Polednice

Polednice

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  1. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Well, transporting ECMO... sounds more like a sci-fi to me! For our ECMO team it was a great deal to transport it across the tiny park we have between our dept and radiology! Not to imagine...

  2. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hello!! What an interesting topic with ECMO!! I'm sorry I can't contribute, just wonder... well, except a tiny bit. We had a 64 years old ECMO patient about two months ago. He was acutely admitted for...

  3. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    That's really very sad, about the kids in your ICUs!! ...I really admire what you do for your little patients!! ...and I am also interested in that abstract of your lecture,

  4. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    It seems that making the surgeons to stop bleeding troubles more nurses than I've imagined... By the way, docs from the dept of children's surgery came to learn about our ECMO exploits, because they...

  5. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Thank you for confirming we're doing the right thing,

  6. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    So as I see it, generally we do the same thing, like adding more layers of absorbent dressing (mostly SurgiPads) and not removing the blood clots sticking to the stitches, just sending some tiny...

  7. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    ..as another ECMO appeared in our ward, more colleagues of mine see the necessity of some standards. So, we decided to join our efforts, already putting together material related. And since yesterday,...

  8. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Well, I really didn't mean it like being glad... not for the patient, for sure!!...anyway, there's an improvement seen by this one, his antikoagulation is looked at much closely. Perfusionists alone...

  9. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hurray!!!...having another ECMO under my care!!!!!..another opportunity to learn...having our perfusionist present I can discuss the matter with him!!..this time the patient is sedated,

  10. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    By the way, this is my department, the whole building it is... so sorry I have no pictures from inside our ward!...it belongs to the General Teaching Hospital in...

  11. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Oh, that would be wondeful of you!!... I am speechless...or I would be repeating myself... but still: Thank you!! I did some serious search and found ECLS Guidelines of Great Ormond Street Hospital in...

  12. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Woooooow!!! I can't even express, how excited I feel about it all!!.. and thankful!!... I'm already going through some guidelines for ECMO I've found on the net, nursing care standards included!! And...

  13. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Good news for my little "project"!! My colleagues and the head doctor of our ward got interested, too!!!...spending Friday and the whole weekend at work with them (We've got 12 hrs shifts, days and...

  14. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Oh, what you have written is so full of HOPE!! ... I can't be thankful enough for it and for the effort you put into scanning those standards of your ward!! Today I discussed the matter with my dpt...

  15. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    So, my patient was weaned from ECMO on Monday morning and I am really happy for him! It seems that his heart and lungs got enough rest and started to work satisfactorily. Yet it doesn't diminish his...

  16. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Wow, that looks great, Janfrn!!! Really, I can only admire your skills and experience you achieve with working in such a place!!...but still I can't tell the difference between pediatric and our adult...

  17. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Janfrn, I have to admit I envy you all the experience you have with ECMO!! We deal with adult patients only and ECMO is the last possible therapy we can offer as a heart support when other means fail...

  18. ECMO

    Polednice replied to 3230's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hello! I am so sorry for having found this forum this late!! I would like to share my experience with ECMO and read your comments just to learn how to manage better! Well, ECMO occurs in my ward...