Tying the tracheal tube
After intubation it is critical to securely fasten the tracheal tube so it does not dislodge during transfer. Dedicated devices […]
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Acute Paediatrics
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Decision instrument for head CT in children
A derivation then validation study was done on over 40000 children with head injuries to identify factors associated with clinically […]
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Hypothermia reduced cerebral palsy in asphyxiated newborns
An RCT of induced hypothermia to 33.5 degrees for 72 hours was undertaken in 625 newborns at least 36 weeks […]
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New Paediatric DKA guidelines
The International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) has published new comprehensive guidelines, including those for diabetic ketoacidosis. Their […]
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Small infant IJV cannulation tip
Simple taping using Transpore tape of the skin over the internal jugular vein insertion point increased IJV cross sectional area […]
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emergence with ketamine overstated
A prospective study of 746 children sedated in the emergency department with iv or im ketamine revealed 2.1% may have […]
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Vasopressin in Pediatric Vasodilatory Shock
This Canadian multi-centre study on 65 children compared vasopressin infusions with placebo in children with vasodilatory shock who had already […]
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Tracheal deviation in infants
It is common for the infant trachea to deviate to the right, with a frequency of 50% at one year, […]
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The relationship between body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate in children
Vital signs from children seen at two emergency departments (but not admitted, so as to exclude those with serious illness) […]
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Frog leg position for femoral vein cannulation
An ultrasound study of 80 children from 5 pre-determined age groups showed that the femoral veins increased their diameter in […]