@keithbarrington At the #99nicuMeetup we had a great lecture by René Kornelisse from NL about antibiotics use, it is the 2nd video in the playlist shared here: https://99nicu.org/meetup2024/
His take home message was really that blood cultures are reliable and treating suspected sepsis (high CRP but neg culture) is debatable…
The #99nicuMeetup videos are now available as a playlist.
Enjoy!
The #99nicuMeetup journey continues and we are being puzzled by platelet transfusion thresholds, re #planet2 trial.
Short term, a lower threshold for transfusion (<25 vs <50) was associated with better outcomes!
Day 3 of the #99nicuMeetup is here! 📣
And master of the airway Joyce O’Shea 🇬🇧🏴 (
@oshea_jem
) dives into the subject - “When to reach for the LMA?”.
Alexandra Wesolowska 🇵🇱continues with innovative solutions to breast milk banking and handling 🍼
Next up the platelets, how low should we go? Carmel Moore 🇮🇪(
@carmelmoore
) gives us an update from the Planet2trial.
Staying in the bloodstream, Alex Scrivens 🇬🇧(
@dralexscrivens
) asks us if the European Transfusion Practice is evidence based?
Another clinical situation is the infant with refractory seizures
Think energy chain disorders (mitochondria!), lysosomal disorders, or vitaminB6 related problems
This is a good overview of the types of metabolic disorders
Thank you Ulrika!
Wonderful presentation of this difficult topic, take homes below.
Stefan Johansson, MD PhD
99nicu