Guideline
Pocket book of hospital care for children : guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources
- Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
- Fluids and electrolytes
- Gastrointestinal and nutrition
- Infection and sepsis
- Medical
- Meningitis and encephalitis
- Neurology
- Non-invasive ventilation and high flow
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Professional practice
- Renal and metabolic
- Respiratory
- Sepsis
- Shock
- Trauma and burns
This guideline is from 2005, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
WHO pocket book providing practical, evidence-based guidance on the hospital management of common childhood illnesses in settings with limited resources. It covers triage and emergency assessment, resuscitation, and the care of conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and dehydration, severe malnutrition, malaria, meningitis and neonatal problems, along with supportive care, monitoring and discharge planning. Aimed at doctors, nurses and other health workers caring for children at first referral level. Useful background for PICU staff working in or supporting low-resource settings, though not intensive-care specific.
Summary written for PICUlearn. Always read the original.
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