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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
What about positive childhood experiences?94
Accuracy of point-of-care testing for the diagnosis of respiratory pathogens in a paediatric intensive care setting79
SP3 Optimising prescribing of medicines to children by formulary interface pharmacists70
Consent and assent in paediatric practice: it’s the conversation that matters44
Highlights from the literature39
Urethroliths – a rare complication of urethral reconstruction36
Atoms34
More than asthma: a case for revisiting a diagnosis32
Rifampin urinary excretion to predict serum targets in children with tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study31
Access to evidence-based treatments for young people with body dysmorphic disorder30
Incidence, aetiology and neurodisability associated with severe microcephaly: a national surveillance study30
Unexpected deaths in infancy: how understanding of causes and prevention has developed over 100 years29
Advancing the conversation around blended diets for gastrostomy-fed children29
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 antibiotics28
Research on child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2023–202427
Paediatric hospital antimicrobial guidelines: a national UK review26
Rising Kawasaki disease incidence in New Zealand: analysis of national population incidence and outcomes 2000–201726
Improving clinical competence with LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department: an education intervention study25
Using end-to-end attribution to link greenhouse gas emitters to child health outcomes25
Role of overnight oximetry in assessing the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in typically developing children: a multicentre study25
What is the optimal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children?25
Role of the medical examiner service in children and young people’s deaths25
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians24
Improved paediatric antimicrobial prescribing with a smartphone application: a before and after interventional study23
Analysis of guideline recommendations for treatment of asthma exacerbations in children: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study22
IV bolus, maintenance and medication carrier fluid in children with community-acquired sepsis: a multicentre cohort study22
Paediatric readiness assessment tools in emergency care: a scoping review22
Screening parents of children with a chronic condition for mental health problems: a systematic review21
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-analysis20
Red flags for speech impairment: who should we refer to speech therapy?20
Legg-Calve-Perthes’ disease: an opportunity to prevent blindness?20
Management of nocturnal enuresis: changes over a century19
P01 Audit of labinic probiotics on the neonatal unit18
Survival, hospitalisation and surgery in children born with Pierre Robin sequence: a European population-based cohort study17
Compatibility of pentoxifylline injection with syringe and inline filters17
Obesity and dental caries in childhood: trends in prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities—a multicohort population-wide data linkage study16
Do proton pump inhibitors reduce gastrointestinal complication when starting long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs therapy?16
Infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic have less interest in masked faces than unmasked faces16
Early detection of gastrointestinal polyps and neoplasia following radiation for childhood-onset cancer16
Severe accidental poisonings in children: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit nationwide prospective study16
Atoms16
Freiherr von Münchhausen and the two syndromes bearing his name15
There’s science… and then there might be policy change…15
Long COVID in children and adolescents. What is it?15
Highlights from the literature15
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians15
Atoms14
Public awareness of childhood, teenager and young adult cancer signs and symptoms in Great Britain: a cross-sectional survey14
External validation of a multivariable prediction model for identification of pneumonia and other serious bacterial infections in febrile immunocompromised children14
History of the regulation of the medical profession in Britain13
Life outcomes after paediatric kidney transplantation: a qualitative, biographical study in long-term survivors13
Atoms13
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians13
Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients12
Simplifying CFTR modulation therapy in cystic fibrosis12
Acute kidney injury after treatment of paracetamol overdose using new N-acetylcysteine guideline12
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 report12
‘Fighting every day’: exploring caregiver quality of life and perspectives on healthcare services for children with dementia – a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study11
Rehydration strategies in infants and children with acute gastroenteritis refusing or not tolerating an oral fluid challenge11
‘A useful space’, ‘Real steep learning’: professionals’ perspectives on new models of integrated care for children and young people in North West London11
General population screening for type 1 diabetes using islet autoantibodies at the preschool vaccination visit: a proof-of-concept study (the T1Early study)11
Does the use of diazoxide for hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia increase the risk of necrotising enterocolitis in neonates?11
Management of paediatric elbow injuries, where is the equipoise? A UK and Ireland wide international survey of practice11
Prevalence, clinical characteristics and management of female genital mutilation in paediatric and adolescent patients: a retrospective cohort analysis from a clinic in Vienna, Austria11
SP8 Embedding ‘pill’ swallowing training across a UK School of pharmacy11
Invasive bacterial infection in children with fever and petechial rash in the emergency department: a national prospective observational study11
Relationship between oscillatory volume and oscillatory pressure in neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilators: an in vitro study11
National consensus to develop core outcomes for the evaluation of complications from excess weight (CEW) clinics: results of a national Delphi process11
Radical overhaul needed for children’s hearing services could start with the management of glue ear10
Highlights from the literature10
Invertase is an effective and cost-efficient alternative to sacrosidase oral solution for sucrase deficiency: a cohort study10
Caregiver knowledge and attitudes relating to paediatric pneumonia and antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study10
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians10
For children admitted to hospital, what interventions improve medication safety on ward rounds? A systematic review10
National outbreak of pertussis in England (2023–2024) in the context of international resurgence10
Value of blood pressure for detecting serious illness in children attending acute care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a multicentre observational study10
After the FEAST study10
Machine learning forecasting for COVID-19 pandemic-associated effects on paediatric respiratory infections9
5 The perceived barriers and facilitators for model-informed dosing in pregnancy: a qualitative stakeholder analysis9
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
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin versus albumin 4% in paediatric toxic shock syndrome: a randomised controlled feasibility study9
Safeguarding deaf children: how to make a VASST difference9
Acute asthma systematic review series9
Characteristics of children and adolescents referred to specialist gender services: a systematic review9
28 Paediatric medication error prevention (PMEP) a tripartite alliance working together9
Stillbirths and neonatal deaths: a neglected global pandemic9
Can I go home now? The safety and efficacy of a new UK paediatric febrile neutropenia protocol for risk-stratified early discharge on oral antibiotics9
Increasing incidence of Kawasaki disease and associated coronary aneurysm in Aotearoa New Zealand: a retrospective cohort study9
To pre-round or not to pre-round?9
Economic modelling of providing ‘spare’ adrenaline autoinjectors to all schools to improve the management of anaphylaxis9
Paediatric cardiac donation following circulatory determination of death: where do we stand?9
Is shorter antibiotic treatment duration increasing the risk of relapse in paediatric acute focal bacterial nephritis?9
Psychosocial support interventions for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review9
4 Risks associated with antidepressants in patients with hypertension during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study9
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 adolescents9
Multifocal tuberculosis: a phenotype of Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease9
Intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, from prenatal diagnosis to postnatal outcome: a retrospective study9
Acute attacks of respiratory distress: moving from description to a personalised approach9
Exploring interaction effects of social determinants of health with hospital admission type on academic performance: a data linkage study8
Masculinising and feminising hormone interventions for adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review8
The Dutch model for regulating paediatric euthanasia8
Disagreements over medical treatment8
Interventions to suppress puberty in adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence: a systematic review8
Deep brain stimulation in the management of movement disorders in childhood: a UK-wide cross-sectional study8
Behind the scenes: ADC in the 1980s8
Outcomes in neonatal critical and non-critical aortic stenosis: a retrospective cohort study8
Highlights from the literature8
Characteristics and outcomes of children admitted to paediatric intensive care units with life-threatening pertussis infection in Great Britain 2023–20248
Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department8
Can point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) be used to guide closed reduction of paediatric forearm fractures?8
Allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics in children: predictors for a positive oral challenge test8
Ethical considerations for semaglutide use in children8
Gender services for children and adolescents across the EU-15+ countries: an online survey8
History of cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease in the UK8
Design and evaluation of a visual genomic explainer: a mixed-methods study8
Birth weight and school absences and attainment: a longitudinal linked cohort study of compulsory schooling in England8
Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys: a family matter7
Hypoxaemia definition in childhood based on arterial oxygen saturation obtained with a pulse oximeter: a retrospective study7
Safety, resource use and nutritional content of home-blended diets in children who are gastrostomy fed: findings from ‘YourTube’ – a prospective cohort study7
Codesign and evaluation of advanced therapeutic information resources for and with families of children with neurological conditions: a mixed methods cross-sectional study7
Natural history of otitis media with effusion without hearing loss in children under 12 years: a systematic review7
Should we replace nail plates after repairing nail bed injuries in children?7
P06 Evaluating the novel role of the paediatric endocrine pharmacist7
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker of acute pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study7
Is it safe for my patient with congenital long QT syndrome to participate in competitive sports?7
Social communication skill attainment in babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic: a birth cohort study7
Alpha-2 agonists for severe childhood hypertonia: is it time to look beyond clonidine?7
Eosinophilic oesophagitis – have we caused it?7
Parents’ preferences for interventions to improve aspects of children’s current and future health: two discrete choice experiments7
Highlights from the literature7
A retrospective case review of young people referred for paediatric critical care transport following self-harm or a suicide attempt, 2015–20227
Paediatric colchicine poisoning in the UK: a 10-year retrospective case series from the National Poisons Information Service7
Ethanol in biliary atresia7
Atoms7
Eat, sleep and console model of care for managing infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome: a meta-analysis of observational studies7
Interventions in primary and community care to reduce urgent paediatric hospital admissions: systematic review7
Evaluating antibiotic medications delivered through elastomeric devices in a paediatric population: a systematic review7
Variation in access and prescription of vedolizumab and ustekinumab in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study7
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians7
Cystic fibrosis transition from paediatric to adult care: international survey results7
Prehospital paediatric trauma: equipping prehospital providers to deliver high-quality care7
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)7
Two important paediatric intensive care studies: LongVentKids and Oxy-PICU7
Nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia, ectopic pituitary and craniopharyngeal canal7
Asthma carbon footprint6
Patient and carer priorities for research and clinical care of children with Down syndrome6
Associations between special educational needs and physical and mental health conditions in children and young people in England: a population-based cross-sectional study6
Analysis of infectious complications in paediatric autoimmune neutropenia: a French nationwide retrospective cohort study6
Supporting parents of children born with differences in sex development6
P43 Ketogenic diets – how can pharmacy help?6
Penetrating e-bike handlebar injury6
Clinical presentation of bone tumours in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Puffy infant suffering from respiratory distress: a clue for visual diagnosis6
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
Clinical characteristics of patients with recurrent Kawasaki disease: a nationwide cohort study of 19 456 patients with minimum 3-year follow up6
Eczema: more treatments available6
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians6
Medication errors involving intravenous paracetamol in children: experience from enquiries to the National Poisons Information Service6
34 Attitudes of children and young people and their parents towards polypharmacy – pilot study6
P33 Patient/parent acceptability of different forms of oral hydrocortisone in congenital adrenal hyperplasia6
High flow oxygen therapy6
Is Gillick competence applicable only to medical decision-making6
13 Feasibility of the pragmatic PBPK modelling approach – towards model-informed dosing in paediatric clinical care6
Performance of blood enterovirus and parechovirus polymerase chain reaction testing in young febrile infants: a prospective multicentre observational study6
Protecting patients against clinician bias6
Reducing conflict and tension across a children’s hospital: pre-post service evaluation after multimodal interventions6
Does the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) improve umbilical venous catheter (UVC) positioning in neonates?6
Interrupted time series analysis of admissions before and after introduction of rapid review clinics in two centres6
SP5 ‘Favipiravir odyssey’ (respiratory syncytial virus treatment and monitoring in severe combined immunodeficiency)6
P03 Leflunomide treatment for inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal failure caused by TTC7A deficiency6
CT coronary angiography in Kawasaki disease: current perspectives6
Highlights from the Literature6
Highlights from the literature6
More on paediatric early warning systems5
Mental health of caregivers of children with medical complexity: group-based trajectory modelling5
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
Academic pressure and adolescent depressive symptoms and self-harm5
Collecting paediatric critical care transport data: key to understanding how times are changing5
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
Establishing research priorities for UK paediatric critical care transport medicine: a modified Delphi method5
Complications of paediatric kidney transplantation: a paediatrician’s review5
Impact of childhood burns on academic performance: a matched population-based cohort study5
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in children—incidence and trends in detection, presentation and management5
UK-ROX. What an incredible randomised controlled study5
Can we distinguish the consequences of early maltreatment on child behaviour from idiopathic autism?5
Surrogacy: of Byzantine complexity5
P04 Clinical pharmacists’ perceptions of the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of paediatric clinical pharmacy services in Hong Kong5
Epidemiology of gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in children and young people attending primary care practices in England: retrospective cohort study5
Salbutamol safety in children under 2 years of age with acute wheezing: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials5
Measles crisis, vaccination, recognition and management5
P27 The accuracy of tablet splitting to provide appropriate paediatric enalapril doses5
Highlights from the literature5
Managing challenges in congenital CMV: current thinking5
Socioeconomic barriers preventing children and young people living with long-term health conditions from achieving optimal outcomes5
Management of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: a scoping review with advice on initial management5
Technical response to the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group’s proposal to standardise intravenous infusion concentrations for children in the UK5
Oral liquid medicines for children: the issues of choice5
Highlights from the literature5
37 Deprescribing long acting beta2 agonists in children and adolescents with stable asthma: a systematic review5
Identification and treatment of neurodevelopmental and mental disorders in boys and adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a cohort study5
Changing contexts of child health: an assessment of unmet physical, psychological and social needs of children with common chronic childhood illness5
Sexually transmitted infections5
Acute rheumatic fever in the UK and Ireland: a BPSU surveillance study5
P40 Are 2020 ECCO-ESPGHAN guidelines practiced in the care of children with crohn’s disease?5
History of paediatric genetics: 100 years of scientific progress and ethical challenges5
36 Mapping variation between national and local clinical practice guidelines for acute paediatric asthma from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands5
Group-based parent training programme for children with neurological conditions: a feasibility study5
Beyond innovation: equity considerations in AI-driven paediatric education5
Preventing food allergy fatalities5
Towards evidence-based medicine for paediatricians5
Potential bed-day savings and caregiver perspectives of transitioning hospital-level management of infants with bronchiolitis to the home: a mixed-methods study5
Author index5
Pattern and prognostic factors for kidney function progression in survivors of children with acute kidney injury: a cohort study4
Incidence, causes and outcome of term infants presenting with hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia: population surveillance study in Wales4
Mining the archives: a hundred years of changing attitudes to growth and development4
‘They’re creepy creatures with human-like features’: children’s experiences of visual hallucinations in Charles Bonnet syndrome—a qualitative study4
Global paediatric workforce crisis: lessons from South Korea4
Cost of childhood severe pneumonia management in selected public inpatient care facilities in Bangladesh: a provider perspective4
Improving knowledge of rare disorders since 1993: the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit4
Cerebriform nevus sebaceous in an infant: an unusual age of presentation4
Direct and indirect costs of paediatric asthma in the UK: a cost analysis4
19 The inflammation in the pathology of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis4
Atoms4
Atoms4
Good research conduct: an update4
Citrate versus heparin anticoagulation in paediatric continuous renal replacement therapy4
Short-term outcomes of South African children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a prospective cohort study4
High-flow oxygen therapy in moderate to severe bronchiolitis: a randomised controlled trial4
Atoms4
Procalcitonin: confusing4
Falling enthusiasm for paediatrics in South Korea: it couldn’t happen here. Could it?4
Triage tools in the paediatric emergency department4
Atoms4
Role of oral corticosteroids in the treatment of acute preschool wheeze4
Language ability and virtual mental healthcare utilisation among immigrant and refugee youth: a population-based cohort study4
SP4 NICU staff perspectives on the proposed introduction of standardised drug infusion concentrations4
Risk of suicide in children and adolescents in the emergency department—is universal screening the answer?4
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of children with coexisting coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease4
Diurnal salivary cortisol and cortisone concentrations in girls with Turner syndrome and healthy controls: a preliminary report4
Parent-to-parent recommendations for coping with congenital heart disease: a mixed-methods study4
Birth anthropometry among three Asian racial groups in Singapore: proposed new growth charts4
96.65% confidence limits? What is this?4
New oral polio vaccines type 24
PRoMPT BOLUS; fluids for treating shock, the evidence builds4
Cutaneous cytomegalovirus mimicking mpox in an immunocompromised infant4
Rituximab treatment in children with IgA vasculitis nephritis: a case series of an international cohort4
Role of procalcitonin in predicting complications of Kawasaki disease4
Offshore detention: cross-sectional analysis of the health of children and young people seeking asylum in Australia4
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