All Outputs (8)

Comparing the management of constipation and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome between paediatricians and adult physicians. (2017)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, F., Green, J. A., & Carroll, W. D. (2017). Comparing the management of constipation and distal intestinal obstruction syndrome between paediatricians and adult physicians. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, e6 - e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2017.09.007

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The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist. (2017, September). The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults. Presented at ERS International Congress 2017, Milan, Italy

Background: The 10-year Finland asthma programme showed that educating healthcare workers, patients and families reduces hospital admissions and asthma-related deaths (1). Aim: The Department of Health and the Scottish Government funded a 2-year p... Read More about The British Lung Foundation asthma management programme - improving asthma control in adults.

Investigating the variation in the incidence of new Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection between paediatric cystic fibrosis centres. (2017)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, F., Jones, A., Smyth, A., Southern, K., Webb, A., & Lenney, W. (2017). Investigating the variation in the incidence of new Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection between paediatric cystic fibrosis centres. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, e14 - e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2017.06.006

Protracted bacterial bronchitis: a common problem with no agreed solution. (2017)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2017). Protracted bacterial bronchitis: a common problem with no agreed solution. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1094. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-312976

No abstract

Tracking Tidal Breathing Parameters in Infants with Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (0 - 1) Year Using Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hmeidi, H., Chadwick, E., Lenney, W., Gilchrist, F., Motamedi Fakhr, S., Wilson, R., …Alexander, J. (2017, May). Tracking Tidal Breathing Parameters in Infants with Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (0 - 1) Year Using Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP). Poster presented at American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference, Washington, DC, USA

Annual hospitalisation rates for children with asthma are inversely associated with total hours of sunshine in English regions (2017)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2017). Annual hospitalisation rates for children with asthma are inversely associated with total hours of sunshine in English regions. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 838-840. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.12946

During childhood, exacerbation of asthma is the most common medical reason for admission to hospital in the UK. Each year 44,000 children are admitted to hospital in the UK with 40-50 children dying as a result of asthma [1]. Weather patterns and sea... Read More about Annual hospitalisation rates for children with asthma are inversely associated with total hours of sunshine in English regions.

Tidal breathing parameters measured using structured light plethysmography in healthy children and those with asthma before and after bronchodilator (2017)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2017). Tidal breathing parameters measured using structured light plethysmography in healthy children and those with asthma before and after bronchodilator. Physiological Reports, https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13168

Structured light plethysmography (SLP) is a light-based, noncontact technique that measures tidal breathing by monitoring displacements of the thoracoabdominal (TA) wall. We used SLP to measure tidal breathing parameters and their within-subject vari... Read More about Tidal breathing parameters measured using structured light plethysmography in healthy children and those with asthma before and after bronchodilator.

Chronic Cough In Children (2017)
Journal Article
Hine, C., Gilchrist, F., & Carroll, W. (2017). Chronic Cough In Children. Paediatrics and Child Health, 27(3), 121 - 127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2017.02.001

All children cough. Despite the ubiquity of this common symptom, it remains a concern for many parents and results in a significant number of health consultations. Nearly every child in the UK will present to their family doctor with cough as the pre... Read More about Chronic Cough In Children.