Monthly Archives: March 2015

This is the final installment of my travelogue, for on the way back home from Australia, we had been invited to speak at the Annual Conference of the California Association of Neonatologists, now called ‘Cool Topics’. This gave me a … Continue reading →

Our last week before leaving Oz and we were fortunate to be in Melbourse, we managed to arrive the day before their ‘nuit blanche’ a non-stop overnight festival of art and cultural events. Which included, for example, this projection of a … Continue reading →

Willson D, et al : The Lack of Specificity of Tracheal Aspirates in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection in Intubated Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2014, 15(4):299-305. Nosocomial pneumonias in intubated patients are common in adults and older children, in … Continue reading →

Our tiny babies have very tiny tracheas. So far you are probably all with me. Putting that tube in the right position is therefore tricky. In particular avoiding the right mainstem bronchus, which is the wrong position, is important. So … Continue reading →

After our amazing week in Apollo Bay, we said goodbye to the English contingent, and crossed over to the east side. Melbourne sits above a huge bay, known as Port Philip, we went as far as we could on the … Continue reading →

After a week in Noosa, we flew to Melbourne, then drove along the Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay, or, in fact a few km before Apollo Bay. The house we rented was a few meters from the beach, and … Continue reading →

North of Sydney on the east coast on the Sunshine Coast of Australia is a town called Noosa. Noosa is a warm beautiful place to have a vacation, the town to my taste rather artificial, but it had the great … Continue reading →

In Sydney we were joined by other family members, the childrens’ two grandmothers, and my sister and her husband. Our first day was very hot, and we spent it close to the water, on ferries around the bay, and walking … Continue reading →

This is  a study of the hemodynamic profile of preterm infants who have septic shock, compared to matched controls. And an analysis of changes after institution of therapy. Saini SS, Kumar P, Kumar RM: Hemodynamic changes in preterm neonates with septic … Continue reading →