Clinical Articles

Burns are more than skin deep

Professor Fiona Wood·
Working in burn injury is challenging seeing lives changed in an instant with lifelong consequences. Our children are especially vulnerable with those under age four most commonly affected. Some years ago, we treated a child who survived a major burn injury who subsequently lost the battle with cancer. Read More...
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Understanding Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Dr Paul Bumbak·
Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (POSA) is a breathing disorder caused by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep, which result in the disturbance of normal respiratory and sleep patterns. It is one of a group of sleep disorders, termed sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which have been shown to negatively impact a child’s quality of life: in particular, there are physical, developmental, and cognitive consequences, if left untreated. Read More...
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