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Treating buckle fractures in children with removable splints

24 December 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

General

Buckle fractures of the distal radius are unique to children. Immobilising the limb in a plaster cast is the traditional treatment. An alternative is to use a...

Reviewing urinary complications of epidural analgesia in children with orthopaedic conditions

06 March 2012

Nursing Children and Young People

A&S Science

Two audits in the same hospital, one retrospective and the other prospective, are compared in this article to establish the frequency of urinary retention among...

Assessment and management of the child requiring chronic haemodialysis

01 September 2004

Paediatric Nursing

CPD

A child with acute or end stage renal failure requiring haemodialysis has specific needs. This article provides the opportunity for nurses to update their knowledge...

Neurovascular impairment and compartment syndrome

27 April 2009

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical

Compartment syndrome is a potential complication of musculoskeletal trauma and surgery. Early identification of compartment syndrome is critical because, if left...

Therapeutic plasma exchange in children

01 November 2004

Paediatric Nursing

Clinical update

Benchmarks for children’s orthopaedic nursing

01 June 2008

Paediatric Nursing

General

Variability in practice and quality of care for children and young people with orthopaedic conditions was identified by a network of nurses working in this...