The P3-MumBubVax intervention is feasible and acceptable in the Australian public antenatal setting ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

Nurses consider antimicrobial stewardship activities within their roles, but are underutilised in antimicrobial stewardship programs ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• June 2017

A single dose of rubella vaccine will take longer to reduce the burden of rubella and will be less robust to lower vaccine coverage ...

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• 2016
• November 2016

We examined early signs of ASD in infants wit tuberous sclerosis complex, approximately 50% of whom will meet criteria for ASD by age 3. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• December 2017

Acute rheumatic fever is infrequently diagnosed in sub-Saharan African countries despite the high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease. We aimed to determine the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in northern and western Uganda. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common form of acquired heart disease worldwide. In RHD, volume loading from mitral regurgitation leads to left ventricular (LV) dilatation, increased wall stress, and ultimately LV dysfunction. Improved understanding of LV dynamics may contribute to refined timing of intervention. ...

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• 2023
• September 2023

Tobias Jenny Strunk Mountain Other Investigators TS JM MD, PhD, FRACP MBA MClinEpi Head, Neonatal Health Program Manager, Neonatal Health / Protect ...

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Despite the use of dual antiemetic agents, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) occurs in an unacceptably large number of patients post-tonsillectomy. There has been increased interest in alternative and non-pharmacological treatments for PONV e.g., chewing gum. We investigated if chewing a large confectionary jelly snake had prophylactic antiemetic effects postoperatively in young children.  ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the risk of perioperative adverse events in children. While polysomnography remains the reference standard for OSA diagnosis, oximetry is a valuable screening tool. The traditional practice is the manual analysis of desaturation clusters derived from a tabletop device using the McGill oximetry score. However, automated analysis of wearable oximetry data can be an alternative. This study investigated the accuracy of wrist-worn oximetry with automated analysis as a preoperative OSA screening tool. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

Infants with Tuberous sclerosis complex demonstrated reduced interhemispheric alpha phase coherence compared to controls at 12 months of age ...

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• 2019
• December 2019