Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Oct 1995
Parent satisfaction with services in an emergency department located at a paediatric teaching hospital.
To evaluate parents' satisfaction with the services provided in an emergency department located at a paediatric hospital. ⋯ In order to address the concerns of less satisfied parents, emergency departments need to give careful attention to the maintenance of reasonable waiting times, the provision of adequate staffing, and the quality of staff-parent communication. Addressing these issues may improve the ongoing care of children after their discharge from emergency departments.
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J Paediatr Child Health · Oct 1995
Psychological outcome of ECMO-eligible neonates with severe respiratory failure treated using conventional medical therapy.
The present study addressed a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommendation that the outcome of neonates who are treated conventionally for respiratory problems be further investigated before setting up additional extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) centres in Australia. ⋯ Improvements to conventional treatments indicate that ECMO eligibility criteria may need to be revised to identify accurately those infants who are at extreme risk of mortality if treated conventionally.
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J Paediatr Child Health · Aug 1995
Immunity to hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and measles in fully vaccinated aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children.
To determine the immunity to hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and measles in fully vaccinated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children in north Queensland. ⋯ Although a relatively low proportion of the children had adequate antibody levels against hepatitis B the clinical significance of this observation is uncertain. Further studies are needed to determine whether fully vaccinated Torres Strait Island children have been adequately protected and whether they require a booster dose of hepatitis B vaccine. A substantial proportion of fully vaccinated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are inadequately protected against poliomyelitis, and therefore any such child with acute flaccid paralysis should be investigated fully for poliomyelitis. Vaccinated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are well protected against measles, as are other Australian children.
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J Paediatr Child Health · Aug 1995
High frequency oscillation in newborn infants with respiratory failure.
To report ventilation strategies, survival and complications in 39 outborn infants treated with high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). ⋯ The initial results of HFOV for severe failure were encouraging although a learning curve was encountered with its introduction.