Healing Hearts: Empowering Pediatric Critical Care Providers

Have you ever wondered what the list of numbers in a blood gas means? Join Dr. Laura Ortmann, pediatric intensivist, as she teaches you about arterial blood gases, how to analyze them, and what they mean in the care of your patients! #ABG #aterialbloodgas #PICU #CICU

At Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, we offer a Nurse Residency program for new graduate nurses. We are proud to introduce a new podcast series with a panel of former nurse residents where they talk about tips and tricks for the new nurse. Join Austin Derby, Erica Thorn, and Kacie Baber as they share stories to help you feel successful as you start your nursing career!

In the cardiac lesion series, pediatric intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, describes the background of the cardiac lesion, what it looks like clinically, the most common complications post-operatively, and how the lesion is managed. In this episode, she will discuss the Cardiac Lesion Transposition of the Great Arteries or TGA.

At Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, we offer a Nurse Residency program for new graduate nurses. We are proud to introduce a new podcast series with a panel of former nurse residents where they talk about tips and tricks for the new nurse. Join Austin Derby, Erica Thorn, and Kacie Baber as they share stories to help you feel successful as you start your nursing career!

Join Madeline Quinn, Clinical Nurse Educator in the PICU at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center as she talks with Jonathan Bartels, the creator of The Pause. The Pause is a deliberate practice utilized after a patient death. The Pause has been a meaningful process within our institution, and we hope that you find some meaning in this conversation to spread the movement or to focus on the importance of self-care when dealing with emotionally challenging patient care scenarios. You can find out more about the pause at https://thepause.me

Join pediatric nephrologist, Dr. Melissa Muff-Luett as she introduces the fourth episode in this series and talks about Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy or CRRT. Dr. Melissa Muff-Luett is the Medical Director of Dialysis at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The information provided in this podcast is general in nature and is intended as a training tool for Children's Hospital & Medical Center personnel. This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Each patient is unique and information provided in any educational forum must be tailored to each patient's unique situation. By recording this podcast, neither Children's, nor any provider, is engaged in the practice of medicine, nursing or any other health care service. Medical professionals and individual patient families should not attempt to use or rely upon any of the information provided to make medical decisions or to provide health care services. If you are a Children's employee and you have any questions about the content of this podcast, please discuss these with your supervisor. By listening to the podcast, you are agreeing with the terms of this disclaimer. All rights to this podcast are reserved. Copyright Children's Hospital & Medical Center 2020.

This podcast episode discusses coarctation of the aorta, including the diagnosis, repair, and post-operative care. It explores blood pressure regulation, post-operative hypertension, and complications of coarctation repair. The episode emphasizes the significance of managing post-operative hypertension and discusses commonly used drugs for lowering blood pressure. It also delves into post-operative bleeding, complications like post-coarctectomy syndrome, and pain management following coarctation repair.

Join pediatric nephrologist, Dr. Melissa Muff-Luett as she introduces the third episode in this series and talks about peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Melissa Muff-Luett is the Medical Director of Dialysis at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

In this unique episode of the cardiac lesion series, pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, describes low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS). This is the second part of a two-part episode and in part two, she talks about management of LOCS. References are: Parr G, Blackstone E, Kirklin J. Cardiac performance and mortality early after intracardiac surgery in infants and young children. Circulation 1975; 51:867-874. Wernovsky G, Sypij D, Jonas R, et al. Postoperative course and hemodynamic profile after the arterial switch operation in neonates and infants. A comparison of low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. Circulation 1995; 92:2226-2235. The information provided in this podcast is general in nature and is intended as a training tool for Children's Hospital & Medical Center personnel. This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Each patient is unique and information provided in any educational forum must be tailored to each patient's unique situation. By recording this podcast, neither Children's, nor any provider, is engaged in the practice of medicine, nursing or any other health care service. Medical professionals and individual patient families should not attempt to use or rely upon any of the information provided to make medical decisions or to provide health care services. If you are a Children's employee and you have any questions about the content of this podcast, please discuss these with your supervisor. By listening to the podcast, you are agreeing with the terms of this disclaimer. All rights to this podcast are reserved. Copyright Children's Hospital & Medical Center 2020.

In this unique episode of the cardiac lesion series, pediatric intensivist, Dr. Laura Ortmann, describes low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS). This is a two-part episode and in part one, she talks about defining LCOS and how to monitor for it. References are: Parr G, Blackstone E, Kirklin J. Cardiac performance and mortality early after intracardiac surgery in infants and young children. Circulation 1975; 51:867-874. Wernovsky G, Sypij D, Jonas R, et al. Postoperative course and hemodynamic profile after the arterial switch operation in neonates and infants. A comparison of low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. Circulation 1995; 92:2226-2235. The information provided in this podcast is general in nature and is intended as a training tool for Children's Hospital & Medical Center personnel. This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Each patient is unique and information provided in any educational forum must be tailored to each patient's unique situation. By recording this podcast, neither Children's, nor any provider, is engaged in the practice of medicine, nursing or any other health care service. Medical professionals and individual patient families should not attempt to use or rely upon any of the information provided to make medical decisions or to provide health care services. If you are a Children's employee and you have any questions about the content of this podcast, please discuss these with your supervisor. By listening to the podcast, you are agreeing with the terms of this disclaimer. All rights to this podcast are reserved. Copyright Children's Hospital & Medical Center 2020.