Archives of Disease in Childhood

Papers
(The TQCC of Archives of Disease in Childhood is 3. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
What about positive childhood experiences?90
Accuracy of point-of-care testing for the diagnosis of respiratory pathogens in a paediatric intensive care setting73
SP3 Optimising prescribing of medicines to children by formulary interface pharmacists57
Consent and assent in paediatric practice: it’s the conversation that matters41
Highlights from the literature39
Urethroliths – a rare complication of urethral reconstruction36
Atoms35
Rifampin urinary excretion to predict serum targets in children with tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study31
More than asthma: a case for revisiting a diagnosis31
Access to evidence-based treatments for young people with body dysmorphic disorder30
Legg-Calve-Perthes’ disease: an opportunity to prevent blindness?29
Incidence, aetiology and neurodisability associated with severe microcephaly: a national surveillance study28
Research on child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2023–202427
Advancing the conversation around blended diets for gastrostomy-fed children27
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 antibiotics27
Unexpected deaths in infancy: how understanding of causes and prevention has developed over 100 years27
Improving clinical competence with LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department: an education intervention study26
Role of the medical examiner service in children and young people’s deaths25
Management of nocturnal enuresis: changes over a century24
Paediatric health-related quality of life in congenital cytomegalovirus24
Role of overnight oximetry in assessing the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in typically developing children: a multicentre study24
Screening parents of children with a chronic condition for mental health problems: a systematic review24
Red flags for speech impairment: who should we refer to speech therapy?24
Rising Kawasaki disease incidence in New Zealand: analysis of national population incidence and outcomes 2000–201723
Paediatric hospital antimicrobial guidelines: a national UK review22
Using end-to-end attribution to link greenhouse gas emitters to child health outcomes22
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-analysis22
What is the optimal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children?21
Analysis of guideline recommendations for treatment of asthma exacerbations in children: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study20
IV bolus, maintenance and medication carrier fluid in children with community-acquired sepsis: a multicentre cohort study20
Improved paediatric antimicrobial prescribing with a smartphone application: a before and after interventional study20
P01 Audit of labinic probiotics on the neonatal unit19
Compatibility of pentoxifylline injection with syringe and inline filters19
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians19
Rehydration strategies in infants and children with acute gastroenteritis refusing or not tolerating an oral fluid challenge18
Survival, hospitalisation and surgery in children born with Pierre Robin sequence: a European population-based cohort study18
Early detection of gastrointestinal polyps and neoplasia following radiation for childhood-onset cancer17
Atoms17
Do proton pump inhibitors reduce gastrointestinal complication when starting long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs therapy?16
Obesity and dental caries in childhood: trends in prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities—a multicohort population-wide data linkage study15
Infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic have less interest in masked faces than unmasked faces15
Freiherr von Münchhausen and the two syndromes bearing his name15
Severe accidental poisonings in children: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit nationwide prospective study15
Long COVID in children and adolescents. What is it?14
Highlights from the literature14
National outbreak of pertussis in England (2023–2024) in the context of international resurgence14
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians14
Relationship between oscillatory volume and oscillatory pressure in neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilators: an in vitro study14
Prevalence, clinical characteristics and management of female genital mutilation in paediatric and adolescent patients: a retrospective cohort analysis from a clinic in Vienna, Austria14
Atoms13
There’s science… and then there might be policy change…13
Meta-analysis of donor–recipient gender profile in paediatric living donor liver transplantation13
Public awareness of childhood, teenager and young adult cancer signs and symptoms in Great Britain: a cross-sectional survey13
Ethnicity, child health and paediatric services13
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians13
External validation of a multivariable prediction model for identification of pneumonia and other serious bacterial infections in febrile immunocompromised children13
Value of blood pressure for detecting serious illness in children attending acute care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a multicentre observational study12
General population screening for type 1 diabetes using islet autoantibodies at the preschool vaccination visit: a proof-of-concept study (the T1Early study)12
National consensus to develop core outcomes for the evaluation of complications from excess weight (CEW) clinics: results of a national Delphi process12
Life outcomes after paediatric kidney transplantation: a qualitative, biographical study in long-term survivors12
Atoms11
History of the regulation of the medical profession in Britain11
SP8 Embedding ‘pill’ swallowing training across a UK School of pharmacy11
Caregiver knowledge and attitudes relating to paediatric pneumonia and antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study11
Acute kidney injury after treatment of paracetamol overdose using new N-acetylcysteine guideline11
‘Fighting every day’: exploring caregiver quality of life and perspectives on healthcare services for children with dementia – a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study11
Invertase is an effective and cost-efficient alternative to sacrosidase oral solution for sucrase deficiency: a cohort study11
Does the use of diazoxide for hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia increase the risk of necrotising enterocolitis in neonates?11
Simplifying CFTR modulation therapy in cystic fibrosis11
Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients11
Guidance for the referral of children and young people for consideration of neurosurgical interventions in the management of posture and tone (NIMPTs): a UK-wide consensus report11
Invasive bacterial infection in children with fever and petechial rash in the emergency department: a national prospective observational study11
‘A useful space’, ‘Real steep learning’: professionals’ perspectives on new models of integrated care for children and young people in North West London10
For children admitted to hospital, what interventions improve medication safety on ward rounds? A systematic review10
4 Risks associated with antidepressants in patients with hypertension during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study10
Economic modelling of providing ‘spare’ adrenaline autoinjectors to all schools to improve the management of anaphylaxis10
Management of paediatric elbow injuries, where is the equipoise? A UK and Ireland wide international survey of practice10
28 Paediatric medication error prevention (PMEP) a tripartite alliance working together10
Acute attacks of respiratory distress: moving from description to a personalised approach10
Is shorter antibiotic treatment duration increasing the risk of relapse in paediatric acute focal bacterial nephritis?10
After the FEAST study10
5 The perceived barriers and facilitators for model-informed dosing in pregnancy: a qualitative stakeholder analysis10
Feasibility of single question mental health surveillance in chronic disease10
Prehospital paediatric trauma: equipping prehospital providers to deliver high-quality care9
Increasing incidence of Kawasaki disease and associated coronary aneurysm in Aotearoa New Zealand: a retrospective cohort study9
Design and evaluation of a visual genomic explainer: a mixed-methods study9
Effectiveness of nirsevimab immunoprophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus-related outcomes in hospital and primary care settings: a retrospective cohort study in infants in Catalonia (Spain)9
Stillbirths and neonatal deaths: a neglected global pandemic9
Acute asthma systematic review series9
Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department9
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin versus albumin 4% in paediatric toxic shock syndrome: a randomised controlled feasibility study9
Multifocal tuberculosis: a phenotype of Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease9
Rate of invasive bacterial infection in recently vaccinated young infants with fever without source9
To pre-round or not to pre-round?9
Safeguarding deaf children: how to make a VASST difference9
Intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, from prenatal diagnosis to postnatal outcome: a retrospective study9
Disagreements over medical treatment9
Machine learning forecasting for COVID-19 pandemic-associated effects on paediatric respiratory infections9
Must the capacitous young person also be competent to provide consent for treatment and research?9
P21 Evaluating the impact of pharmacist teaching to medical students on paediatric prescribing9
Interventions to suppress puberty in adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review8
Can I go home now? The safety and efficacy of a new UK paediatric febrile neutropenia protocol for risk-stratified early discharge on oral antibiotics8
Gender services for children and adolescents across the EU-15+ countries: an online survey8
Exploring interaction effects of social determinants of health with hospital admission type on academic performance: a data linkage study8
Psychosocial support interventions for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review8
Characteristics and outcomes of children admitted to paediatric intensive care units with life-threatening pertussis infection in Great Britain 2023–20248
Behind the scenes: ADC in the 1980s8
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker of acute pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study8
Characteristics of children and adolescents referred to specialist gender services: a systematic review8
Allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics in children: predictors for a positive oral challenge test8
Outcomes in neonatal critical and non-critical aortic stenosis: a retrospective cohort study8
The Dutch model for regulating paediatric euthanasia8
Masculinising and feminising hormone interventions for adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review8
Improving standards for primary care for children and adolescents in Europe, Central Asia and beyond: the WHO Pocket Book of Primary health care for children and adolescents8
Birth weight and school absences and attainment: a longitudinal linked cohort study of compulsory schooling in England8
Paediatric cardiac donation following circulatory determination of death: where do we stand?8
Paediatric colchicine poisoning in the UK: a 10-year retrospective case series from the National Poisons Information Service8
Ethical considerations for semaglutide use in children8
Deep brain stimulation in the management of movement disorders in childhood: a UK-wide cross-sectional study8
Alpha-2 agonists for severe childhood hypertonia: is it time to look beyond clonidine?7
Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys: a family matter7
Should we replace nail plates after repairing nail bed injuries in children?7
Two important paediatric intensive care studies: LongVentKids and Oxy-PICU7
History of cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in the UK7
Natural history of otitis media with effusion without hearing loss in children under 12 years: a systematic review7
Nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia, ectopic pituitary and craniopharyngeal canal7
Performance of blood enterovirus and parechovirus polymerase chain reaction testing in young febrile infants: a prospective multicentre observational study7
Is it safe for my patient with congenital long QT syndrome to participate in competitive sports?7
A retrospective case review of young people referred for paediatric critical care transport following self-harm or a suicide attempt, 2015–20227
P06 Evaluating the novel role of the paediatric endocrine pharmacist7
Highlights from the literature7
Highlights from the literature7
Is Gillick competence applicable only to medical decision-making7
Interventions in primary and community care to reduce urgent paediatric hospital admissions: systematic review7
Ethanol in biliary atresia7
Cystic fibrosis transition from paediatric to adult care: international survey results7
Atoms7
Race and ethnicity in clinical trials7
Eosinophilic oesophagitis – have we caused it?7
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians7
CT coronary angiography in Kawasaki disease: current perspectives7
Protecting patients against clinician bias6
Clinical characteristics of patients with recurrent Kawasaki disease: a nationwide cohort study of 19 456 patients with minimum 3-year follow up6
Epidemiology of gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in children and young people attending primary care practices in England: retrospective cohort study6
Does the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) improve umbilical venous catheter (UVC) positioning in neonates?6
Hiding in plain sight: how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the autoinflammatory PFAPA syndrome lurking in our midst6
Supporting parents of children born with differences in sex development6
Social communication skill attainment in babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic: a birth cohort study6
Codesign and evaluation of advanced therapeutic information resources for and with families of children with neurological conditions: a mixed methods cross-sectional study6
SP5 ‘Favipiravir odyssey’ (respiratory syncytial virus treatment and monitoring in severe combined immunodeficiency)6
Hypoxaemia definition in childhood based on arterial oxygen saturation obtained with a pulse oximeter: a retrospective study6
P03 Leflunomide treatment for inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal failure caused by TTC7A deficiency6
Highlights from the literature6
Asthma carbon footprint6
Identification and treatment of neurodevelopmental and mental disorders in boys and adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a cohort study6
Changing contexts of child health: an assessment of unmet physical, psychological and social needs of children with common chronic childhood illness6
Factors that may improve paediatric workplace-based assessments: an exploratory study6
Associations between special educational needs and physical and mental health conditions in children and young people in England: a population-based cross-sectional study6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
High flow oxygen therapy6
Reducing conflict and tension across a children’s hospital: pre-post service evaluation after multimodal interventions6
Parents’ preferences for interventions to improve aspects of children’s current and future health: two discrete choice experiments6
13 Feasibility of the pragmatic PBPK modelling approach – towards model-informed dosing in paediatric clinical care6
Unusual cause of ‘croup’6
P43 Ketogenic diets – how can pharmacy help?6
Evaluating antibiotic medications delivered through elastomeric devices in a paediatric population: a systematic review6
18 In vitro investigation of vancomycin-induced kidney injury: development of a 2D cellular model6
National recommendations for the management of children and young people with IgA vasculitis: a best available evidence, group agreement-based approach6
Does the measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide help asthma management?6
Patient and carer priorities for research and clinical care of children with Down syndrome6
Families’ experiences of central-line infection in children: a qualitative study6
Medication errors involving intravenous paracetamol in children: experience from enquiries to the National Poisons Information Service6
Penetrating e-bike handlebar injury6
Interrupted time series analysis of admissions before and after introduction of rapid review clinics in two centres6
Eat, sleep and console model of care for managing infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome: a meta-analysis of observational studies6
Variation in access and prescription of vedolizumab and ustekinumab in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study6
34 Attitudes of children and young people and their parents towards polypharmacy – pilot study6
Clinical presentation of bone tumours in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
P33 Patient/parent acceptability of different forms of oral hydrocortisone in congenital adrenal hyperplasia6
Safety, resource use and nutritional content of home-blended diets in children who are gastrostomy fed: findings from ‘YourTube’ – a prospective cohort study6
Eczema: more treatments available6
Analysis of infectious complications in paediatric autoimmune neutropenia: a French nationwide retrospective cohort study6
37 Deprescribing long acting beta2 agonists in children and adolescents with stable asthma: a systematic review5
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians5
Management of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: a scoping review with advice on initial management5
Managing challenges in congenital CMV: current thinking5
Academic pressure and adolescent depressive symptoms and self-harm5
Impact of childhood burns on academic performance: a matched population-based cohort study5
Mental health of caregivers of children with medical complexity: group-based trajectory modelling5
Potential bed-day savings and caregiver perspectives of transitioning hospital-level management of infants with bronchiolitis to the home: a mixed-methods study5
UK-ROX. What an incredible randomised controlled study5
Group-based parent training programme for children with neurological conditions: a feasibility study5
Author index5
Can we distinguish the consequences of early maltreatment on child behaviour from idiopathic autism?5
P04 Clinical pharmacists’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of paediatric clinical pharmacy services in Hong Kong5
Complications of paediatric kidney transplantation: a paediatrician’s review5
Associations of excessive internet use, sleep duration and physical activity with school absences: a cross-sectional, population-based study of adolescents in years 8 and 95
Technical response to the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group’s proposal to standardise intravenous infusion concentrations for children in the UK5
Use of inhaled/nebulised ipratropium bromide in addition to standard first-line treatment with inhaled/nebulised short-acting beta 2-agonist and systemic steroid in the management of acute asthma exac5
History of paediatric genetics: 100 years of scientific progress and ethical challenges5
Highlights from the literature5
Salbutamol safety in children under 2 years of age with acute wheezing: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials5
Evolution of paediatric eating disorders in Singapore: a historical cohort study5
Surrogacy: of Byzantine complexity5
Measles crisis, vaccination, recognition and management5
Trends in weight loss attempts among children in England5
Establishing research priorities for UK paediatric critical care transport medicine: a modified Delphi method5
Socioeconomic barriers preventing children and young people living with long-term health conditions from achieving optimal outcomes5
Oral liquid medicines for children: the issues of choice5
Preventing food allergy fatalities5
Acute rheumatic fever in the UK and Ireland: a BPSU surveillance study5
Sexually transmitted infections5
Risk of suicide in children and adolescents in the emergency department—is universal screening the answer?4
Parent-to-parent recommendations for coping with congenital heart disease: a mixed-methods study4
Direct and indirect costs of paediatric asthma in the UK: a cost analysis4
Good research conduct: an update4
Role of oral corticosteroids in the treatment of acute preschool wheeze4
Atoms4
P27 The accuracy of tablet splitting to provide appropriate paediatric enalapril doses4
Highlights from the literature4
Pattern and prognostic factors for kidney function progression in survivors of children with acute kidney injury: a cohort study4
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
Incidence, causes and outcome of term infants presenting with hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia: population surveillance study in Wales4
Citrate versus heparin anticoagulation in paediatric continuous renal replacement therapy4
Diabetic ketoacidosis fluid management in children: systematic review and meta-analyses4
‘They’re creepy creatures with human-like features’: children’s experiences of visual hallucinations in Charles Bonnet syndrome—a qualitative study4
Diurnal salivary cortisol and cortisone concentrations in girls with Turner syndrome and healthy controls: a preliminary report4
Offshore detention: cross-sectional analysis of the health of children and young people seeking asylum in Australia4
Parents seeking treatment overseas4
Atoms4
Atoms4
P40 Are 2020 ECCO-ESPGHAN guidelines practiced in the care of children with crohn’s disease?4
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in children—incidence and trends in detection, presentation and management4
Global paediatric workforce crisis: lessons from South Korea4
Recurrent themes from paediatric mortality and morbidity: a network perspective 2021–20234
One-to-one counselling and school attendance in the UK: a single group pre-post study4
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of children with coexisting coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease4
Mining the archives: a hundred years of changing attitudes to growth and development4
Short-term outcomes of South African children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a prospective cohort study4
Procalcitonin: confusing4
96.65% confidence limits? What is this?4
Nationwide, couple-based genetic carrier screening4
Role of procalcitonin in predicting complications of Kawasaki disease4
Collecting paediatric critical care transport data: key to understanding how times are changing4
Birth anthropometry among three Asian racial groups in Singapore: proposed new growth charts4
Beyond innovation: equity considerations in AI-driven paediatric education4
High-flow oxygen therapy in moderate to severe bronchiolitis: a randomised controlled trial4
Language ability and virtual mental healthcare utilisation among immigrant and refugee youth: a population-based cohort study4
Atoms4
Beyond arrival: safeguarding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK4
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