Archives of disease in childhood
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Review Meta Analysis
Efficacy of sweet solutions for analgesia in infants between 1 and 12 months of age: a systematic review.
To compare the efficacy of oral sweet solutions to water or no treatment in infants aged 1-12 months during immunisation. ⋯ Infants aged 1-12 months administered sucrose or glucose before immunisation had moderately reduced incidence and duration of crying. Healthcare professionals should consider using sucrose or glucose before and during immunisation.
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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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To evaluate admission medication reconciliation in children with medically complex conditions (MCC) by determining the availability and accuracy of five information sources and characterising admitting order errors. ⋯ In children with MCC admitted at our institution during the study period, no medication information source was optimally available, sensitive and specific. Admitting order medication errors affected more than half of patients, the most common being omissions. Efforts to improve medication reconciliation at hospital admission in this population must account for availability and accuracy of information sources and medication omissions at the time of hospital admission.
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To assess parental preferences for medical error disclosure and evaluate associated factors. ⋯ Most parents want disclosure and want their child informed of errors with harm. While parental birth country, experience with error and patient age influenced parents' desire for disclosure to their child, the details of disclosure warrant study.