OBJECTIVES To report Palmerston North Hospital's (PNH) recent experiences with paediatric admissions to the general Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and to identify any aspects relevant to regionalisation of paediatric intensive care. METHODS Retrospective review of the ICU database and admission register to enable clinical and demographic profiling of all paediatric (aged < 15 years) admissions to...

OBJECTIVE This study explored paediatric nurses' perceptions of how they include and involve parents in the care of hospitalised children. DESIGN This qualitative study used individual unstructured interviews to gather data, the data was analysed using thematic coding. SETTING Paediatric wards within two regional area health services of New South Wales, Australia. SUBJECTS Fourteen paedia...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious, progressive condition, which can present idiopathically or secondary to conditions such as systemic sclerosis or congenital heart disease. The condition exists in both adult and paediatric forms, which possess several similar characteristics. Adult and paediatric PAH can, however, be distinguished based on underlying pathology and the presence...

OBJECTIVE To obtain in-depth insight into the perceptions of parents and paediatricians in China regarding current procedural pain management on bone marrow aspirations and lumbar punctures in paediatric haemato-oncology department. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS This qualitative study was conducted in a 4500-bed university hospital in northwest China. To collect data, in-depth semistructur...

Despite lack of paediatric labelling, contributions to the literature on paediatric applications of dexmedetomidine have increased over recent years. Dexmedetomidine possesses many properties that are advantageous for a sedative and anaesthetic; it has been reported to provide sedation that parallels natural sleep, anxiolysis, analgesia, sympatholysis, and an anaesthetic-sparing effect with min...

Introduction Treating paediatric patient fractures comprises a large part of any orthopaedic trauma service. The majority of fractures take place during sports and recreational activities. In this study, we examined the incidence of fractures and their distribution according to patient age. Methods We collected retrospective data from all the paediatric age group patients (under age 18) referre...

Networking is key to overcoming the logistical, methodological and ethical problems related to the implementation of paediatric studies. The adoption of legislation to encourage paediatric clinical trials by the American and European regulatory agencies has opened a new era in the assessment of drug safety and efficacy in children. Two very large international trial networks--the Pediatric Rheu...

The provision of medications to paediatric patients involves challenges distinct from those associated with medication administration to adult patients. These challenges arise for all paediatric age groups (infants, children, and youth) in every care setting, from community hospitals to specialty tertiary care facilities. Management of high-alert medications1, such as opioids, poses additional ...

OBJECTIVES To analyse and provide current data surrounding paediatric critical procedures performed in three EDs of a single Victorian health network. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of every paediatric ED attendance requiring management in a resuscitation cubicle at three Victorian hospitals in 2013. The primary outcome measure was the frequency of each paediatric critical procedu...

OBJECTIVES To look at why a regional cohort of UK doctors chose a paediatric career and to ascertain views on their career near the end of training year one. DESIGN A 20-item questionnaire was sent to all new regional paediatric specialty trainees. Three focus groups were held with trainees near the end of year one to elicit key themes. SETTING West Midlands Deanery, UK. PARTICIPANTS Twen...