Jason Acworth
Boston Children's Hospital
66 Papers
304 Citations
Jason Acworth is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 57 publications. Previous affiliations of Jason Acworth include Hospital for Sick Children & University of Queensland.
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Papers
Paediatric intussusception: Epidemiology and outcome
TL;DR: The clinical presentation of intussusception is described and features associated with earlier diagnosis are determined and whether time to diagnosis is associated with poorer prognosis is determined.
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Paediatric research in emergency departments international collaborative (predict)
Franz E Babl,Meredith L Borland,Peter Ngo,Jason Acworth,David Krieser,S Pandit,W. R. Pitt,Elizabeth Cotterell,Sarah Jamison +8 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this study is to clarify issues and highlight the purpose of the study as well as to provide a basis for future research in this area.
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Nasogastric hydration versus intravenous hydration for infants with bronchiolitis: a randomised trial
Ed Oakley,Ed Oakley,Meredith L Borland,Jocelyn Neutze,Jason Acworth,Jason Acworth,Jason Acworth,David Krieser,Stuart R Dalziel,Stuart R Dalziel,Andrew Davidson,Andrew Davidson,Susan Donath,Kim Jachno,Mike South,Mike South,Theane Theophilos,Franz E Babl,Franz E Babl +18 more
TL;DR: Intravenous hydration and nasogastric hydration are appropriate means to hydrate infants with bronchiolitis and Nasogastic insertion might require fewer attempts and have a higher success rate of insertion than intravenous Hydration.
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Make your Best Guess: An updated method for paediatric weight estimation in emergencies
Katie Tinning,Jason Acworth +1 more
TL;DR: As the average weight of Australian children has increased over the last two decades, the widely used advanced paediatric life support method might systematically underestimate weight in paediatric patients.
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Intravenous ketamine plus midazolam is superior to intranasal midazolam for emergency paediatric procedural sedation.
TL;DR: Intravenous ketamine plus midazolam used in an appropriate setting by experienced personnel provides an excellent means of achieving sedation suitable for most non-painful minor procedures for children in the emergency department.
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