Browsing Paediatrics by Title
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Mental Health and Disability at Third Level: Findings from a national study on student mental health
(2020)In 2018 the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) undertook a study to provide an overview of students’ mental health experience in third level education across the island of Ireland (Price, A. and Smith, HA. 2019). The ... -
National incidence study of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2001)Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus is an important chronic medical condition that is associated with significant morbidity and premature mortality. The disease is considered so important that its incidence is ... -
The National Paedaitric Diabetes Register and its impact on healthcare
(2014)In the field of management it has long been recognised that effective management of any given outcome requires knowledge and control of inputs to the system. This is also true in healthcare particularly in Type 1 diabetes ... -
PAEDIATRIC OUTCOMES AND SERUM BIOMARKER PANEL IN ACUTE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY /CONCUSSION TO SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2020)Introduction Paediatric mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is increasingly recognised to have significant longer term neurocognitive effects. Childhood is a time of high risk for head injury. There were no national ... -
Pain management in children and young adults with minor injury in emergency departments in the UK and Ireland: a PERUKI service evaluation
(2022)Background: Management of acute pain should commence at the earliest opportunity, as it has many short-term and long-term consequences. A research priority of Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) ... -
'Peas in a Pod?' - The body composition of the term and preterm infant
Introduction: Weight has been the primary outcome measure for many studies of both term and preterm infants. Body composition reflects the quality of infant growth. Using air displacement plethysmography, infant body ... -
Prehospital analgesia in children suffering traumatic injury
(2012)Pain causes distress and can negatively impact a child’s experience of the hospital environment. It is best practice for pain relief to be administered as soon as possible to reduce stress, anxiety and discomfort. Research ... -
A rare case of acute necrotising pancreatitis in a paediatric patient
(2020)The diagnosis of acute necrotising pancreatitis is a rare event in the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED). We report a case of acute pancreatitis in a paediatric patient, diagnosed in our ED, a tertiary level paediatric ... -
Risk factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis Admission
(2020)Aim: Determine the seasonal incidence of hospital Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) bronchiolitis and explore the variables associated with admission to ward versus the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Method: ... -
SERENITY: SEveRE Neurological Impairment and children with medical complexiTY
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2022)Background and aims Children with Severe Neurological Impairment (SNI) have a significant disability as a result of a global impairment of the nervous system. They may be considered to be a subgroup of children with more ... -
Surveillance study on children and adolescents with Down Syndrome (3 months to 18.9 years) in the Eastern Regional Health Authority
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2006)Down syndrome is the most common cause of developmental disability in Ireland with a birth prevalence of 1 in 546 live births. Children with Down syndrome have a high incidence of associated treatable medical disorders. ... -
Systemic gene dysregulation in classical Galactosaemia: Is there a central mechanism?
(2014)Classical Galactosaemia is a rare disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by a deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT). The disease is life-threatening in the neonate, and the only treatment option ... -
Thrown Under the bus: The Implications for Clinical Practice in Irish Health System
(MPI Media Limited, 2018)The case of Dr Hadiza Bawa Garba in the UK has attracted widespread print and online media attention. Her registration and medical practice was referred to the General Medical Council (GMC) by the Crown Prosecution Service ... -
Turner syndrome awareness of health issues
(2014)Turner syndrome (TS) is an important cause of short stature in girls and occurs in approximately 1 in every 2000 live female births. Affected girls may also experience a wide range of problems. We aim to examine the ... -
UNICORN; Underlying mechanisms in Neonatal Immune Metabolic Dysregulation and Brain Injury
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2020)Introduction: Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a clinically defined syndrome of disturbed neurologic function, in the earliest days of life. NE has a multifactorial aetiology and causes significant mortality and neurological ... -
USI National Report on Student Mental Health in Third Level Education
(2019)Third level education is a key life transition and can be an extremely stressful time for students. We already know that levels of mental illness, mental distress and low wellbeing among students in Higher Education is ...