Health information collected by governments can be a valuable resource for researchers seeking to improve diagnostics, treatments and public health outcomes. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

To look at the interplay between PMN and macrophages in disease progression in humans we asked whether polymorphisms at genes that regulate their infiltration.. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• January 2010

There is an increasing trend to prescribe ondansetron although its safety for use in pregnancy has not been established. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

A Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University-led study has found the maternal whooping cough vaccine given to pregnant mothers in the second or third trimester significantly reduced babies’ risk of infection, protecting them at their most vulnerable age. ...

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• 2023

In children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), growth hormone (GH) improves height and body composition; however, may be associated with worsening sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Some studies have reported less SDB after GH initiation, but follow-up with polysomnography is still advised in most clinical guidelines. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• August 2021

Right shift of the peripheral oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SpO2) versus inspired oxygen pressure (PIO2) curve is a sensitive marker of pulmonary gas exchange. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) on gas exchange and right-to-left shunt in the neonatal period, and its evolution over the first year of life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• February 2021

Perioperative respiratory adverse events account for a third of all perioperative cardiac arrests, with bronchospasm and laryngospasm being most common. Standard treatment for bronchospasm is administration of inhaled salbutamol, via pressurized metered dose inhaler. There is little evidence on the best method of attaching the pressurized metered dose inhaler to the artificial airway during general anesthesia. The aim of this study is to investigate the best method to deliver aerosolized salbutamol via pressurized metered dose inhaler to the lungs of an anesthetized child. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• December 2020

Our data provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underpinning the association of HLA-DRB1 alleles with risk versus protection in visceral leishmaniasis in humans ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• April 2018

The purpose of this study is to examine the association between poverty and child mental disorders ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• June 2019

The grand, interconnected challenges of our time demands that all of medicine be viewed from an ecological perspective ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• February 2019