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6 Oct, 4 tweets, 6 min read
First up is James Fraser, president of @PICSociety discussing the UK #PedsICU response to #COVID19

This was a busy and difficult time for all!

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#COVID19 data for the admission of children to #PedsICU: cumulative around 100 children

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Some UK #PedsICU became adult units - around 30% of #PICU beds became used for #COVID19 adults

We were fortunate this was in the summer when #PedsICU was quiet...

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James Fraser concludes with his learning as president of @PICSociety during the #COVID19 #PedsICU management

My issue was the way that children seemed to have inequitable care and forgetting somethings, such as #PedsCICU & #PedsCards are a unique and specialised

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6 Oct
Next is Prof Elizabeth Draper discussing the data reported and modelling from the UK on #COVID19 data in #PedsICU

#EPCCS20
Roles included:
* modelling #PedsICU bed requirement in the #COVID19 pandemic to ensure enough #PICU beds
* report real time #COVID cases & #PIMSTS in kids

This is helpful data for us to learn and adapt to this disease

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The number of children admitted to #PedsICU with #COVID19 followed the same wave as adults, but obviously lower numbers. Starting to slowly increase again....

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6 Oct
Prof Mike Levin talking to us about the #physiology and #immunology of #COVID19 and #PIMSTS in #PedsICU

Generally children had a mild disease phenotype - then as the pandemic progressed more inflammatory disorders were seen and a new condition was created: PIMS-TS

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Further investigation of the #COVID19 inflammatory response found 3 phenotypes - all had coronary artery disease, but not all needed #PedsICU

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The new disease when compared to Kawasaki disease:
- higher CRP
- younger age
- higher ferritin
- lower lympocytes
- lower albumin
- lower haemoglobin

Shock patients:
- higher troponin
- higher BNP
- higher CRP

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6 Oct
Dr Patricia Weir next talks about long term volunteering in Malawi #PedsICU

The impact of long term volunteering is different to short term missions

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Dr Weir then talks about is #PedsICU set up in LMIC the right use of resources?

She feels yes - by promoting this there is a knock on effect: adult ICU then improves, the HDU’s then improve, equipment and skills can be shared

#EPCCS20
Short term vs long term missions have different impacts in LMIC

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6 Oct
Mike English is prof of international child health & discusses emergency care in LMIC

He poses: what care is most critical to add to LMIC? (rather than asking what critical care is there)

The things people need is much simpler than what people want to give

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In LMIC in addition to needing the basic equipment - you need staffing!

Trying to introduce advanced technology before getting the basics is not helpful

You need to train the staff for context (e.g. not training staff in ventilators if they don’t have them)

#EPCCS20 #PedsICU
In addition to equipment and staff you then need to think of team work, especially in overwhelmed LMIC systems:
- operational functions (e.g. triage)
- Handovers
- checking kit

This is so important and things we often take for granted

#PedsICU #EPCCS20
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6 Oct
Martha Curley now discussing year of the #nurse and inspiring the future work force: what a year 2020 has been for nurses.

Without nursing staff the response to the #COVID19 pandemic would have failed

They are the key part of healthcare.

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Prof. Curley now describes the role of the #nurse in #research - and feels the priority should be going back to make sure our health care settings are designed to help and heal and comfort patients

We should not be harming patients by being in the hospital

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To achieve nursing research we need to create a platform that allows this!

We are lucky @SotonChildHosp #PedsICU that we have @Katystearn1Katy @donnaaust1n @UHS_PICResearch @RDsouthampton @southamptonCRF who support nursing research - & teaching how to do it! #EPCCS20 Image
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6 Oct
Lynne Latten now talking about #PedsICU #nutrition considerations in #COVID19 children

10 tips about to follow....

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Tip 1: use standard guidelines - not much needs to change in #COVID19 #PedsICU

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Tip 2: Carry out a good nutritional assessment

#COVID19 risks worse with higher BMI

#PedsICU #EPCCS20 #nutrition
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