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Open AccessPO02 – Clinical profile of children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit due to acute clinical deterioration

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Intensive care Background: There has been an increased number of critically ill patients admitted to paediatric departments. Only a few studies have described...

Observations and monitoring: routine practices on the ward

01 May 2010

Paediatric Nursing

A&S Science

Aim To review routine observations on all children admitted to the Children’s Hospital for Wales and the feasibility of implementing an early warning score for...

Criteria for initiating end of life treatment in cancer critical care

11 May 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

A&S Science

As survival rates for patients with cancer improve, more patients are accessing critical care. This article explores the background to decisions to admit to critical...

Supporting patients recovering after discharge from critical care

01 February 2013

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Cancer patients who survive a stay in critical care have unique needs in the recovery period as a result of possible ongoing treatment and the effects of the...