Trevor Duke

Summary

Affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi An evaluation of oxygen systems for treatment of childhood pneumonia
    Alastair G Catto
    Centre for Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 11:S28. 2011
  2. ncbi Pulse oximetry: technology to reduce child mortality in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, MCRI, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Trop Paediatr 29:165-75. 2009
  3. ncbi Hyponatraemia and seizures in oncology patients associated with hypotonic intravenous fluids
    T Duke
    Intensive Care Unit, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 41:685-6. 2005
  4. ncbi Inequity in child health: what are the sustainable Pacific solutions?
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:612-4. 2004
  5. ncbi Getting the most out of health education in Papua New Guinea. Report from the 40th Annual Papua New Guinea Medical Symposium
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:606-7. 2004
  6. ncbi Slow but steady progress in child health in Papua New Guinea
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 40:659-63. 2004
  7. ncbi Clinical care for seriously ill children in district hospitals: a global public-health issue
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052 Victoria, Australia
    Lancet 363:1922-3. 2004
  8. ncbi Oxygen concentrators: a practical guide for clinicians and technicians in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, MCRI, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Trop Paediatr 30:87-101. 2010
  9. ncbi Intravenous fluids for seriously ill children: time to reconsider
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Parkville, Australia
    Lancet 362:1320-3. 2003
  10. ncbi Neonatal pneumonia in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F211-9. 2005

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Publications46

  1. ncbi An evaluation of oxygen systems for treatment of childhood pneumonia
    Alastair G Catto
    Centre for Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 11:S28. 2011
    ..This review aims to assess the utility of oxygen systems as a method for reducing childhood mortality from pneumonia...
  2. ncbi Pulse oximetry: technology to reduce child mortality in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, MCRI, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Trop Paediatr 29:165-75. 2009
    ....
  3. ncbi Hyponatraemia and seizures in oncology patients associated with hypotonic intravenous fluids
    T Duke
    Intensive Care Unit, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 41:685-6. 2005
  4. ncbi Inequity in child health: what are the sustainable Pacific solutions?
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:612-4. 2004
  5. ncbi Getting the most out of health education in Papua New Guinea. Report from the 40th Annual Papua New Guinea Medical Symposium
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 181:606-7. 2004
  6. ncbi Slow but steady progress in child health in Papua New Guinea
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 40:659-63. 2004
  7. ncbi Clinical care for seriously ill children in district hospitals: a global public-health issue
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052 Victoria, Australia
    Lancet 363:1922-3. 2004
  8. ncbi Oxygen concentrators: a practical guide for clinicians and technicians in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, MCRI, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Trop Paediatr 30:87-101. 2010
    ..This paper is a practical and up-to-date guide for all involved in purchasing, using and maintaining oxygen concentrators in developing countries...
  9. ncbi Intravenous fluids for seriously ill children: time to reconsider
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Parkville, Australia
    Lancet 362:1320-3. 2003
  10. ncbi Neonatal pneumonia in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 90:F211-9. 2005
    ....
  11. ncbi The management of bacterial meningitis in children
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 4:1227-40. 2003
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  12. ncbi Improving the quality of paediatric care in peripheral hospitals in developing countries
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 88:563-5. 2003
  13. ncbi Improved oxygen systems for childhood pneumonia: a multihospital effectiveness study in Papua New Guinea
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Lancet 372:1328-33. 2008
    ..We studied the effect of an improved oxygen system on death rate in children with pneumonia in Papua New Guinea...
  14. ncbi Measles: not just another viral exanthem
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Lancet 361:763-73. 2003
    ....
  15. ncbi Quality of hospital care for children in Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, and Russia: systematic observational assessment
    Trevor Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
    Lancet 367:919-25. 2006
    ..Major concerns about the quality of basic hospital care for children have been raised in developing countries, but no formal assessment applying international standards has been done in the Commonwealth of Independent States...
  16. ncbi When should oxygen be given to children at high altitude? A systematic review to define altitude-specific hypoxaemia
    Rami Subhi
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 94:6-10. 2009
    ..This study aimed to define normal oxygen saturation and to estimate the threshold of hypoxaemia for children permanently living at different altitudes...
  17. ncbi Challenges to improving case management of childhood pneumonia at health facilities in resource-limited settings
    Stephen M Graham
    Centre for International Child Health, University Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Bull World Health Organ 86:349-55. 2008
    ..Improvements in the quality of case management of pneumonia can be a vehicle for overall improvements in child health-care practices...
  18. ncbi Antibiotic treatment for bacterial meningitis in children in developing countries
    David G Fuller
    Department of General Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Ann Trop Paediatr 23:233-53. 2003
    ..In particular, it details the evidence for the use of chloramphenicol and 3rd-generation cephalosporins...
  19. ncbi The prevalence of hypoxaemia among ill children in developing countries: a systematic review
    Rami Subhi
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, MCRI, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Lancet Infect Dis 9:219-27. 2009
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  20. ncbi Reduction of paediatric in-patient cardiac arrest and death with a medical emergency team: preliminary results
    J Tibballs
    Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 90:1148-52. 2005
    ..To determine the impact of a paediatric medical emergency team (MET) on cardiac arrest, mortality, and unplanned admission to intensive care in a paediatric tertiary care hospital...
  21. ncbi Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-related disease in HIV-infected children: a systematic review
    P Azzopardi
    Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 13:1331-44. 2009
    ..To describe the characteristics and risk of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine related disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected infants...
  22. ncbi Effectiveness of pharmacy interventions in improving availability of essential medicines at the primary healthcare level
    Michael Nunan
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vict, Australia
    Trop Med Int Health 16:647-58. 2011
    ..To assess the effectiveness of pharmaceutical systems interventions in improving the availability of essential medicines at the primary care level...
  23. ncbi Hospital services for children in the Solomon Islands: rebuilding after the civil conflict
    James Auto
    Honiara National Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health, Solomon Islands, and Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 42:680-7. 2006
    ..Sustaining initiatives based on this assessment will be important for the Solomon Islands if it is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals for child survival by 2015...
  24. ncbi The management of sick young infants at primary health centres in a rural developing country
    T Duke
    Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
    Arch Dis Child 90:200-5. 2005
    ..To investigate the epidemiology of illness among young infants at remote health clinics in a rural developing country, and to determine risk factors for mortality that might be used as triggers for emergency treatment or referral...
  25. ncbi Lactate as a predictor of mortality in Malawian children with WHO-defined pneumonia
    Bharat Ramakrishna
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 97:336-42. 2012
    ..To determine whether blood lactate measured at the time of presentation to hospital predicted outcome in children with pneumonia in Malawi, and to understand the factors associated with high blood lactate concentrations in pneumonia...
  26. ncbi The Western Pacific Regional Child Survival Strategy: progress and challenges in implementation
    Nelu Jayawardena
    Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, MCRI, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 48:210-9. 2012
    ....
  27. ncbi Clinical profile of hospitalized children provided with urgent assistance from a medical emergency team
    Sharon Kinney
    Clinical Quality Safety Unit, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    Pediatrics 121:e1577-84. 2008
    ..The purpose of this work was to describe the frequency, characteristics, and outcomes of critical events and hospitalized children requiring medical emergency team review...
  28. ncbi Ambulatory oral amoxicillin for severe pneumonia in children
    Trevor Duke
    Lancet 371:1333; author reply 1334. 2008
  29. ncbi Global initiatives for improving hospital care for children: state of the art and future prospects
    Harry Campbell
    Public Health Sciences, Institute of Genomics and Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine and Vet Medicine University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, United Kingdom
    Pediatrics 121:e984-92. 2008
    ..The challenges remain to bring these and other strategies to scale and to support research into their use, impact, and sustainability in different environments...
  30. ncbi Implementing an oxygen programme in hospitals in Papua New Guinea
    Sens Matai
    National Department of Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of PNG, Papua New Guinea
    Ann Trop Paediatr 28:71-8. 2008
    ..The ongoing training of clinical and engineering staff as well as two follow-up evaluations are described...
  31. ncbi Etiology of child mortality in Goroka, Papua New Guinea: a prospective two-year study
    Trevor Duke
    Goroka Base Hospital, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
    Bull World Health Organ 80:16-25. 2002
    ..To collect accurate data on disease- and microbial-specific causes and avoidable factors in child deaths in a developing country...
  32. ncbi Improving the quality of care for children
    Trevor Duke
    Indian Pediatr 39:523-8. 2002
  33. ncbi Transport of seriously ill children: a neglected global issue
    Trevor Duke
    Intensive Care Med 29:1414-6. 2003
  34. ncbi Long-term outcome for children with bacterial meningitis in rural Papua New Guinea
    Francis Wandi
    Nonga Base Hospital, Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
    J Trop Pediatr 51:51-3. 2005
    ..Richer countries could sponsor these vaccines in developing countries, and apply pressure on vaccine producers to lower the costs...
  35. ncbi Hospital care for children in developing countries: clinical guidelines and the need for evidence
    Trevor Duke
    J Trop Pediatr 52:1-2. 2006
  36. ncbi The crisis of measles and the need to expand the ways of delivering vaccines in Papua New Guinea
    Trevor Duke
    P N G Med J 46:1-7. 2003
  37. ncbi Problem-solving clinical audit: a vehicle for improving the quality of hospital care
    Trevor Duke
    P N G Med J 46:109-12. 2003
  38. ncbi Chloramphenicol versus benzylpenicillin and gentamicin for the treatment of severe pneumonia in children in Papua New Guinea: a randomised trial
    Trevor Duke
    Department of Paediatrics, Goroka Base Hospital, PO Box 392, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
    Lancet 359:474-80. 2002
    ..We aimed to establish whether the combination of benzylpenicillin and gentamicin or chloramphenicol would be better as first-line treatment in children with severe pneumonia in Papua New Guinea...
  39. ncbi Global implementation of WHO clinical guidelines to improve child survival: the need for collaboration, resources and action
    Trevor Duke
    J Paediatr Child Health 42:565-7. 2006
  40. ncbi Hypoxaemia among children in rural hospitals in Papua New Guinea: epidemiology and resource availability--a study to support a national oxygen programme
    Francis Wandi
    Department of Paediatrics, Kundiawa Hospital, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea
    Ann Trop Paediatr 26:277-84. 2006
    ....
  41. ncbi Accessing and understanding the evidence
    Trevor Duke
    Bull World Health Organ 84:922. 2006
  42. ncbi In search of pigbel: gone or just forgotten in the highlands of Papua New Guinea?
    Harry Poka
    Mt Hagen General Hospital, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
    P N G Med J 46:135-42. 2003
    ..This study will be useful in planning pigbel vaccine policy and future surveillance...
  43. ncbi Return of Haemophilus influenzae type b infections
    Nigel Curtis
    Lancet 361:1564. 2003
  44. ncbi Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: is caffeine useful in the prevention of apnoea of prematurity?
    Andrew D McCallum
    Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK
    J Trop Pediatr 53:76-7. 2007
  45. ncbi Management of meningitis in children with oral fluid restriction or intravenous fluid at maintenance volumes: a randomised trial
    Trevor Duke
    Goroka Base Hospital, Papua New Guinea
    Ann Trop Paediatr 22:145-57. 2002
    ..If additional intravenous fluids are required for children with meningitis, an isotonic solution should be used...
  46. ncbi Use of evidence in WHO recommendations
    Julian Kelly
    Lancet 370:825-6; author reply 826-7. 2007