Long-Term Outcomes for Children: Part 1

A review

The lecture duration is 17min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Debbie Long
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Lecture Summary

This presentation describes the patient care priorities when receiving a post-operative cardiac surgery from the operating room. Newer surgical approaches are listed followed by a description of outcome predications based on two scoring systems. The effects of cardiopulmonary bypass are described. Standards for routine care of the post-operative patients are presented. Complications are provided along with the recommendations for resuscitation should cardiac arrest occur.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Appreciate the long-term impact of critical illness in childhood
  • Describe the child development and neuroscience principles that are important to critical illness
  • Discuss the ICU management that can be implemented to minimise harm to developing brains