Don't Forget the Bubbles

You’re on a busy shift when a 3-year-old with severe pneumonia arrives in resus. She’s hypoxic despite high-flow ...

Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap? The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Children’s Hospital).

This comprehensive list is developed from 34 journals, including major and subspecialty paediatric journals. We suggest this list can help you discover ...

You are called to the paediatric ward to review a 17-month-old child who was admitted 2 days ago with viral-induced wheeze. An hour ago, they were running around the playroom with a snack.

They are now napping, and oxygen saturation on room air has dropped to 88-89%.

Can they go home?...

You have been asked to see Travis, a baby who was born yesterday at 38 weeks gestation. Mum reports that he has been feeding well, but his abdomen has become more swollen. 

When you check his nappy, he doesn’t have any inguinal hernias, but his bottom just doesn’t look right.

Bottoms are very importa...