anndor

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1. Debriefing

   anndor posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Hi all What sort of debriefing for staff do your units offer, and what do you find effective? We tend to have runs of deaths, or particularly distressing cases, then quiet periods, which makes formal...

2. ECMO

   anndor replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   We have relatively good ECMO results, as we are very choosey about who goes on. We do both adult and paed patients, and the circuit is nearly always run by an ECMO nurse specialist with perfusion...

3. Persistent SVT

   anndor replied to Bruno Matos's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I'm not sure how long post-op this works, but any child that is prone to JET (Junctional ectopic tachycardia), we cool to between 35 - 36 Celcius. They need to be sedated and paralysed for this. We...

4. saying goodbye

   anndor replied to girloutnumbered's topic in International Nursing

   Hello girloutnumbered! See you Monday night shift for our last duty