Archives of Disease in Childhood

Papers
(The TQCC of Archives of Disease in Childhood is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Advocate for children in your hospital antimicrobial stewardship program148
Highlights from the literature96
Highlights from the literature88
Highlights from the literature60
Infantile haemangiomas and beta blockers59
Phoenix sepsis score: redefining paediatric sepsis52
36 Mapping variation between national and local clinical practice guidelines for acute paediatric asthma from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands47
Highlights from the literature45
19 The inflammation in the pathology of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis40
The CHOICE study38
What about positive childhood experiences?38
Who decides: should the UK limit access to paediatric critical care?34
Long term outcomes of infants with colic33
Graves’ disease: moving forwards29
Lumbar puncture and urinary tract infection in infants27
P21 Introduction of standardised parenteral nutrition for use in preterm neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit at a large tertiary hospital26
chILD – Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease26
P01 Reducing Interruptions during administration of medicines to children26
P17 Dose range checking (DRC) in paediatric electronic prescribing; an effective tool in reducing prescribing errors?26
Readiness to receive major trauma in emergency departments25
P06 Development of a hydroxycarbamide telephone clinic for children with sickle cell disease25
P36 Medications given via enteral feeding tubes to paediatric inpatients24
P20 Does Kaftrio® reduce IV antibiotic burden in cystic fibrosis? A retrospective observational evaluation21
P20 Child presenting with paroxysmal atrio-ventricular heart block, a multi-disciplinary team approach21
Plant based diets21
SP9 Parent co-designed drug information for parents and guardians taking neonates home – survey of healthcare professionals and parents/carers – an interim analysis21
P10 App for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) patients – a success?21
P10 Initiation of bisoprolol in paediatric patients – experience from a specialist paediatric cardiac centre20
P27 The accuracy of tablet splitting to provide appropriate paediatric enalapril doses20
P18 Prescribing errors in PICU: Identifying prevalence by drug and error type19
P36 An audit of standardised (NEON) PN use in a tertiary NICU19
P40 Are 2020 ECCO-ESPGHAN guidelines practiced in the care of children with crohn’s disease?19
P11 Adaptation and implementation of standardised concentrations and guardrails technology in paediatric intensive care19
P25 Improving stock accountability of liquid controlled drugs using rulers in a children’s hospital19
SP3 Optimising prescribing of medicines to children by formulary interface pharmacists18
SP1 Impact of a paediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) pharmacist within a CF multidisciplinary clinic17
Diabetes in young adults – what’s new?17
P08 Precision medicines in practice: the connection between CFTR modulators and deranged liver enzymes17
Increased admissions to paediatric wards with a primary mental health diagnosis: results of a survey of a network of eating disorder paediatricians in England16
Influence of epidemics and pandemics on paediatric ED use: a systematic review16
P31 Oral propranolol liquid: a snapshot survey of concentrations in use16
Changes to the UK childhood immunisation schedule15
Highlights from the literature15
Chronic cough – over stimulation of C-fibres?15
Graves’ disease: are we just delaying the inevitable?15
Falling enthusiasm for paediatrics in South Korea: it couldn’t happen here. Could it?15
A co-designed health education model to improve outcomes for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: a study of acceptability, feasibility and impacts15
Assessment of parental decision making in congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy and heart transplantation: an observational study analysing decisional characteristics and preferences14
Access to evidence-based treatments for young people with body dysmorphic disorder14
Toilet training achievements in children born with posterior urethral valves14
Rifampin urinary excretion to predict serum targets in children with tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study14
Parents’ ability to provide consent: the zone of parental responsibility14
Association between maternal influenza vaccination and neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood: a longitudinal, population-based linked cohort study14
Screening for type 1 diabetes13
Correction for ‘Respiratory viral testing for young febrile infants presenting to emergency care: a planned secondary analysis of the febrile infants diagnostic assessment and outcome (FIDO) prospecti13
Highlights from the literature13
Why are children with asthma bullied? A risk factor analysis13
Prevalence of neurological problems in a community-based sample of paediatric coeliac disease: a cross-sectional study13
New oral polio vaccines type 213
How can parents’ experience of child death reviews be improved?13
Randomised placebo-controlled trial of triclofos versus melatonin for sedating children undergoing sleep EEG13
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians12
Data handling practices and commercial features of apps related to children: a scoping review of content analyses12
Long COVID-19 is rarely diagnosed in children: nationwide register-based analysis12
Pioneers of comprehensive paediatric care in the developing world12
Can families believe the accuracy of websites’ information regarding COVID-19 vaccines’ side effects?12
Sexually transmitted infections in suspected child sexual abuse12
Adherence to the 2015 and 2020 British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes guidelines and outcomes in critically ill children with diabetic ketoacidosis: a retrospective cohort study12
An unusual presentation of giant juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 9-year-old child12
Highlights from this issue12
Use of xylometazoline in hospitalised infants: is it safe? A retrospective cohort study12
Atoms11
Twenty-year observational study of paediatric tonsillitis and tonsillectomy11
Leucoderma and leucotrichia post stem cell transplant11
Diet and development among children aged 36–59 months in low-income countries11
Face coverings have little utility for young school-aged children11
COVID-19 interventions in children: a balancing act11
What is the optimal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children?11
Inconsistencies in fertility preservation for young people with cancer in the UK11
Further response to ‘Decision to reject screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia is flawed’ by Wald and Martin11
Urethroliths – a rare complication of urethral reconstruction11
Ventilation as restraint11
Final warning on the need for integrated care systems in acute paediatrics11
Evaluation of age-banded dosing of oral paracetamol in hospitalised children: a retrospective analysis using clinical data in a tertiary paediatric hospital11
Should children be vaccinated against COVID-19?11
BReATHE interventions (Beating Regional Asthma Through Health Education)—an innovative approach to children’s asthma care in the North East and North Cumbria, UK: an interventional study10
Outcomes of neonatal critical congenital heart disease: results of a prospective registry-based study from South India10
Vulnerabilities in clinician–parent exchanges and the cascade of communication traps: a review10
Atoms10
Atoms10
Atoms10
Navigating two ‘truths’: a qualitative study of physician-led end-of-life decision-making for children with life-limiting conditions10
Highlights from this issue10
Close intervention sessions complement intensive insulin therapy in paediatric diabetes: a longitudinal study10
Pharmacogenomics and asthma treatment: acceptability to children, families and healthcare professionals10
Myanmar paediatricians during military coup: we strike and survive10
Patients’ and carers’ views and the importance of ethnicity, diversity and inclusion in research priority settings9
Atoms9
Highlights from the literature9
Incidence of infant Gram-negative invasive bacterial infections in England, 2011–2019: an observational study using population-wide surveillance data9
Are trough tobramycin concentrations taken from a central venous catheter accurate enough to safely use?9
Pain in children with Bell’s palsy: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial9
Lumps or granules?9
Optimisation of fluconazole therapy for the treatment of invasive candidiasis in preterm infants9
Atoms9
Consent and assent in paediatric practice: it’s the conversation that matters9
Holistic approach to gender questioning children and young people8
Review of implementation models for children’s sleep support services in the UK8
Information in summaries of product characteristics about use in children is limited and needs standardisation: a systematic analysis in Switzerland8
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians8
Three ages of the Jehovah’s Witness8
Paediatric health-related quality of life in congenital cytomegalovirus8
Reporting of participant ethnicity in paediatric randomised controlled trials in the UK8
Analysis of guideline recommendations for treatment of asthma exacerbations in children: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study8
Assessment of adherence to the 2020 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for fluid resuscitation in children with suspected septic shock in paediatric emergency departments: a prospective multicentre 8
Accuracy of point-of-care testing for the diagnosis of respiratory pathogens in a paediatric intensive care setting8
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in children with HIV: still a challenge8
Exploring predictors and moderators of response to multimodal obesity treatment in children8
Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections in children8
Feeding disorders in children with oesophageal atresia: a cross-sectional study7
Clinical predictors of bacteraemia in neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis in Malawi: a prospective cohort study7
Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of palliative care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of healthcare profes7
Implementing spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing in childhood asthma management in UK primary care: an observational study to examine training and implementation cost and impact on 7
Role of the medical examiner service in children and young people’s deaths7
Incidence, aetiology and neurodisability associated with severe microcephaly: a national surveillance study7
Correspondence, update and clarification on ‘Puberty blockers in gender dysphoria: an international perspective’ by Barbi L, Tornese G7
Atoms7
Delabelling penicillin allergy is not rocket science7
Atoms7
Paediatric hospital antimicrobial guidelines: a national UK review7
Emotional work of getting help: a qualitative analysis of caregiver-perceived barriers to responding to childhood adversity7
Prevalence of monogenic disease in paediatric patients with a predominant respiratory phenotype7
Language ability and virtual mental healthcare utilisation among immigrant and refugee youth: a population-based cohort study7
School lives of adolescent school students living with chronic physical health conditions: a qualitative evidence synthesis7
Rituximab treatment in children with IgA vasculitis nephritis: a case series of an international cohort7
Asymmetric thymic hyperplasia following repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia7
Should next-generation sequencing be considered as a first-line genetic investigation for children with early developmental impairment?7
Yield of second imaging in non-accidental injury7
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians7
Risk factors for asthma attacks and poor control in children: a prospective observational study in UK primary care7
Psychiatric disorders in paediatric-onset immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a nationwide Danish study7
To define reference ranges for the 3% and 4% mean desaturation nadir in healthy children under 12 years: observational study using oximetry motion-resistant technology6
Improving clinical competence with LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department: an education intervention study6
Long-term evaluation of faecal calprotectin levels in a European cohort of children with cystic fibrosis6
Can critical care transport be safely reduced in children intubated during emergency management of status epilepticus in the United Kingdom: a national audit with case–control analysis6
Role of overnight oximetry in assessing the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in typically developing children: a multicentre study6
Advancing the conversation around blended diets for gastrostomy-fed children6
Medication discrepancies in transition of care of hospitalised children in Brazil: a multicentric study6
Household economic burden of childhood severe pneumonia in Bangladesh: a cost-of-illness study6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
Cutaneous cytomegalovirus mimicking mpox in an immunocompromised infant6
Prevalence of neural tube defects in England prior to the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid: a population-based cohort study6
Is melatonin safe to use long term in children with neurodevelopmental disorders?6
Care bundles to reduce unplanned extubation in critically ill children: a systematic review, critical appraisal and meta-analysis6
Paediatric headbox as aerosol and droplet barrier6
Preterm ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome presenting as clitoromegaly in a premature female infant6
Feasibility of guideline implementation for children with fever: learning from a Dutch snapshot study6
What a birth mother wants paediatricians to know about diagnosing a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder6
Mind the (preterm) gap: inequality in the UK’s current RSV immunisation approach will leave many preterm babies unprotected against RSV this winter6
Role of urine Gram stain in young febrile infants with a suspected urinary tract infection: a cohort study6
Cost of childhood severe pneumonia management in selected public inpatient care facilities in Bangladesh: a provider perspective6
Evaluating the accuracy and completeness of Secondary Uses Service (SUS) data against clinical records for children and young people admitted to general paediatric wards for primarily mental health re6
Recurrent themes from paediatric mortality and morbidity: a network perspective 2021–20236
Cerebriform nevus sebaceous in an infant: an unusual age of presentation6
Quality improvement project assessing the feasibility of using canister weight to estimate remaining doses in a salbutamol pressurised metered-dose inhaler6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
Palliative care for children with complex cardiac conditions: survey results6
Time of day as indicator of adolescent alcohol intoxication emergency department presentations6
Withdrawing or withholding treatment: Is there a distinction?6
Characteristics of children requiring admission to neonatal care and paediatric intensive care before the age of 2 years in England and Wales: a data linkage study6
Systematic review of interventions to reduce hospital and emergency department stay in paediatric populations6
Piercing issue: a 10-year single-centre experience of magnet ingestion in children6
Extensive use of on-pack promotional claims on commercial baby foods in the UK5
Reappraising prone positioning for infants with Robin sequence: a cautionary tale5
Improving triage for children with comorbidity using the ED-PEWS: an observational study5
Acceptability of different oral dosage forms in paediatric patients in hospital setting5
Minor head injury and blunt abdominal trauma: when should you use CT imaging?5
Child poverty and health inequalities in the UK: a guide for paediatricians5
Research exposure in current training: where are the gaps?5
Correction:Depression in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome5
Epidemiology and mapping of child road casualties5
Safeguarding children in private practice5
Severe acquired purpura fulminans in a child5
Collecting paediatric critical care transport data: key to understanding how times are changing5
Child mortality in England during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic5
Bedside testing to predict severe sepsis?5
Assessing the optimal time interval between growth measurements using a combined data set of weights and heights from 5948 infants5
Correction:Can I go home now? The safety and efficacy of a new UK paediatric febrile neutropenia protocol for risk-stratified early discharge on oral antibiotics5
Screening parents of children with a chronic condition for mental health problems: a systematic review5
Informed consent and assent guide for paediatric clinical trials in Europe5
Carotenoderma with hypothyroidism5
Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on commercial milk formula marketing in the UK: a qualitative study5
Can physiotherapy alone reduce spinal curvature in patients with idiopathic scoliosis?5
Correction: High-flow oxygen therapy in moderate to severe bronchiolitis: a randomised controlled trial5
Parent-reported factors associated with the emergency department presentation of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability with behaviours of concern: a qua5
UK paediatric trainee research involvement: A national mixed-methods survey to highlight opportunities and challenges5
Holistic, codesigned skin control programme for impetigo; true patient and public involvement5
Research on child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2023–20245
Highlights from the literature4
Oral saliva swab reverse transcription PCR for Covid-19 in the paediatric population4
P38 An audit of excipients of one manufacturer’s unlicensed liquid preparations in a tertiary paediatric hospital4
Discharge outcome analysis of 1089 transgender young people referred to paediatric endocrine clinics in England 2008–20214
Treating nontuberculous mycobacteria in children with cystic fibrosis: a multicentre retrospective study4
Legg-Calve-Perthes’ disease: an opportunity to prevent blindness?4
Legacy of COVID-19 infection in children: long-COVID will have a lifelong health/economic impact4
24 Antipsychotics use and weight gain in children compared to adults: analysis of spontaneous adverse drug reaction reports4
Learning lessons from the paediatric critical care response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in England and Wales: a qualitative study4
Physical restraint for children who have behavioural health related issues4
Highlights from the literature4
P02 Strive to prescribe and do no harm4
Quality of life of children and young people with anterior chest wall deformity: a systematic review of the literature4
P34 Medicines optimisation for infants and children attending a children’s cardiology ward for day case diagnostic cardiac catheter procedures4
Are Britain’s rivers safe for family recreational activities in 2023?4
SP6 Community pharmacy services available for children in England4
Highlights from the literature4
Improved paediatric antimicrobial prescribing with a smartphone application: a before and after interventional study4
Metabolic and bariatric surgery4
Analysis of the asthma scores recommended in guidelines for children presenting to the emergency department: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks study4
Effect of early childhood development interventions delivered by healthcare providers to improve cognitive outcomes in children at 0–36 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Safe havens in health: standards of care for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees4
Precision decisions: tailoring decision-sharing in contemporary paediatric healthcare4
‘Reasonable punishment’ of children defence in England should be consigned to history4
Uncertainty, certainty and hope for parents of children with rare neurological disorders4
Remember the heart: neonatal myocarditis4
P12 An audit of the use of dexmedetomidine for sedation in a tertiary PICU4
38 Innovative high-fidelity simulation for vaccination training of pharmacist including emergency cases - a randomised controlled study4
SP8 Embedding ‘pill’ swallowing training across a UK School of pharmacy4
Simplifying CFTR modulation therapy in cystic fibrosis4
Highlights from the literature4
25 Point prevalence study of paediatric polypharmacy4
P09 Management of aggressive systemic mastocytosis in a 4kg infant4
Highlights from the literature4
Changes in UK paediatric long-term ventilation practice over 10 years4
Infant fat mass and later child and adolescent health outcomes: a systematic review4
Embedding nurse home visiting in universal healthcare: 6-year follow-up of a randomised trial4
Emergency and perioperative management of adrenal insufficiency in children and young people: British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes consensus guidance4
Invasive bacterial infection in children with fever and petechial rash in the emergency department: a national prospective observational study4
Highlights from the literature4
Dual therapy with paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever: a network meta-analysis4
Collaboration, bundles and preventing in hospital cardiac arrests4
Rising Kawasaki disease incidence in New Zealand: analysis of national population incidence and outcomes 2000–20174
P01 Audit of labinic probiotics on the neonatal unit4
Mental health in transgender and gender diverse youth4
P14 Identification of prescribing errors in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU): an audit4
Examining the interseasonal resurgence of respiratory syncytial virus in Western Australia4
P03 Paracetamol dosing in hospitalised children – a national survey4
SP3 Understanding lived experiences: a novel undergraduate paediatric work-based learning placement4
Association of maternal risk factors with infant maltreatment: an administrative data cohort study4
Improving safety of unlicenced liquid specials medicines in the UK3
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