Aims Extravasation is a rare but serious complication of IV (intravenous) therapy. It can cause pain, tendon/nerve damage, infection, and in severe cases, tissue necrosis. 1 There is a lack of data on ...

Correspondence to Dr Vianney Gilard, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, APHP, Paris 5 University, Paris 75015, France; vianneygilard{at}hotmail.fr Objective The aim ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1–3% of children. There is a high level of comorbidity with developmental and learning problems as well as with a variety of psychiatric ...

1 Evelina London Children's Hospital Neurosciences Department, London, UK Background and aim Clinical centres have seen an increase in tic-like movements during the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of ...

Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...

Background Trichotomy is a standard procedure in neurosurgery that aims at reducing infection rates. In children, psychological consequences associated to the whole head’s hair removal are remarkable.

1 Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ...

Introduction Many parents in the UK are giving home blended diets (BD) via a gastrostomy (G) device as an alternative to commercial feeds. There are several anecdotal reports suggesting benefits from ...

Introduction There are many training methods available to teach technical and non-technical skills in medical education. But, Simulation training is undoubtedly an effective way of training for ...

Aims: To ascertain why 19.6% of pregnancies in which a fetal renal anomaly has been detected fail to produce a surviving child, and whether antenatal diagnostic accuracy has altered since specialised ...