Chlorhexidine+hand washing 0.53 (0.32 to 0.88) 0.64 (0.39 to 1.06) 20.3 Hand washing+dry cord care 0.67 (0.48 to 0.93) 1.23 (0.82 to 1.83) 38.4 Chlorhexidine 0.44 (0.29 to 0.67) 0.74 (0.50 to 1.08) 24 ...

Correspondence to Dr Sophie E Carter, Allenscroft Child Development Centre, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust, Allenscroft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6RP, ...

Correspondence to Professor AS Garden, School of Health and Medicine, Centre for Medical Education, Faraday Building, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LancashireLA1 4YB, UK; ...

1 Sunshine House Children and Young People's Development Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Community Children's Services, London, UK Sleep-related issues are common reasons children ...

2 Department of Neurology, Room 146, Atkinson Morley Wing, St Georges Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, London Correspondence to Mary Robertson, Department of Neurology, Room 146, Atkinson Morley Wing, St ...

Meningitis is a critical diagnosis not to miss in children presenting with fever. Since the early 20th century, classical clinical signs have been used to aid the diagnosis of meningitis. These ...

Measurement of cerebrospinal fluid pressure through lumbar puncture (LP) manometry is an essential practical skill all paediatricians should possess competency in. The ability to perform manometry is ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidelines on depression in children and young people in June 2019.1 The guideline covers the identification and management of ...

The management of head trauma is an essential component of working in Emergency Medicine, be it a paediatric, adult or mixed emergency department. Between 33% and 50% of the 1.4 million people who ...

Correspondence to Dr David King, Academic Unit of Child Health, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; d.a.king{at}sheffield.ac.uk One of the most exciting applications of ...

1 General and Adolescent Paediatrics, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK 2 Diabetes Unit, Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 3 Department of Paediatrics, Royal ...

There is good evidence that morbidity and mortality increase for young persons (YP) following the move from paediatric to adult services. Studies show that effective transition between paediatric and ...