Policies & Publications: Cardiac and Respiratory Care

Title	Document Number	Last Reviewed
Aerosol generating treatments or diagnostics for respiratory or cardiac conditions (acute pulmonary oedema) during the COVID-19 pandemic period	SESLHDBR/094	Jun 2020
Clinical Pathway Guideline	SESLHDGL/037	Apr 2018
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 (Adults) Intravenous Heparin Infusion Learning Package for Nurses and Midwives Appendix 1 NSTEMI Appendix 2 STEMI (in conjunction with Thrombolysis Appendix 3 VTE ATE AF and other indications Appendix 4 Acute Stroke Only to be used in consultation with the Attending Neurologist	SESLHDPR/402	Under Review
Intra-Pleural Fibrinolysis - Medical Management of Empyema	SESLHDPR/631	Oct 2018
Medicine: Frusemide use in Adult Chronic Heart Failure Patients	SESLHDPD/169	Aug 2018
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	Jan 2020
Rifapentine for treatment of latent tuberculosis	SESLHDPR/678	Sep 2020
Standard short-course therapy for Tuberculosis (TB) with Fixed Dose Combination tablets	SESLHDPR/657	Jan 2020
Tracheostomy Clinical Management Procedures for Adult Inpatients	SESLHDPR/298	Oct 2020