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Penny Fletcher
Researcher at Imperial College Healthcare
Publications - 8
Citations - 959
Penny Fletcher is an academic researcher from Imperial College Healthcare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Resuscitation & Medical prescription. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 817 citations. Previous affiliations of Penny Fletcher include Imperial College London.
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British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children: update 2011
Michael R. Harris,Julia E Clark,Nicky Coote,Penny Fletcher,Anthony Harnden,Michael C McKean,Anne Thomson +6 more
TL;DR: These updated guidelines represent a review of new evidence since then and consensus clinical opinion where evidence was not found and supersedes the previous guideline document.
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A clinical information system reduces medication errors in paediatric intensive care
Catherine Warrick,Hetal Naik,Susan Avis,Penny Fletcher,Bryony Dean Franklin,Bryony Dean Franklin,David Inwald +6 more
TL;DR: EP within a clinical information system increases medication safety in a PICU and the prevalence of omitted doses decreased significantly 6 months following implementation.
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The use of a consultant-led ward round checklist to improve paediatric prescribing: An interrupted time series study
Carole Lépée,Robert Klaber,Jonathan Benn,Penny Fletcher,Pieter-Jan Cortoos,Pieter-Jan Cortoos,Ann Jacklin,Ann Jacklin,Bryony Dean Franklin,Bryony Dean Franklin +9 more
TL;DR: Implementing a Check and Correct checklist led to an improvement in the quality of prescription writing and a change in culture may be needed to maximise its potential, to recommend its more widespread use and evaluation.
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Review of commonly used age-based weight estimates for paediatric drug dosing in relation to the pharmacokinetic properties of resuscitation drugs.
TL;DR: To study which weight estimate calculation used in paediatric resuscitation results in optimal drug dosing; Advanced Paediatric and Life Support (APLS) or the UK Resuscitation Council age‐based formula.
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The 'unified airway': the RCPCH care pathway for children with asthma and/or rhinitis
Gillian Vance,Kate Lloyd,Glenis Scadding,Samantha Walker,Fiona Jewkes,Lynette Williams,Lisa Dixon,Claire O'Beirne,Penny Fletcher,Trevor Brown,Jenny Hughes,Dalbir Sohi,Cher Piddock,Michael D. Shields,Michael C McKean,John O. Warner +15 more
TL;DR: The pathway recommends that acute presentations of asthma and/or rhinitis should be treated separately, and it is recommended that this pathway is implemented locally by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) with a focus on creating networks.