Archives of Disease in Childhood

Papers
(The median citation count of Archives of Disease in Childhood is 0. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Advocate for children in your hospital antimicrobial stewardship program148
Pioneers of comprehensive paediatric care in the developing world144
Vulnerabilities in clinician–parent exchanges and the cascade of communication traps: a review92
Highlights from the literature91
Atoms86
Correspondence, update and clarification on ‘Puberty blockers in gender dysphoria: an international perspective’ by Barbi L, Tornese G54
Highlights from the literature44
Ventilation as restraint42
Asymmetric thymic hyperplasia following repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia41
Sexually transmitted infections in suspected child sexual abuse40
Use of xylometazoline in hospitalised infants: is it safe? A retrospective cohort study37
Highlights from the literature36
Infantile haemangiomas and beta blockers35
Phoenix sepsis score: redefining paediatric sepsis34
Pain in children with Bell’s palsy: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial34
Reporting of participant ethnicity in paediatric randomised controlled trials in the UK29
Why is the Born in Bradford cohort study important for child health?28
UK paediatric trainee research involvement: A national mixed-methods survey to highlight opportunities and challenges25
Melatonin for non-operating room sedation in paediatric population: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
Further response to ‘Decision to reject screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia is flawed’ by Wald and Martin24
36 Mapping variation between national and local clinical practice guidelines for acute paediatric asthma from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands23
Highlights from the literature21
Urethroliths – a rare complication of urethral reconstruction20
Atoms20
19 The inflammation in the pathology of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis20
Atoms19
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians19
What about positive childhood experiences?19
Withdrawing or withholding treatment: Is there a distinction?18
COVID-19 interventions in children: a balancing act18
The CHOICE study18
Feasibility of guideline implementation for children with fever: learning from a Dutch snapshot study18
Severe acquired purpura fulminans in a child18
Systematic review of interventions to reduce hospital and emergency department stay in paediatric populations17
Role of the medical examiner service in children and young people’s deaths17
Cutaneous cytomegalovirus mimicking mpox in an immunocompromised infant17
Collecting paediatric critical care transport data: key to understanding how times are changing16
Should next-generation sequencing be considered as a first-line genetic investigation for children with early developmental impairment?16
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians16
Long term outcomes of infants with colic15
Prevalence of monogenic disease in paediatric patients with a predominant respiratory phenotype15
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 study15
Can physiotherapy alone reduce spinal curvature in patients with idiopathic scoliosis?14
Twenty-year observational study of paediatric tonsillitis and tonsillectomy14
Face coverings have little utility for young school-aged children13
Care bundles to reduce unplanned extubation in critically ill children: a systematic review, critical appraisal and meta-analysis13
Carotenoderma with hypothyroidism13
Psychiatric disorders in paediatric-onset immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a nationwide Danish study13
Legg-Calve-Perthes’ disease: an opportunity to prevent blindness?13
Can families believe the accuracy of websites’ information regarding COVID-19 vaccines’ side effects?13
Exploring predictors and moderators of response to multimodal obesity treatment in children12
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 qua12
Prevalence of neurological problems in a community-based sample of paediatric coeliac disease: a cross-sectional study12
Embedding nurse home visiting in universal healthcare: 6-year follow-up of a randomised trial12
Sharing a household with children and risk of COVID-19: a study of over 300 000 adults living in healthcare worker households in Scotland12
Increased admissions to paediatric wards with a primary mental health diagnosis: results of a survey of a network of eating disorder paediatricians in England11
Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections in children11
Time of day as indicator of adolescent alcohol intoxication emergency department presentations11
Changes to the UK childhood immunisation schedule11
Preterm ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome presenting as clitoromegaly in a premature female infant11
Paediatric headbox as aerosol and droplet barrier11
Improving triage for children with comorbidity using the ED-PEWS: an observational study11
Medication discrepancies in transition of care of hospitalised children in Brazil: a multicentric study11
School lives of adolescent school students living with chronic physical health conditions: a qualitative evidence synthesis11
Why are children with asthma bullied? A risk factor analysis11
Child poverty and health inequalities in the UK: a guide for paediatricians10
Incidence, aetiology and neurodisability associated with severe microcephaly: a national surveillance study10
Lumbar puncture and urinary tract infection in infants10
Feeding disorders in children with oesophageal atresia: a cross-sectional study10
Changes in UK paediatric long-term ventilation practice over 10 years10
Acceptability of different oral dosage forms in paediatric patients in hospital setting10
What is the optimal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children?10
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?10
chILD – Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease9
Highlights from this issue9
Readiness to receive major trauma in emergency departments9
P36 Medications given via enteral feeding tubes to paediatric inpatients9
P10 App for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) patients – a success?9
P01 Reducing Interruptions during administration of medicines to children9
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians9
P21 Introduction of standardised parenteral nutrition for use in preterm neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit at a large tertiary hospital9
P06 Development of a hydroxycarbamide telephone clinic for children with sickle cell disease9
SP9 Parent co-designed drug information for parents and guardians taking neonates home – survey of healthcare professionals and parents/carers – an interim analysis9
Phenoxymethylpenicillin or amoxicillin for paediatric tonsillopharyngitis: a case of head versus heart?9
P17 Dose range checking (DRC) in paediatric electronic prescribing; an effective tool in reducing prescribing errors?9
Outcomes of neonatal critical congenital heart disease: results of a prospective registry-based study from South India9
Adjuvant corticosteroids for prevention of kidney scarring in children with acute pyelonephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Leucoderma and leucotrichia post stem cell transplant9
P20 Child presenting with paroxysmal atrio-ventricular heart block, a multi-disciplinary team approach9
Are trough tobramycin concentrations taken from a central venous catheter accurate enough to safely use?9
SP1 Impact of a paediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) pharmacist within a CF multidisciplinary clinic8
P36 An audit of standardised (NEON) PN use in a tertiary NICU8
P11 Adaptation and implementation of standardised concentrations and guardrails technology in paediatric intensive care8
P27 The accuracy of tablet splitting to provide appropriate paediatric enalapril doses8
Atoms8
P08 Precision medicines in practice: the connection between CFTR modulators and deranged liver enzymes8
Paediatric hospital antimicrobial guidelines: a national UK review8
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 profes8
P18 Prescribing errors in PICU: Identifying prevalence by drug and error type8
P40 Are 2020 ECCO-ESPGHAN guidelines practiced in the care of children with crohn’s disease?8
P20 Does Kaftrio® reduce IV antibiotic burden in cystic fibrosis? A retrospective observational evaluation8
SP3 Optimising prescribing of medicines to children by formulary interface pharmacists8
Diabetes in young adults – what’s new?8
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 study8
Palliative care for children with complex cardiac conditions: survey results8
Plant based diets8
P10 Initiation of bisoprolol in paediatric patients – experience from a specialist paediatric cardiac centre8
P25 Improving stock accountability of liquid controlled drugs using rulers in a children’s hospital8
P31 Oral propranolol liquid: a snapshot survey of concentrations in use8
Atoms8
Assessing the optimal time interval between growth measurements using a combined data set of weights and heights from 5948 infants8
Atoms7
Pharmacogenomics and asthma treatment: acceptability to children, families and healthcare professionals7
Coeliac disease: making the diagnosis7
What a birth mother wants paediatricians to know about diagnosing a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder7
Incidence of infant Gram-negative invasive bacterial infections in England, 2011–2019: an observational study using population-wide surveillance data7
Lumps or granules?7
Piercing issue: a 10-year single-centre experience of magnet ingestion in children7
Safeguarding children in private practice7
Evaluation of age-banded dosing of oral paracetamol in hospitalised children: a retrospective analysis using clinical data in a tertiary paediatric hospital7
Navigating two ‘truths’: a qualitative study of physician-led end-of-life decision-making for children with life-limiting conditions7
Oral saliva swab reverse transcription PCR for Covid-19 in the paediatric population7
Patients’ and carers’ views and the importance of ethnicity, diversity and inclusion in research priority settings7
Racism, history and medical education7
Close intervention sessions complement intensive insulin therapy in paediatric diabetes: a longitudinal study7
Holistic approach to gender questioning children and young people6
Remember the heart: neonatal myocarditis6
Rifampin urinary excretion to predict serum targets in children with tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study6
Chronic cough – over stimulation of C-fibres?6
Paediatric health-related quality of life in congenital cytomegalovirus6
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) prospecti6
Consent and assent in paediatric practice: it’s the conversation that matters6
Screening for type 1 diabetes6
Information in summaries of product characteristics about use in children is limited and needs standardisation: a systematic analysis in Switzerland6
Accuracy of point-of-care testing for the diagnosis of respiratory pathogens in a paediatric intensive care setting6
Influence of epidemics and pandemics on paediatric ED use: a systematic review6
Myanmar paediatricians during military coup: we strike and survive6
Optimisation of fluconazole therapy for the treatment of invasive candidiasis in preterm infants6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
An unusual presentation of giant juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 9-year-old child6
Access to evidence-based treatments for young people with body dysmorphic disorder6
Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on commercial milk formula marketing in the UK: a qualitative study6
Highlights from the literature6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
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
Quality improvement project assessing the feasibility of using canister weight to estimate remaining doses in a salbutamol pressurised metered-dose inhaler6
Household economic burden of childhood severe pneumonia in Bangladesh: a cost-of-illness study6
Rising Kawasaki disease incidence in New Zealand: analysis of national population incidence and outcomes 2000–20176
Epidemiology and mapping of child road casualties6
Highlights from the literature6
Clinical predictors of bacteraemia in neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis in Malawi: a prospective cohort study6
Highlights from this issue6
Antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and childhood asthma: a national birth cohort study investigating timing of exposure and mode of delivery6
Research on child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2023–20246
Three ages of the Jehovah’s Witness6
New oral polio vaccines type 26
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in children with HIV: still a challenge6
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 5
Long COVID-19 is rarely diagnosed in children: nationwide register-based analysis5
Emergency and perioperative management of adrenal insufficiency in children and young people: British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes consensus guidance5
Reappraising prone positioning for infants with Robin sequence: a cautionary tale5
Atoms5
Highlights from the literature5
Role of urine Gram stain in young febrile infants with a suspected urinary tract infection: a cohort study5
Rituximab treatment in children with IgA vasculitis nephritis: a case series of an international cohort5
Child mortality in England during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic5
Paediatric severe asthma biologics service: from hospital to home5
Learning lessons from the paediatric critical care response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in England and Wales: a qualitative study5
Risk factors for asthma attacks and poor control in children: a prospective observational study in UK primary care5
Graves’ disease: are we just delaying the inevitable?5
Review of implementation models for children’s sleep support services in the UK5
Atoms5
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians5
Informed consent and assent guide for paediatric clinical trials in Europe5
Examining the interseasonal resurgence of respiratory syncytial virus in Western Australia5
Reducing negative emotions in children using social robots: systematic review5
Extensive use of on-pack promotional claims on commercial baby foods in the UK5
Final warning on the need for integrated care systems in acute paediatrics5
Yield of second imaging in non-accidental injury5
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 5
Research exposure in current training: where are the gaps?5
Assessment of parental decision making in congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy and heart transplantation: an observational study analysing decisional characteristics and preferences4
Correction: High-flow oxygen therapy in moderate to severe bronchiolitis: a randomised controlled trial4
Cost of childhood severe pneumonia management in selected public inpatient care facilities in Bangladesh: a provider perspective4
Discharge outcome analysis of 1089 transgender young people referred to paediatric endocrine clinics in England 2008–20214
Role of overnight oximetry in assessing the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in typically developing children: a multicentre study4
Association of maternal risk factors with infant maltreatment: an administrative data cohort study4
Data handling practices and commercial features of apps related to children: a scoping review of content analyses4
Treating nontuberculous mycobacteria in children with cystic fibrosis: a multicentre retrospective study4
Highlights from this issue4
Challenges of implementation of the RCPCH paediatric stroke guidelines (acute management component) and how they can be overcome4
Emotional work of getting help: a qualitative analysis of caregiver-perceived barriers to responding to childhood adversity4
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 antibiotics4
Improved paediatric antimicrobial prescribing with a smartphone application: a before and after interventional study4
Language ability and virtual mental healthcare utilisation among immigrant and refugee youth: a population-based cohort study4
Minor head injury and blunt abdominal trauma: when should you use CT imaging?4
Graves’ disease: moving forwards4
Bedside testing to predict severe sepsis?4
Correction:Depression in paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome4
Prevalence of neural tube defects in England prior to the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid: a population-based cohort study4
Association between maternal influenza vaccination and neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood: a longitudinal, population-based linked cohort study4
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 re4
Improving clinical competence with LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department: an education intervention study4
Inconsistencies in fertility preservation for young people with cancer in the UK4
Delabelling penicillin allergy is not rocket science4
Evolving management of paediatric portal hypertension4
Revealing the identity of NHS staff: what is in a name?4
Long-term evaluation of faecal calprotectin levels in a European cohort of children with cystic fibrosis4
Holistic, codesigned skin control programme for impetigo; true patient and public involvement4
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 analysis4
M-ficolin: a valuable biomarker to identify leukaemia from juvenile idiopathic arthritis4
Mind the (preterm) gap: inequality in the UK’s current RSV immunisation approach will leave many preterm babies unprotected against RSV this winter4
Randomised placebo-controlled trial of triclofos versus melatonin for sedating children undergoing sleep EEG4
How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource settings4
Correction:Impact of oral corticosteroids on respiratory outcomes in acute preschool wheeze: a randomised clinical trial4
Cerebriform nevus sebaceous in an infant: an unusual age of presentation4
Recurrent themes from paediatric mortality and morbidity: a network perspective 2021–20234
Advancing the conversation around blended diets for gastrostomy-fed children4
To define reference ranges for the 3% and 4% mean desaturation nadir in healthy children under 12 years: observational study using oximetry motion-resistant technology4
Diet and development among children aged 36–59 months in low-income countries4
Should children be vaccinated against COVID-19?4
Hospital bed replacement for acute care of children at home during the COVID-19 pandemic through a Hospital-in-the-Home programme4
A co-designed health education model to improve outcomes for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: a study of acceptability, feasibility and impacts4
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
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians4
Analysis of guideline recommendations for treatment of asthma exacerbations in children: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study4
Is melatonin safe to use long term in children with neurodevelopmental disorders?4
Educational achievement to age 11 years in children born at late preterm and early term gestations3
Quality of life of children and young people with anterior chest wall deformity: a systematic review of the literature3
Atoms3
Is honey an effective adjunct to conventional analgesic agents for children post-tonsillectomy?3
Highlights from the literature3
Highlights of the literature3
New scalp swelling in a child with tuberous sclerosis complex3
The climate crisis is also a child rights crisis3
Neurodevelopment assessment of small for gestational age children in a community-based cohort from Pakistan3
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians3
Mobile apps and children’s privacy: a traffic analysis of data sharing practices among children’s mobile iOS apps3
Meta-analysis of donor–recipient gender profile in paediatric living donor liver transplantation3
Highlights from this issue3
Childhood bronchiectasis, so little is known3
Could conception, birth or life be ‘wrong’?3
Reference centiles for infant sleep parameters from 4 to 16 weeks of age: findings from an Irish cohort3
Post-COVID-19 paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome: association of ethnicity, key worker and socioeconomic status with risk and severity3
Highlights of the literature3
Simplifying CFTR modulation therapy in cystic fibrosis3
Parental discretion3
Making the case for greater certainty in child protection3
Weight loss during ambulatory tube weaning: don’t put the feeds back up3
Research priorities in inpatient paediatrics3
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