The Alder Hey affair

The Alder Hey affair.

Validation of the Alder Hey Triage Pain Score.

AIMS To describe the validation and reliability of a new pain tool (the Alder Hey Triage Pain Score, AHTPS) for children at triage in the accident and emergency (A&E) setting. METHODS A new behavioural observational pain tool was developed because of dissatisfaction with available tools and a lack of confidence in self-assessment scores at triage. The study was conducted in a large paediatric...

Presumed consent for transplantation: a dead issue after Alder Hey?

In the wake of scandals about the unauthorised retention of organs following postmortem examination, the issue of valid consent (or the lack of it) has returned to the forefront. Emphasis is put on obtaining explicit authorisation from the patient or family prior to any medical intervention, including those involving the dead. Although the controversies in the UK arose from the retention of hum...

Alder Hey employs extra nurses for move to Springfield Park.

AN INCREASE in nurses at a trailblazing children's hospital has helped smooth a potentially difficult transition for patients moving from the hospital's old site.

Ross operation in children and young adults: the Alder Hey case series

BACKGROUND The ideal prosthesis for aortic valve replacement in children and young adults has not been found yet. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the replacement of aortic valve with the pulmonary autograft owing to its advantages of lack of anticoagulation, potential for growth and excellent haemodynamic performance. The purpose of this study was to review our institutiona...