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Accuracy of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE head injury decision rules in children: a prospective cohort study by Babl, Franz E, Dr, Borland, Meredith L, MBBS, Phillips, Natalie, MBBS, Kochar, Amit, MD, Dalton, Sarah, BMed, McCaskill, Mary, MBBS, Cheek, John A, MBBS, Gilhotra, Yuri, MBBS, Furyk, Jeremy, MBBS, Neutze, Jocelyn, MBChB, Lyttle, Mark D, MBChB, Bressan, Silvia, PhD, Donath, Susan, MA, Molesworth, Charlotte, MBiostat, Jachno, Kim, MBiostat, Ward, Brenton, MPH, Williams, Amanda, BN, Baylis, Amy, MPH, Crowe, Louise, PhD, Oakley, Ed, MBBS, Dalziel, Stuart R, PhD

“…Summary Background Clinical decision rules can help to determine the need for CT imaging in children with head injuries. We aimed to validate three clinical…”
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Sepsis epidemiology in Australian and New Zealand children (SENTINEL): protocol for a multicountry prospective observational study by Long, Elliot, Borland, Meredith L, George, Shane, Jani, Shefali, Tan, Eunicia, Neutze, Jocelyn, Phillips, Natalie, Kochar, Amit, Craig, Simon, Lithgow, Anna, Rao, Arjun, Dalziel, Stuart, Oakley, Ed, Hearps, Stephen, Singh, Sonia, Gelbart, Ben, McNab, Sarah, Balamuth, Fran, Weiss, Scott, Kuppermann, Nathan, Williams, Amanda, Babl, Franz E

“…IntroductionSepsis affects 25.2 million children per year globally and causes 3.4 million deaths, with an annual cost of hospitalisation in the USA of US$7.3…”
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Pharmacological emergency management of agitation in children and young people: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of oral medication (PEAChY-O) by Bourke, Elyssia M, Borland, Meredith L, Kochar, Amit, George, Shane, Shellshear, Deborah, Jani, Shefali, Perkins, Kent, Tham, Doris, Gordon, Michael Solomon, Klein, Kate, Prakash, Chidambaram, Lee, Katherine, Davidson, Andrew, Knott, Jonathan C, Craig, Simon, Babl, Franz E

“…IntroductionAcute severe behavioural disturbance (ASBD) is a condition seen with increasing frequency in emergency departments (EDs) in adults and young…”
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Pharmacological Emergency management of Agitation in Children and Young people: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of intraMuscular medication (PEAChY-M) by Bourke, Elyssia M, Borland, Meredith L, Kochar, Amit, George, Shane, Shellshear, Deborah, Jani, Shefali, Perkins, Kent, Tham, Doris, Gordon, Michael Solomon, Klein, Kate, Prakash, Chidambaram, Lee, Katherine, Davidson, Andrew, Knott, Jonathan C, Craig, Simon, Babl, Franz E

“…IntroductionAcute severe behavioural disturbance (ASBD) is a condition seen with increasing frequency in emergency departments (EDs) in adults and young…”
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External validation of the Scandinavian guidelines for management of minimal, mild and moderate head injuries in children by Undén, Johan, Dalziel, Stuart R, Borland, Meredith L, Phillips, Natalie, Kochar, Amit, Lyttle, Mark D, Bressan, Silvia, Cheek, John A, Neutze, Jocelyn, Donath, Susan, Hearps, Stephen, Oakley, Ed, Dalton, Sarah, Gilhotra, Yuri, Babl, Franz E

“…Clinical decision rules (CDRs) aid in the management of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recently, the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee (SNC) has…”
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A multicentre randomised controlled trial of levetiracetam versus phenytoin for convulsive status epilepticus in children (protocol): Convulsive Status Epilepticus Paediatric Trial (ConSEPT) - a PREDICT study by Dalziel, Stuart R, Furyk, Jeremy, Bonisch, Megan, Oakley, Ed, Borland, Meredith, Neutze, Jocelyn, Donath, Susan, Sharpe, Cynthia, Harvey, Simon, Davidson, Andrew, Craig, Simon, Phillips, Natalie, George, Shane, Rao, Arjun, Cheng, Nicholas, Zhang, Michael, Sinn, Kam, Kochar, Amit, Brabyn, Christine, Babl, Franz E

“…Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is the most common life-threatening childhood neurological emergency. Despite this, there is a lack of high quality…”
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Agreement of Clinician‐Administered and Modified Parent‐Administered House‐Brackmann Scales in Children with Bell's Palsy by Babl, Franz E., Eapen, Nitaa, Herd, David, Borland, Meredith L., Kochar, Amit, Zhang, Michael, Oakley, Ed, Hopper, Sandy M., Berkowitz, Robert G., Wilson, Catherine L., Williams, Amanda, Mackay, Mark T., Lee, Katherine J., Hearps, Stephen

“…Objective Currently there is no parent administered scale for facial nerve function in children. We set out to assess the agreement between a newly developed…”
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Treatment patterns and frequency of key outcomes in acute severe asthma in children: a Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) multicentre cohort study by Craig, Simon, Powell, Colin V E, Nixon, Gillian M, Oakley, Ed, Hort, Jason, Armstrong, David S, Ranganathan, Sarath, Kochar, Amit, Wilson, Catherine, George, Shane, Phillips, Natalie, Furyk, Jeremy, Lawton, Ben, Borland, Meredith L, O’Brien, Sharon, Neutze, Jocelyn, Lithgow, Anna, Mitchell, Clare, Watkins, Nick, Brannigan, Domhnall, Wood, Joanna, Gray, Charmaine, Hearps, Stephen, Ramage, Emma, Williams, Amanda, Lew, Jamie, Jones, Leonie, Graudins, Andis, Dalziel, Stuart, Babl, Franz E

“…RationaleSevere acute paediatric asthma may require treatment escalation beyond systemic corticosteroids, inhaled bronchodilators and low-flow oxygen. Current…”
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Trends in mental health presentations in a south Australian tertiary emergency department by Goldfinch, Christopher, Kochar, Amit

“…Aim Limited recent interstate evidence suggests an increase in paediatric mental health presentations to emergency departments in Australia. We set out to…”
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Paediatric procedural sedation within the emergency department by Krieser, David, Kochar, Amit

“…Procedural sedation and analgesia in children requires the use of non‐pharmacological and pharmacological approaches to facilitate the management of painful…”
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Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children (ConSEPT): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial by Dalziel, Stuart R, Borland, Meredith L, Furyk, Jeremy, Bonisch, Megan, Neutze, Jocelyn, Donath, Susan, Francis, Kate L, Sharpe, Cynthia, Harvey, A Simon, Davidson, Andrew, Craig, Simon, Phillips, Natalie, George, Shane, Rao, Arjun, Cheng, Nicholas, Zhang, Michael, Kochar, Amit, Brabyn, Christine, Oakley, Ed, Babl, Franz E

“…Phenytoin is the current standard of care for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus after failure of first-line benzodiazepines,…”
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Risk of Leukemia in Children With Peripheral Facial Palsy by Babl, Franz E., Kochar, Amit, Osborn, Michael, Borland, Meredith L., West, Adam, Williams, Amanda, Dalziel, Stuart R.

“…Most children with peripheral facial palsy will not have a cause identified. Although leukemia can cause facial nerve palsy, the magnitude of the risk is…”
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Characteristics and Symptoms in Preschool Children: How Do They Differ to School Age Children? A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study by Crowe, Louise M, Rausa, Vanessa C, Anderson, Vicki, Borland, Meredith L, Kochar, Amit, Lyttle, Mark D, Gilhotra, Yuri, Dalziel, Stuart R, Oakley, Ed, Furyk, Jeremy, Neutze, Jocelyn, Bressan, Silvia, Davis, Gavin A, Babl, Franz E

“…To investigate if preschool children differ to school age children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) with respect to injury causes, clinical presentation,…”
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Agreement Between House-Brackmann and Sunnybrook Facial Nerve Grading Systems in Bell's Palsy in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Trial by Williams, Amanda, Eapen, Nitaa, Kochar, Amit, Lawton, Ben, Hort, Jason, West, Adam, George, Shane, Berkowitz, Robert, Lee, Katherine J, Dalziel, Stuart R, Hearps, Stephen, Babl, Franz E

“…Background There is limited evidence on the use of facial nerve function grading scales in acute facial nerve paralysis in children. Objective To investigate…”
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Efficacy of Prednisolone for Bell Palsy in Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial by Babl, Franz E., Herd, David, Borland, Meredith L., Kochar, Amit, Lawton, Ben, Hort, Jason, West, Adam, George, Shane, Zhang, Michael, Velusamy, Karthik, Sullivan, Frank, Oakley, Ed, Davidson, Andrew, Hopper, Sandy M., Cheek, John A., Berkowitz, Robert G., Hearps, Stephen, Wilson, Catherine L., Williams, Amanda, Elborough, Hannah, Legge, Donna, Mackay, Mark T., Lee, Katherine J., Dalziel, Stuart R.

“…Corticosteroids are used to treat the early stages of idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell palsy) in children, but their effectiveness is uncertain. We set out to…”
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The characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive children who presented to Australian hospitals during 2020: a PREDICT network study by Ibrahim, Laila F, Tham, Doris, Chong, Vimuthi, Corden, Mark, Craig, Simon, Buntine, Paul, Jani, Shefali, Zhang, Michael, George, Shane, Kochar, Amit, O’Brien, Sharon, Robins‐Browne, Karen, Tosif, Shidan, Daley, Andrew, McNab, Sarah, Crawford, Nigel W, Wilson, Catherine, Babl, Franz E

“…Objectives To examine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive children in Australia during 2020. Design, setting Multicentre…”
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The characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive children in Australian hospitals: a PREDICT network study by Ibrahim, Laila, Wilson, Catherine, Tham, Doris, Corden, Mark, Jani, Shefali, Zhang, Michael, Kochar, Amit, Tan, Ker Fern, George, Shane, Phillips, Natalie T, Buntine, Paul, Robins‐Browne, Karen, Chong, Vimuthi, Georgeson, Thomas, Lithgow, Anna, Davidson, Sarah, O'Brien, Sharon, Tran, Viet, Babl, Franz E

“…Objectives To examine the clinical characteristics and short term outcomes for children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)…”
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Efficacy of Prednisolone for Bell Palsy in Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial by Babl, Franz E, Herd, David, Borland, Meredith, Kochar, Amit, Lawton, Ben, Hort, Jason, West, Adam, George, Shane, Zhang, Michael, Velusamy, Karthik, Sullivan, Frank, Oakley, Ed, Davidson, Andrew, Hopper, Sandy M, Cheek, John A, Berkowitz, Robert, Hearps, Stephen, Wilson, Catherine L, Williams, Amanda, Elborough, Hannah, Legg, Donna, Pharm, B, Mackay, Mark T, Lee, Katherine J, Dalziel, Stuart R

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Accuracy of Clinician Practice Compared With Three Head Injury Decision Rules in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study by Babl, Franz E., Oakley, Ed, Dalziel, Stuart R., Borland, Meredith L., Phillips, Natalie, Kochar, Amit, Dalton, Sarah, Cheek, John A., Gilhotra, Yuri, Furyk, Jeremy, Neutze, Jocelyn, Donath, Susan, Hearps, Stephen, Molesworth, Charlotte, Crowe, Louise, Bressan, Silvia, Lyttle, Mark D.

“…Three clinical decision rules for head injuries in children (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network [PECARN], Canadian Assessment of Tomography for…”
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Facial Function in Bell Palsy in a Cohort of Children Randomized to Prednisolone or Placebo 12 Months After Diagnosis by Babl, Franz E., Herd, David, Borland, Meredith L., Kochar, Amit, Lawton, Ben, Hort, Jason, West, Adam, George, Shane, Oakley, Ed, Wilson, Catherine L., Hopper, Sandy M., Cheek, John A., Hearps, Stephen, Mackay, Mark T., Dalziel, Stuart R., Lee, Katherine J.

“…Information on the medium-term recovery of children with Bell palsy or acute idiopathic lower motor neuron facial paralysis is limited. We followed up children…”
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