Policies & Publications: Cardiac and Respiratory Care

Title	Document Number	Last Reviewed
Aerosol-generating interventions (AGI) for respiratory or cardiac conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic period	SESLHDBR/094	Mar 2022
Clinical Pathway Guideline	SESLHDGL/037	May 2021
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Domiciliary Device use by Inpatients with previously diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea/sleep related breathing disorder	SESLHDPR/434	Oct 2020
Heparin - Anticoagulation with Intravenous Heparin Sodium Infusion Intravenous Heparin Infusion Learning Package for Nurses and Midwives Appendix A - Standard Risk Protocol (i.e. VTE / ATE / AF, prosthetic heart valves & Other conditions) Appendix B - Higher Risk Bleeding Protocol (bleeding risk needs to be minimised - e.g. Acute Coronary Syndrome) Appendix C - Acute Stroke Protocol - Protocol only to be used in consultation with the Attending Neurologist	SESLHDPR/402	Aug 2022
Intra-Pleural Fibrinolysis - Medical Management of Empyema	SESLHDPR/631	Jan 2022
Management of the Deteriorating ADULT inpatient (excluding maternity)	SESLHDPR/697	Jun 2021
Medicine: Frusemide use in Adult Chronic Heart Failure Patients	SESLHDPD/169	Aug 2018
Pentamidine Aerosolised Therapy in Adults	SESLHDPR/696	Jun 2022
Procedural Sedation (Adults, Ward, Clinic and Imaging areas)	SESLHDPR/528	Feb 2020
Reducing Cardiothoracic Surgical Site Infections through use of a Cardiothoracic Surgical Site Infection Care Bundle Guideline Appendix A - SESLHD Cardiothoracic Surgical Site Infection Care Bundle Appendix B - Pre-operative Decolonisation Factsheet Appendix C - SGH and POWH Cardiothoracic Surgery Admission Checklist	SESLHDGL/066	Apr 2021
Tracheostomy Clinical Management Procedures for Adult Inpatients	SESLHDPR/298	Oct 2020