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NICE guideline review: Epilepsies in children, young people and …
Epilepsy is the most common significant long-term neurological condition of childhood. The prevalence in children in the UK is approximately 4 per 1000 children. It affects 1 in 220 children and young people in the UK with on average two children with epilepsy in every primary school and nine in every secondary school.1 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines ...
Updated NICE guidance: diabetic ketoacidosis in children and …
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have now published new guidance on the management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children, with slightly different recommendations to the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) 2020 guideline.1 It is a specific update of the fluid therapy recommendations for children and young people with DKA, within the ...
An introduction to quality improvement in paediatrics and child …
Quality improvement is a focus on changing the way in which patient care is delivered. Central to this is developing a more rounded, patient-focused approach to the design and delivery of care. Here, in the first of a series, we introduce the concepts of quality improvement, explain why quality improvement should matter to paediatricians and give some pointers as to where and how ...
NICE community-acquired pneumonia guideline review
Globally, pneumonia is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in children. The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Europe is estimated to be approximately 33 per 10 000 in those under 5 years of age and 14.5 per 10 000 in those aged 0–16 years.1 In 2019, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a guideline on prescribing antibiotics ...
Paracetamol: pharmacology, prescribing and controversies
Paracetamol (internationally known as acetaminophen) is the most common medicine encountered in paediatric practice. It is used widely by parents and health professionals and it has analgesic and antipyretic effects. Its short-term safety and efficacy are well established and it is readily available for purchase over the counter. Its mechanism of action is not fully understood but it …
NICE guideline review: neonatal infection: antibiotics for …
Neonatal infection has been recognised as the third most common cause of neonatal death globally.1 In the UK, a retrospective analysis that spanned over 30 neonatal units from 2005 to 2014 found the incidence of neonatal infection was 6.1 per 1000 live births and 48.8 per 1000 neonatal admissions.2 The incidence of early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) in the UK was 0.7 per 1000 live births.2 The ...
Babies, children and young people’s experience of healthcare …
Optimising patient experience is a key part of effective healthcare for adults. Babies, children and young people are entitled to the same high-quality healthcare experience. This is the first guideline of its type, published in August 2021. It aims to describe good patient experience for babies, children and young people and make recommendations on how …
Information about the current guideline - ADC Education
Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) (box 1) is the most common childhood medical neurological emergency, with an incidence of approximately 20 per 100 000 per year in the developed world.1 2 Box 1 ### Definition of status epilepticus Status epilepticus is a condition resulting either from failure of the mechanism responsible for seizure termination or from the …
Depression in children and young people: identification and …
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 depression in young people aged 5–18 years. Based on the stepped-care model, it aims to improve recognition and assessment and promote effective treatments for mild and moderate-to-severe depression.