the several medications available for the treatment of acute …

Leukotriene receptor antagonist for prolonged non‐specific cough in children

AB Chang, D Winter, JP Acworth - Cochrane Database of …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Non‐specific cough is defined as non‐productive cough in the absence of
identifiable respiratory disease or known aetiology. It is commonly seen in paediatric …

Inhaled corticosteroids for subacute cough in children

S Anderson‐James, JM Marchant… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cough is the most common symptom presenting to primary healthcare services.
Cough in children is associated with significant morbidity for both children and their parents …

A 5‐versus 3‐day course of oral corticosteroids for children with asthma exacerbations who are not hospitalised: a randomised controlled trial

AB Chang, R Clark, TP Sloots, DG Stone… - Medical journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To determine whether a 5‐day course of oral prednisolone is superior to a 3‐day
course in reducing the 2‐week morbidity of children with asthma exacerbations who are not …

An acute cough-specific quality-of-life questionnaire for children: development and validation

S Anderson-James, PA Newcombe… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Patient-relevant outcome measures are essential for high-quality clinical
research, and quality-of-life (QoL) tools are the current standard. Currently, there is no …

The impact of viral respiratory infection on the severity and recovery from an asthma exacerbation

AB Chang, R Clark, JP Acworth… - The Pediatric …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Viral respiratory illness triggers asthma exacerbations, but the influence of
respiratory illness on the acute severity and recovery of childhood asthma is unknown. Our …

Upper airway viruses and bacteria and clinical outcomes in children with cough

KAF O'Grady, K Grimwood, TP Sloots… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Cough is symptomatic of a broad range of acute and chronic pediatric
respiratory illnesses. No studies in children have tested for an extended panel of upper …

Best Guess method for age‐based weight estimation in paediatric emergencies: validation and comparison with current methods

MT Thompson, MJ Reading… - Emergency Medicine …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: During paediatric resuscitation, drug doses are calculated based upon weight.
Age‐based weight estimates are used when weighing children is impractical. The average …