Routine pediatric cardiology consultant in preterm infant

[Guest danielirra]

in our service we don`t have pediatric cardiologist , so , we don`t perform routine cardiologic monitoring in preterm infants ( the nearest center with pediatric cardiology is 110 miles), i was looking for information about it but I did not find. should we transfer the babies to perform a consultation?

thanks

Daniel

[Stefan Johansson]

My suggestion and if you have access to an ultrasound machine: invest time to learn (functional) echocardiography yourself (or a doctor in your NICU).

We have several neonatologists trained doing echo's and it is so valuable I can hardly think about how we managed before. And yet we have access to pediatric cardiology service almost within an arm's length

[Dinesh N Patel]

dear Stefen ,

I am willing to learn neonatal functional electrocardiograms aswell as neuro usg,can you suggest on line course or some good learning materials .in our hospital we have 5 usg for fetal echo.our management now ready to invest for neonatal echocardiography probe and head usg probe in one portable machine[logic5 from GE.

dinesh

[Stefan Johansson]

Look here for echo courses:

http://onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=12&prodid=242

http://www.neonatalechoskills.com/

http://www.cvent.com/events/basic-course-on-congenital-and-paediatric-echocardiography-combined-with-3rd-annual-imaging-ventricu/custom-19-13876f88bb7f4d5e96fe99d03368419c.aspx

For a good learning CD for brain ultrasound: contact the dept of neonatology at RPA/Sydney/Au to order their CD

http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/RPA/neonatal/default.htm