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Guidelines

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Guidelines

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    • PIPER Retrieval Team Response Times
    • Teams working together (PIPER and Referring Hospital clinical team) 
    • Paediatric and Neonatal Services Back Transfer Guideline 
    • Management of Hyperammonaemia in Retrieval

    Paediatric

    • Paediatric Defined Transfer Process
    • Paediatric Preparation for Retrieval 
    • Paediatric ‘Go Now’ Criteria 
    • Paediatric Referral Information
    • RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines 

    Neonatal

    • Neonatal Defined Transfer Process
    • Definitions of the Levels of Neonatal care in Victoria 
    • Referrals to PIPER Neonatal
    • Management of Subgaleal Haemorrhage in Neonatal Transport 
    • Nasal CPAP Guidelines 
    • Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy
    • Statewide Incubator Documents
    • Victorian neonatal e-Handbook

    Neonatal Returns

    • Return Transfer Service Information Sheet 
    • Discharge Checklist for Return Transfers

    Perinatal

    • Perinatal Referrals, Bed Finding & Defined Transfer Process 
    • CTG Review
    • Hypertension in Pregnancy
    • Threatened Preterm Labour-Preterm Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes (PROM)

      Information Sheet for Hospitals

      • Neonatal Parent Information Sheet for Hospitals 


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