Prevalence of symptomatic tracheal morbidities after fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) has been shown to improve survival of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). However, there are concerns that FETO may lead to tracheomegaly, tracheomalacia and related complications.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted to estimate the prevalence of symptomatic tracheal complications in infants who underwent FETO for CDH.

Local nitroglycerin to facilitate peripheral arterial cannulation in children: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Neonates and children admitted to intensive care units require peripheral arterial cannulation to monitor their blood pressures and for blood sampling, but many times it is unsuccessful.

Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of local nitroglycerin (NTG) to facilitate peripheral artery cannulation in neonates and children.

Review Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Emcare and Cochrane library were searched till August 2021.

Early neurodevelopmental outcomes of congenital gastrointestinal surgical conditions: a single-centre retrospective study.

Background: Evidence is emerging that surgery in the neonatal period is associated with increased risk of suboptimal neurodevelopmental outcomes (SNDO). The aim of this study was to describe neurodevelopmental outcomes (at 1 year) of neonatal surgery for congenital gastrointestinal surgical conditions (CGSC) and to explore risk factors.

Methods: Retrospective study (2005-2014) of infants born ≥34 weeks gestation with CGSC and admitted to the surgical neonatal intensive care unit of Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia.

Impact of hypoglycaemia on neurodevelopmental outcomes in hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Low blood glucose levels (BGLs) in infants are known to adversely affect neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, this risk is not well explored in infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) that receive therapeutic hypothermia (TH). Additionally, little information is available on the optimal BGLs to target in infants with HIE.