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Aortic dissection – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025In a peripartum woman presenting with severe acute chest and/or thoracic backpain, it is important to consider the... Read more...

Fluid resuscitation in septic shock – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025In the setting of septic shock, or evolving septic shock, cardiovascular status is of paramount importance. Severe shock is... Read more...

Treatment and referral of children with suspected serious bacterial infection by general practitioners – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025There has been an increase in serious bacterial infections due to severe Group A streptococcal, streptococcus pneumoniae and... Read more...

Sedation in children with respiratory distress including asthma – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025Clinicians must be vigilant when sedating any child who has respiratory distress including acute asthma. If sedation is... Read more...

Review of pregnant women presenting to a general emergency department – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025Review of several cases where a woman presented to an emergency department (ED) in advanced pregnancy have identified... Read more...

Management of eclampsia and severe preeclampsia – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025First line management of eclampsia and severe hypertension in preeclampsia is stabilisation. Airway, breathing, circulation... Read more...

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in the newborn - Good practice points

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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March 2025 Perinatally acquired HSV can be lethal if not treated early with anti-viral therapy. Diagnosis is impossible to rule... Read more...

Subgaleal haemorrhage – Good Practice Point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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MARCH 2025AimThe aim of this good practice point is to emphasise that guidelines and protocols exist for Subgaleal Haemorrhages and it... Read more...

In vitro fertilization (IVF) and pregnancy risk – Good practice point

Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
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MARCH 2025AimThe aim of this good practice point is to alert clinicians to the increased risk profile of pregnancy resultant of... Read more...

In-depth case review tool

Safer Care Victoria
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The in-depth case review (IDCR) tool assists health services to use a structured, systems-based approach to reviewing adverse patient... Read more...
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