Publications

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BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 27;15(10):e105500. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105500. PMID: 41145243; PMCID: PMC12570939. Non-invasive respiratory support in paediatric critical care: protocol for a cohort study emulating the FIRST-line support for Assistance in Breathing in Children (FIRST-ABC) step-up randomised clinical trial using routinely collected data from the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) database. Giallongo E, Carroll O, Ramnarayan P, Mitting R, Seaton SE, Shortt D, Mason AJ, Harrison DA, Grieve R.
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, Volume 0, Issue 0
DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00156-7
Contribution of ethnicity and deprivation to paediatric critical care outcomes in the UK, 2008–21: a national retrospective cohort study Mitchell, Hannah K et al.
BMC Palliative Care 24, 157 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01796-1 Parents’ experiences of the financial and employment impacts of their child receiving end-of-life care: a national qualitative study Barrett, L., Peat, G., McLorie, E.V. et al.
Health Technol Assess 2025;29(09). https://doi.org/10.3310/PDBG1495  High-flow nasal cannula therapy versus continuous positive airway pressure for non-invasive respiratory support in paediatric critical care: the FIRST-ABC RCTs. Ramnarayan P, Richards-Belle A, Thomas K, Drikite L, Sadique Z, Moler Zapata S, et al
Nurs Crit Care. 2025 Mar;30(2):e13303. doi: 10.1111/nicc.13303. PMID: 39989219; PMCID: PMC11848506. National screening for delirium in paediatric intensive care units: A quality improvement initiative. Blackwood B, Aitken LM, Craske J, Gala-Peralta S, Liew A, Murray M, McIlmurray L, Tume LN
Palliative Medicine. 2025;39(4):483-498. doi:10.1177/02692163251320204 Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study. McLorie EV, Hackett J, Barrett L, et al.