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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Neck of femur - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/neck_of_femur_emergency/
    Infection - this is uncommon after surgical fixation of femoral neck fractures.  It is reported to occur …
  • Drowning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Drowning/
    shown to improve outcome and should be restricted to patients demonstrating signs of infection or sepsis …
  • Pyloric stenosis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Pyloric_stenosis/
    tract infection Gastroenteritis Gastro-oesophageal reflux Surgical causes eg volvulus, malrotation …
  • Hydrocarbon poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrocarbon_poisoning/
    be withheld until there is objective evidence of bacterial infection 2. Decontamination Activated charcoal …
  • Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis HAEC
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hirschsprung_associated_enterocolitis_HAEC/
      Rectal bleeding Recent viral infections (respiratory, gastrointestinal) History of recurrent episodes …
  • Vancomycin
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vancomycin/
    Target Vancomycin Trough Concentrations for Treating Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Infants Aged 0 …: Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin for Serious Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections …
  • Adrenal crisis and acute adrenal insufficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adrenal_crisis_and_acute_adrenal_insufficiency/
    ,  confusion, seizure  Fever, screen for infective symptoms or injury as a trigger for presentation Known …, admit for ongoing parenteral hydrocortisone   Mildly unwell For example, respiratory or ear infection …
  • Community acquired needle stick injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Community_acquired_needle_stick_injury/
    to be infected with a blood borne virus Needlestick injury from a deliberate assault Deep, large volume injection …
  • Parapneumonic effusion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Parapneumonic_effusion/
    infection (tuberculosis, mycoplasma) Malignancy Foreign body Congestive cardiac failure Serositis from …
  • Antibiotic prescribing in children with reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antibiotic_prescribing_in_children_with_reported_penicillin_or_cephalosporin_allergy/
    Concurrent illness (eg possible viral infection) Antibiotics previously tolerated (especially those after …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.