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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.

Tel: 0191 282 6699

Please note

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Airway

NECTAR pre-intubation checklist (118.68kB PDF) NECTAR COVID-19 patient pre-intubation checklist (252.05kB PDF) NECTAR difficult airway guideline (106.44kB PDF)

Cardiac

NECTAR SVT guideline (258.29kB PDF)

Collapsed neonate

NECTAR Neonatal collapse guideline (40.23kB ODT)

Checklists

NECTAR CoVID19 Pre-intubation checklist v1 (252.05kB PDF) Time-critical NS transfer checklist v1.3 (521.82kB PDF) NECTAR ventilated patient transfer checklist v1.1 (228.25kB PDF) NECTAR Pre-intubation checklist v2.7 (502.39kB PDF)

Metabolic and electrolytes

NECTAR DKA initial management guideline (698.36kB 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)

Sepsis

NECTAR Septic Shock Guideline (227.62kB PDF)

Respiratory

NECTAR severe asthma management guideline (789.81kB PDF) Bronchiolitis (560.14kB PDF)

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