Opportunistic coeliac disease screening in undifferentiated presentations to paediatric acute care.

Aim: Coeliac disease (CD) can remain undiagnosed due to absent/atypical symptoms. We evaluated screening for CD in undifferentiated paediatric patients in the emergency department (ED).

Methods: Subjects were all patients presenting to a children's hospital ED during the study period who had blood taken.

Reliability of the Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale in children: Impact of age on test results.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the reliability of the Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale (A-WPTAS) in children by examining the impact of age on A-WPTAS performance.

Methods: Participants were typically developing patients with minor illnesses or injuries and/or accompanying siblings aged 5-10 years, attending a children's hospital ED. Exclusion criteria included: (i) a recent traumatic brain injury; (ii) developmental disability; (iii) recent drug administration judged to impact cognition; and/or (iv) non-English speaking background.

Management of paediatric spontaneous pneumothorax: a multicentre retrospective case series.

Objectives: Paediatric guidelines are lacking for management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Adult patient-focused guidelines (British Thoracic Society 2003 and 2010) introduced aspiration as first-line intervention for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) and small secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces (SSP). Paediatric practice is unclear, and evidence for aspiration success rates is urgently required to develop paediatric-specific recommendations.