How should the neonatal retrieval team respond to the neonate referred with bilious vomiting?

• Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 774 - 781
• Main Authors: Nundeekasen, Sunaina, Dalrymple, Hannah, Moustafa, Ahmed, Thomas, Gordon, Carmo, Kathryn Browning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.05.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: bilious; Child; Fluoroscopy - adverse effects; Gastrointestinal diseases; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intestinal Volvulus - complications; Intestinal Volvulus - diagnosis; Intestinal Volvulus - surgery; Lactates; Neonatal care; newborn; Newborn babies; Pediatrics; Referral and Consultation; retrieval; transport; Vital signs; Vomiting; Vomiting - diagnosis; Vomiting - etiology; bilious; newborn; transport; retrieval; vomiting

Aim Bilious vomiting (BV) in the neonatal period may herald malrotation with life‐threatening volvulus. In New South Wales, contrast fluoroscopy is not available in non‐tertiary paediatric centres; therefore, transfer is required. An infant with BV referred to Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transp...