Publications by authors named "S Longstaff"
To investigate the precision of weight measurements in critically ill infants in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Prospective cohort study. Royal Children's Hospital PICU.
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- The EPICS trial investigates the impact of early peritoneal dialysis (PD) on outcomes in infants post-cardiac surgery, comparing treatment and control groups to see if early PD improves recovery.
- Infants under 180 days old will be randomized to receive PD shortly after ICU admission or no PD for the first 24 hours, with a focus on various health outcomes like death, cardiac arrest, and length of hospital stay.
- Primary outcomes include a composite of serious events within 90 days, while secondary outcomes focus on mechanical ventilation duration, ICU stay, and fluid balance by Day 2, aiming to understand the benefits of early PD in pediatric cardiac care.
Objective: To investigate young people's experiences of retainers, the associated impact of retainers on their lives and their perceptions of what influences their own co-operation.
Design: Qualitative, cross-sectional study.
Setting: An orthodontic department in a UK dental hospital.
Objective: To explore and understand young people's perspectives of fixed orthodontic treatment. In particular, understanding how young people perceived and experienced having a fixed appliance and how their experiences can change during their treatment.
Design: Qualitative study carried out longitudinally.
Objective: To compare young people's experiences of wearing a range of orthodontic appliances.
Design: A cross-sectional, qualitative study with purposive sampling.
Setting: UK dental teaching hospital.