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Acute abdominal surgical presentations in children.
Syrett-Page J. British Journal of Nursing 2021;30(13):780-786.
[Surgical conditions affecting the abdomen in children can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality if they are not recognised and managed appropriately. It is therefore important that the correct diagnosis is made quickly, and the appropriate intervention is initiated in a timely manner and, if necessary, rapid transfer is made to a specialist paediatric surgical facility.]
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Nutritional support for children and young people: nasogastric tubes.
Rosengarten L. British Journal of Nursing 2021;30(13):S12-S18.
[The need to offer nutritional support to children and young people is commonplace for health professionals. This article explores the use and indication of nasogastric tubes (NGT) in children and young people, before explaining the process of inserting NGTs and the ongoing management of this method of nutritional support.]
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