Clinical View

Thermoregulation is a cornerstone of neonatal care and continues to be a challenge in the extremely low birth weight (ELBW) population. Temperature instability can lead to a cascade of other sequelae detrimental to the infant. This discussion will go through the basics 
of heat loss and the challenges associated with it, as well as the importance of nursing care in the management of thermoregulation and what can be done now and into the future

Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) are among the most used medications in anesthesia. The appropriate use of NMBAs and their pharmacologic antagonists is dependent upon accurate assessment of the depth of neuromuscular blockade using objective indices obtained through quantitative neuromuscular monitors. Despite the widespread availability of these devices, their broad adoption remains sorely lacking.

Driven by GE HealthCare’s ingenuity, purpose, and vision, Clinical View is a free resource for medical professionals intended to provide educational materials and clinical information that advances best practices not limited to circulatory, respiratory, and neurological monitoring across a wide variety of care areas.

In an effort to support clinicians around the world with their educational needs, GE HealthCare constantly organizes online clinical webinars or live clinical events on a variety of subjects in relation with patient monitoring, anesthesia and respiratory best practices. In this page, you can register for upcoming events and watch past videos on demand.

Adverse events in general wards are not uncommon, and many are preventable. Mortality after surgery is 1000x higher than intraoperative mortality ¹. In the ward, vital signs are often abnormal, or trending toward abnormal, hours before cardiac arrest or IC transfer, but clinicians may only suddenly notice because of spot-checks are usually done on a 4-6 hours interval ². Abnormal RR has been shown to be an important predictor of serious events such as cardiac arrest an admission to an ICU ³ .

1. Sessler, et al., Beyond Failure to rescue: the time has come for continuous monitoring. British Journal of Anesthesia 2019, 122(3): 304-306.
2. Michard, et al., Protecting ward patients. ICU Management & Practice; Vol 19 – Issue 1 (2019).
3. Cretikos, et al., Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign. MJA; Vol 188 No. 11, 657-659 (2008).