A three-dimensional (3D) printed paediatric trachea for airway management training.

There is a deficit of commercially available paediatric airway models for anaesthesia airway management training, particularly for infant front-of-neck access and customised airway planning. Acknowledging this, we created a three-dimensional printed prototype for an affordable, high-fidelity training device, incorporating realistic tactile feedback, reproducibility and potential for modification for specific patient pathologies. Our model, created on a Stratasys Polyjet J750™ (Rehovot, Israel) printer, is a novel and useful educational tool in paediatric airway management, and we are pleased to share access to this resource with readers.

Management of posterior ankyloglossia and upper lip ties in a tertiary otolaryngology outpatient clinic.

Objectives: Recent studies have shown an association between ankyloglossia (tongue tie) and upper-lip ties to breastfeeding difficulties. Treatment is commonly multidisciplinary involving lactation consultants and surgical management with tongue tie and upper lip tie release. There is currently limited data looking at posterior ankyloglossia and upper lip ties.

Juvenile recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: 10-year audit and Australian prevalence estimates.

Objectives/hypothesis: To estimate the prevalence of juvenile onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) in Australia, describe its epidemiological profile, and assess the positive predictive value of International Classification of Disease, 10th revision (ICD-10) code D14.1 (benign neoplasm of larynx) in children for hospitalization due to RRP.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Is day stay adenotonsillectomy safe in children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea? A retrospective review of 100 patients.

Objective: This study explored the perioperative course of 100 children with polysomnogram (PSG) proven mild to moderate OSA to evaluate if day stay adenotonsillectomy is safe.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients who had undergone tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy following an overnight PSG at The Children's Hospital at Westmead Sleep Laboratory. 263 records were reviewed.