Dr Shouichi Ohga, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812, Japan. An 8 year old boy with ring chromosome 21 who was susceptible to ...

Aim Acute appendicitis is the leading cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the paediatric population with 2508 cases presenting to our surgery department between 2002–2012. The purpose of this ...

Objective Obesity and excess adiposity are leading causes of metabolic and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Early identification of individuals at risk is key for preventive strategies. We ...

Correspondence to Merel M Nap-van der Vlist, Paediatrics, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508AB, The Netherlands; m.m.vandervlist-3{at}umcutrecht.nl ...

Background Children under Paediatric palliative care (PPC) often have complex life-limiting conditions (LLC). Good symptom control is a cornerstone of treatment. Managing symptoms in children with ...

Correspondence to Professor Andrew K Ewer, Neonatal Unit, Birmingham Womens Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK; a.k.ewer{at}bham.ac.uk In May 2019, the National Screening Committee (NSC) announced a ...

Introduction Lignocaine is an amide-type local anaesthetic and a class Ib antidysrhythmic agent, available since 1948. Systemic exposure to large amounts leads to adverse effects on the cardiovascular ...

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 ...

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.