Author's response to reviews Title: Relationships between deprivation and duration of emergency admissions for common childhood acute illness in North West England: an analysis of hospital episode statistics Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Relationships between deprivation and duration of children's emergency admissions for breathing difficulty, feverish illness and diarrhoea in North West England: an analysis of hospital episode statistics Authors:

Relationships between deprivation and duration of children's emergency admissions for breathing difficulty, feverish illness and diarrhoea in North West England: an analysis of hospital episode statistics

BACKGROUND In the United Kingdom there has been a long term pattern of increases in children's emergency admissions and a substantial increase in short stay unplanned admissions. The emergency admission rate (EAR) per thousand population for breathing difficulty, feverish illness and diarrhoea varies substantially between children living in different Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). However, there h...

بررسی تشنج پایدار در بیماران بستری شده در بخش مراقبت‌های ویژه کودکان بیمارستان حضرت رسول اکرم(ص)

    Background & Aim: Status epilepticus(SE) is the most common neurological emergency in childhood. Cases referred to pediatric intensive care units(PICU) are the most severely affected. Thus, data from admissions to PICU for SE may provide some insight for devlopment of stategies to reduce the severity and complications of the situation. We conducted this study to determine etiology, factors ...

Oral Zinc Supplementation for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea

Introduction: Diarrheal diseases are a serious health problem and important causes of growth retardation and death in the developing world, especially those of prolonged duration. Since diarrhea is constantly found in children with zinc deficiency, very studies supported zinc supplements beneficial on the duration and severity of diarrhea among children. We review the impact of zinc effects on ...

Increase in emergency admissions to hospital for children aged under 15 in England, 1999-2010: national database analysis.

OBJECTIVE To investigate a reported rise in the emergency hospital admission of children in England for conditions usually managed in the community. SETTING AND DESIGN Population-based study of hospital admission rates for children aged under 15, based on analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics and population estimates for England, 1999-2010. MAIN OUTCOME Trends in rates of emergency admiss...