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 relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research.
You will find the list is broken down into four sections:
1.Reviews and opinion articles
The importance of gut microbiome in the perinatal period.
Catassi G, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5085-5101.
Marciano L, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024066142
A Review of Hyperventilation Activation in Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Absence Epilepsy.
Rao CK, et al. J Child Neurol. 2024 Oct;39(11-12):425-432.
Screens and Sleep Health-It’s Almost Bedtime, Time to Put Your Phone Away.
Hale L, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 1;178(10):963-964
2.Original clinical studies
Vaičiūnas T, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5467-5477.
Oberbaum M, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5455-5465
Tahir OE, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5441-5453.
Jones H, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5245-5254.
Sport participation, weight status, and physical fitness in French adolescents.
Vanhelst J, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5213-5221.
Low-Level, Early Life Lead Exposure and School Behavior.
Shadbegian R, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(Suppl 2):e2024067808D.
Perspectives on Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention: Looking Back and Looking Ahead.
LeBlanc TT, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(Suppl 2):e2024067808C.
Trends in Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infections in Children.
Gibbs AAM, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2023063532
Using a Large, Contemporary Database for Decision-Making at 22 to 25 Weeks’ Gestational Age.
Synnes A, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024067390.
Survival of Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks’ Gestation Receiving Care in the NICU: 2020-2022.
Edwards EM, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024065963.
Update to the Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator Utilizing a Contemporary Cohort.
Kuzniewicz MW, Escobar GJ, Forquer H, Li S, Shu D, Kipnis P, Fischer A, Puopolo KM. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2023065267.
Reducing Iatrogenic Blood Losses in Premature Infants.
Sharma M, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024065921.
Developmental Milestones for Children With Down Syndrome: The Value and Potential.
Bull MJ. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024067475.
Developmental Milestones for Children With Down Syndrome.
Baumer N, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2023065402.
Bressan S, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5321-5330.
Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Against Severe Acute Gastroenteritis: 2009-2022.
Diallo AO, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024066879
Qin W, et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Oct;60(10):593-600.
Jebeile H, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 1;178(10):996-1005.
Lister NB, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 1;178(10):1006-1016.
Castro AM, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Oct;79(4):841-849.
Bijlsma A, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;183(10):4519-4529.
Early-Childhood Tablet Use and Outbursts of Anger.
Fitzpatrick C, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 1;178(10):1035-1040.
Merhar SL, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 1;178(10):976-984.
Characterization of sleep difficulties in maltreated children and adolescents.
Fucà E, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;183(10):4445-4455.
Abdeljalil Z, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5363-5370.
Segers EW, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5291-5301.
Van Rossum T, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Oct 1;178(10):985-995.
Herpes simplex virus in infancy: Evaluation of national surveillance case capture.
Berkhout A, et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Oct;60(10):526-530.
Additional Strategies to Minimize Blood Loss in Babies Born Very Preterm.
Heeger LE, et al. J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;273:114198.
Rafaqat Z, et al. J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;273:114197.
Calvert A, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Oct 18;109(11):898-904.
Trends in C-Reactive Protein Use in Early-onset Sepsis Evaluations and Associated Antibiotic Use.
Barboza AZ, et al. J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;273:114153.
Nine is the New Ten of Apgar Scores: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study.
Everett SS, et al. J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;273:114150.
Amsalem D, et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Oct;63(10):953-955.
Erlacher R, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Oct 1;43(10):931-935.
Garegrat R, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Oct 18;109(6):594-601.
Butterworth FR, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Oct 18;109(6):634-637.
Krueger C, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Oct 18;109(11):932-940.
Sehgal A, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Oct 18;109(6):628-633.
Baldursdottir S, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Oct 18;109(6):638-642.
Relland LM, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Oct 18;109(6):622-627
Neurodevelopmental Disorder Caused by Deletion of CHASERR, a lncRNA Gene.
Ganesh VS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 24;391(16):1511-1518.
Qadri F, et al. Lancet. 2024 Oct 12;404(10461):1419-1429.
Al-Mamun F, et al. Lancet. 2024 Oct 12;404(10461):1378-1379.
Lentiviral Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy.
Eichler F, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 10;391(14):1302-1312.
Hematologic Cancer after Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy.
Duncan CN, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 10;391(14):1287-1301
Cha JH, et al. ur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5383-5393.
Dani C, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5313-5319
3.Guidelines and best evidence
The association between atopic dermatitis and linear growth in children- a systematic review.
Gerard G, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Dec;183(12):5113-5128.
Antipyretic Strategies: Is Fever Clearance Enough to Justify Dual Therapy?
Wade KC, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024067408.
De la Cruz-Mena JE, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2023065390.
Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture: Implications for Pediatrics: Technical Report.
Katz SE, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024068467.
Neonatal Hyperekplexia: Is It Still a Diagnostic Challenge? Evidence From a Systematic Review.
Falsaperla R, et al. J Child Neurol. 2024 Oct;39(11-12):415-424.
Lactase for infantile colic: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
Nau AL, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Oct;79(4):855-862.
Gama B, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Oct 18;109(6):670-676.
Taylor J, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Oct 30;109(Suppl 2):s3-s11
Viduani A, et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Oct;63(10):970-990.
4.Case reports
Huynh K, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2024067527.
A 4-Month-Old With Jaundice, Lethargy, and Emesis.
McCullagh K, et al. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 1;154(4):e2023065540.
Seven-year-old boy with severe dyspnoea and influenza virus infection.
Fujiwara S, et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Oct;60(10):619-620.
Isolated fallopian tube torsion: A rare cause of acute pelvic pain in adolescence.
Magdoud K, et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Oct;60(10):601-603.
Brief, Resolved, Unexplained Events Explained in a Two-Month Old Infant.
Bowen CJ, et al. J Pediatr. 2024 Oct;273:114127.
An unusual etiology in an 8-year-old girl with chest pain and elevated troponin-I.
Ozdemir G, et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Oct;39(10):2915-2917.
If we have missed out on something useful or you think other articles are absolutely worth sharing, please add them in the comments!