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Clinical guidelines

NECTAR clinical guidelines have been developed with the best available evidence to assist the initial management of the critically ill child.

NECTAR clinical guidelines have been developed with the best available evidence to assist the initial management of the critically ill child.

This guidance does not override the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate decisions according to the circumstances of the individual patient in consultation with patient and/or carer.

Please call NECTAR at the earliest possible time for further advice and decision support about the management of the patient.

Contact

0191 282 6699

Please note

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Airway

NECTAR pre-intubation checklist (155.71kB PDF) NECTAR difficult airway guideline (106.44kB PDF)

Breathing

NECTAR severe asthma management guideline (789.81kB PDF) Bronchiolitis (335.87kB PDF) Pulmonary embolism in children and adolescents guideline (945.46kB PDF)

Circulation

NECTAR SVT guideline (258.29kB PDF) Intraosseous access – an insertion guideline (376.88kB PDF) Refractory anaphylaxis (143.63kB PDF) Pulmonary embolism in children and adolescents guideline (945.46kB PDF)

Collapsed neonate

Neonatal collapse guideline (198.80kB PDF)

Checklists


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NECTAR pre-intubation checklist (0.00 ) Time-critical NS transfer checklist v1.3 (513.26kB PDF) NECTAR critical care drug infusions (502.39kB PDF)

Congenital cardiac

NENC CHDN guidance for the use of Dinoprostone (319.57kB PDF)

Metabolic and electrolytes

NECTAR DKA initial management guideline (272.67kB PDF) NECTAR acute hyperkalemia management guideline (498.17kB PDF) BIMDG – Metabolic Emergency Management Guidelines for Children BIMDG – Infusion Calculator for Emergency Management of Hyperammmonemia BIMDG – Making Intravenous Fluids for Metabolic patients NECTAR guidelines for management of Hypophosphatemia in children (254.89kB PDF) IV sodium bicarbonate (488.81kB PDF)

Neurology

Convulsive Status-epilepticus post-intubation guidance (1.05MB PDF) Regional paediatric acute stroke management guidelines (756.78kB PDF)

Sepsis

NECTAR septic shock guideline (227.62kB PDF)

STOPP Tool

STOPP safe transfer of paediatric patients tool interhospital transfer tool (710.44kB PDF)

Post arrest guidelines

NECTAR – post arrest guideline (58.69kB PPTX)

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