Perth Children's Hospital

Corticosteroid use in children with community acquired sepsis: a multicentre prospective cohort study

Objectives Corticosteroids in paediatric sepsis have the potential to improve outcomes, yet there is little supporting evidence regarding efficacy, choice of agents, dose or timing of administration. We describe the patterns of corticosteroid use in children hospitalised with sus...

Assessing the Prevalence and Impact of Allied Health Disciplines in Hospital in the Home Services: A Scoping Review

Importance Hospital in the Home (HITH) is a model that delivers inpatient-level care within the patient’s home, substituting bricks-and-mortar hospital bed occupancy and the associated costs. HITH models have rapidly expanded internationally throughout the past five years. With t...

Exploration of the relationships between health literacy and experience of care integration in parents of children with special healthcare needs: a cross-sectional study

This study sought to identify health literacy profiles of Australian parents of children with special health care needs (SHCN), and explore the relationships between health literacy, experiences of health care integration, and parent stress. A cross-sectional study design was use...