Early rehabilitation and mobilisation of neonatal and paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: A UK and Ireland consensus document.

Despite increasing early rehabilitation and mobilisation (ERM) in paediatric intensive care, current evidence for ERM of neonatal and paediatric patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is limited. The proposed benefits of ERM in neonatal and paediatric ECMO patients are multifaceted, including reduced immobility related issues and maintenance of functional ability. However, ECMO presents additional safety and logistical challenges, and currently there are no published neonatal or paediatric guidelines.

Endocrine causes of recurrent pregnancy loss.

Objective: To review the available data on endocrine disorders and recurrent pregnancy loss.

Findings: Our group found that most endocrine disorders do not seem to be correlated with a diagnosis of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). The exception to this is testing for thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroid antibodies, which is recommended due to a strong correlation with recurrent pregnancy loss and positive anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies.

An investigation of the reliability of Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) as a method of assessment of children's computing posture.

Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) is a quick observation method of posture analysis. RULA has been used to assess children's computer-related posture, but the reliability of RULA on a paediatric population has not been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the use of RULA with children.