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      • AIRVO 2 High-Flow Standard Operating Procedure
      • Anti-fungal prophylaxis in PICU: summary of recommendations
      • Blind broncho-alveolar lavage (Blind BAL) (PICU)
      • Airway Burns and Inhalation Injury Management Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
      • Cardiac genetics pathway for infants with congenital heart disease and the appropriate utilisation of irradiated blood products
      • Alfentanil and Remifentanil Weaning in Ventilated Post-operative Cardiac Patients in PICU
      • Anticoagulation Therapy for Post-op Cardiac Patients in PICU
      • Endotracheal tubes, cuffed
      • Enteral tubes: administration of medication via (PICU)
      • EVD, transfer of child with: checklist
      • Extra Ventricular Device guideline (EVD)
      • Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) programme guidelines version 3
      • Eye Care in PICU
      • General care issues for Paediatric Critical Care: nursing procedure
      • Standard Infection Control Precautions (National Infection Prevention and Control Manual)
      • Hyperkalaemia, emergency management of, PICU
      • ICP monitoring SOP
      • Intravenous fluid guidance for previously well children aged >7 days to 16 years
      • Nurse Led blind Insertion of naso jejunal tube in PICU
      • Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET), post operative
      • Large bore veno-venous lines (e.g. "GamCaths") - SOP for first usage and troubleshooting
      • Managing body temperature: using a forced air warming device – 3M Bair Hugger® 775
      • Moving and handling the child with suspected/diagnosed spinal injury: cervical spine immobilisation – application of a two piece collar
      • Moving and handling the child with suspected/diagnosed spinal injury: cervical spine log rolling
      • Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Guideline
      • Neurosurgical patients fluid management
      • Neurosurgical patients with shunts (admission pathway)
      • Neurosurgical shunt pathway
      • Nutrition, enteral: introducing and establishing (PICU) & management of "High Risk Abdomen" patients
      • Oral hygiene for the highly dependent or critically ill infant or child
      • Paediatric Early Warning Score: PEWS
      • Palliative care resource folder (Neonatal & Children's Services) [Staffnet]
      • Skin anti-sepsis: Chloraprep guideline
      • SpO2 monitoring in the highly dependent or critically ill infant or child
      • Temperature management : axilla temperature (Tempa.DOT) (PCCU)
      • Temperature management : bladder temperature (PCCU)
      • Temperature management : rectal temperature (PCCU)
      • Temperature management : tympanic temperature (PCCU)
      • Temporary epicardial pacing after cardiac surgery
      • Trans-oral surgery: post-operative management of patients
      • Transthoracic line removal in PICU
      • Traumatic Brain Injury
      • Tumour craniotomy: standard operating procedure (SOP)
      • Underwater seal chest drainage in the highly dependent or critically ill infant or child: nurse role: chest drain insertion
      • Underwater seal chest drainage in the highly dependent or critically ill infant or child: nurse role: ongoing chest drain management
      • Underwater seal chest drainage in the highly dependent or critically ill infant or child: nurse role: chest drain removal
      • Enoxaparin use in neonatal and paediatric critical care
      • Tranexamic acid in paediatric surgery and trauma
      • Manual Acute Peritoneal Dialysis in PICU (using the UTAH Medical / Femcare-Nikomed Dialy-Nate® closed peritoneal dialysis set)
      • Nasal tracheal tube taping - PICU SOP
      • Oral tracheal tube taping - PICU SOP
      • Abdominal pressure, measurement of
      • Fasting Guidance for Procedures on PICU Patients in PICU or Theatre
      • Intubation checklist, RHC PICU
      • Hamilton T1 transport ventilator set-up guide & pre-use checks
      • Restrictive right heart SOP
      • PICU intra-hospital transfer guideline
      • PICU respiratory samples - Trakcare
      • Cardiac patient pathway, RHC Glasgow
      • Cardiomyopathy and myocarditis investigations protocol
      • Covid-19 ventilator circuit and t-piece setup
      • Paediatric ICU Local Infection Prevention & Control Risk Assessment Specific to Covid-19
      • Support Document for Emergency Assessment + Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in children & young people who require transfer to: RHSCE or RHCG
      • Emergency paediatric tracheostomy management
      • Sudden unexpected death in infancy and childhood: Multi-agency guidelines for care and investigation
      • Prescribing and Preparing Intravenous Fluids in PICU
      • Blood culture collection
      • Immediate Post-operative Management of the Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt (BTS) & central shunts
      • Diabetes insipidus diagnosis and management (Including fluid management in children following suprasellar tumour surgery)
      • Neurosurgical pre-operative investigations
      • Point of care ultrasound for vascular access in PICU
      • Pathway for children admitted to PICU at RHC when there is a concern of abuse or neglect
      • Critical Care Adolescent Patient Pathway
      • Determining a child’s readiness for oral feeding, advice for staff: when to refer to Speech & Language Therapy
      • Acute respiratory distress syndrome in infants, children and young people
      • Electrical injuries guideline RHCG
      • Paediatric craniofacial endoscopic strip craniectomy (ESC) with helmet therapy : standard operating procedure
      • Nitric Oxide administration in MRI
      • Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) guidance for RHC Glasgow
      • PICU supportive care, monitoring, routine investigations and referral following cardiac arrest
      • Endo-tracheal suction of the mechanically ventilated patient within the paediatric intensive care unit SOP
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