Aim Following the publication of the updated NICE guidelines1 recommending the use of standardised parenteral nutrition (PN) in preterm and term babies, alongside the known associated risks to patient ...

Objectives Blood cultures are the first-line tool for diagnosis of bloodstream infections. Their diagnostic value, however, may be affected when a microorganism of questionable evidence is isolated.

Objective Children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and an initial echocardiogram that demonstrates coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs, Z score ≥2.5) are at high risk for severe cardiovascular complications.

Background: Difficulty falling asleep (prolonged sleep latency) is a frequently reported problem in school-aged children. Aims: This study aimed to describe the distribution of sleep latency and ...

Background Recruitment of paediatric trainees is not matching its increasing demand. In 2019, only 69.8% of paediatric training program posts were filled, the lowest out of all UK programmes. Such ...

The recent epidemic of childhood obesity[1][1] has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences.[2,][2][3][3] However, there remains a widespread perception among ...

Aims Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, several working practices were changed to allow for better infection control awareness and practice. St Richard’s Hospital paediatric department adopted the use ...

Introduction Autosplenectomy defines spontaneous splenic infarction leading to hyposplenism. It occurs mainly as a complication of sickle cell anemia, pneumococcal sepsis or systemic lupus ...

Objective To report the diagnostic test accuracy of dipstick urinalysis for the detection of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants aged 90 days or less attending the emergency department ...

Objectives To evaluate London paediatric trainee priorities and identify areas of improvement to achieve an outstanding training programme. To compare these results to previous years to monitor trends ...