Research news
Study identifies link between sedative and PTSS in children
A drug used to sedate children receiving lifesaving treatment in hospital intensive care has been found as a possible predictor for post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Novel app development improves experience of sick children
The development of world-first intravenous (IV) “Passport” for children with complex health conditions is revolutionising the management of IV devices in Queensland.
One in four Australian preschoolers still feeling anxious about COVID-19
Our national COVID-19 Unmasked study has found some pre-schoolers are still struggling with higher than average levels of anxiety in our new ‘COVID-normal’.
Study to uncover new treatments for children with life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections
Children’s Health Queensland is leading a national study focused on finding new antibiotics and better treatment options for some of the most serious multi-drug-resistant infections in children.
World-first study transforming the treatment of childhood stroke
Children’s Health Queensland, in partnership with the Stroke Foundation and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, is leading a world-first study focused on reducing diagnostic timeframes for paediatric stroke to achieve better health outcomes and quality of life for children and young people.
World-first IV device guidelines to improve treatments for sick kids
Children’s Health Queensland clinicians, in collaboration with Griffith University and the University of Michigan, have created the world’s first paediatric appropriateness guidelines for intravenous access devices.
