Archives of disease in childhood
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Multicenter Study
Drug approval processes in Australian Paediatric Hospitals.
To describe and evaluate the decision-making processes for drug approval in Australian paediatric hospitals. ⋯ Most drug submissions in tertiary paediatric hospitals are approved; however, workload, drug expenditure and individual-patient use schemes vary considerably. Duplication of effort occurs, and few committees are resourced sufficiently given their terms of reference.
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To determine if different factors affect children having full, partial or no primary immunisations. ⋯ Knowledge of these differences will help target campaigns to increase full uptake of primary immunisations.
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Multicenter Study
Readmission in children's emergency care: an analysis of hospital episode statistics.
To compare rates of emergency readmission following discharge for common paediatric conditions from a range of hospital services. ⋯ Readmission rates are associated with higher numbers of annual admissions and higher proportions of children discharged on the day of admission. Variations between hospitals suggest that other factors can also affect readmission rates. Readmission rates calculated from HES can contribute to assessments of the outcome of emergency services.
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Multicenter Study
The incidence and nature of prescribing and medication administration errors in paediatric inpatients.
To determine the incidence and nature of prescribing and medication administration errors in paediatric inpatients. ⋯ Prescribing and medication administration errors are not uncommon in paediatrics, partly as a result of the extra challenges in prescribing and administering medication to this patient group. The causes and extent of these errors need to be explored locally and improvement strategies pursued.
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Multicenter Study
Joint hypermobility and its relationship to musculoskeletal pain in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study.
To determine if joint hypermobility is associated with musculoskeletal pain in a population of Italian schoolchildren. ⋯ No association was found between hypermobility and musculoskeletal pain. Hypermobile children did not experience functional limitations in daily activities, and they were slightly more active than non-hypermobile children.