Needs updating
Some of the guidelines are out of date so use with caution
Good info, layout and design could be improved
Pros: useful clinical information, it’s nice to have the information about how to draw up the infusions.
Cons:
- There are potentially dangerous doses in the app for two reasons: they calculate all doses on TBW and they don’t limit the upper weight. For example if you put in a 16M 355Kg then the app recommends: propofol 855mg, Phenytoin 7100mg, Adenosine 35mg, Rocuronium 355mg.
- Large square buttons is very Windows Phone from 2011, a list would be better
- No search function - this is a real shame in 2023
- Year month dropdown could be a toggle button
- It would be good to have an estimated height as well, or allow the user to input the height
Cons:
- There are potentially dangerous doses in the app for two reasons: they calculate all doses on TBW and they don’t limit the upper weight. For example if you put in a 16M 355Kg then the app recommends: propofol 855mg, Phenytoin 7100mg, Adenosine 35mg, Rocuronium 355mg.
- Large square buttons is very Windows Phone from 2011, a list would be better
- No search function - this is a real shame in 2023
- Year month dropdown could be a toggle button
- It would be good to have an estimated height as well, or allow the user to input the height
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Please update to suit IOS11
Please update the version to suit I Phone IOS 11
I bought your application but now not working
I bought your application but now not working
Needs an update
Appears not to be iOS 10 compatible as you can't input an actual weight any more only use the estimated weight given which obviously makes the app useless with regard to drug dosing. Please update!
Great with a few caveats!
A few anaesthetic doses are not correct (so beware) and some useful infusions are missing.
Also, the app is designed for the iPhone 4 (we're now on the 6s four years on and this looks fairly outdated [even worse on the plus]).
However, apart from that it's a great app to have on hand, especially when attending emergencies in A&E and you need to get quick figures.
Also, the app is designed for the iPhone 4 (we're now on the 6s four years on and this looks fairly outdated [even worse on the plus]).
However, apart from that it's a great app to have on hand, especially when attending emergencies in A&E and you need to get quick figures.
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Ok with a few omissions
Downloaded this to use in emergencies as adult ICU bod occasionally called to A&E to offer airway support. Ok but no atracurium dose, infusion section is confusing and says dilute in xxml of whatever but does not say how much of drug? Also not ketamine infusion thought this was increasingly used now? Also thiopentone dose is to low at 2mg/kg. otherwise ok
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General paed nurse
Great app, lovely to have something British to use rather than just American based. Very useful when nursing a sick child or waiting for retrieval team. Great to have in a transfer too. Gets a lot of use from me! Have recommended it to my friends too! thank you!
Excellent app
Great app but would also be useful to have resus drug doses in mg as well as mls but overall a fantastic app.
PICU nurse
Easy to use and just what is needed for an emergency or when on retrieval. Thank you
Superb app for critically ill children, very highly recommended
This app provides rapid reliable info on the assessment, and initiation of care in critically ill children with good suggestions for basic physiological parameters (BP / RR / HR etc) and estimated Weight. Sensible suggestions for equipment (eg ETT) size and rapid reliable calculations on inotrope and other common (inititial) PICU infusions (others are provided separately and you can use the excellent infusion calculator for the less common ones). I like the fact it has Prostin calculations automatically, as staff often struggle with this calculation. It also includes Cardiac arrest drug info (yes - I do know this info well myself !) to sooth anxieties and instill confidence in drug doses from the word go . It also includes other infusions and bolus drug doses. I really like the fact that it copes very well with the under one's with all this advice, as this can be a difficult group to manage / calculate for. I can use actual or estimated weights (which I think is essential in any app like this).
I bought this several weeks ago so have played around with it a lot.
The layout is sensible and user friendly, and it is up and running almost instantly on my iPhone3GS. I like it (I love it !) , I've played with various practice parameters and am happy with its ease of use and reliability. The glucose calculator (to make up various strengths) is easy to use. I like the Infusion rates calculator (easily brought up from within the app, very user friendly) so you can do your own calculations / checks on any infusion you wish (some units always have their own strengths etc (eg some NN units can make up in 20 mls syringes)). It has great strengths across the board. I prefer this of all my (many !) paediatric apps.
It is an app that gives greater confidence in the stress of assessment / initiating care to critically ill children, with reliable information.
If you deal with sick children you will find it invaluable. Very highly recommended
Oh I almost forgot, I have an iPad2 (I had to tell somebody !) and it automatically "sizes up" crisp and clear for the iPad (also you don't have to buy a stand alone iPad extra copy) and there's none of this twice as big and half as legible business of the x2 button.
Weaknesses: 1) (its great strength as well !) is the fixed inotrope calculations etc - your unit may have different ways of making up infusions, but that is inherent in its design (and you can use the stand-alone (but use within app) calculator if you need to). I use (almost !) all my drugs in the concentrations they use / suggest, so for me it is brilliant !
2) with my age and eyesight I find it difficult to see the salbutamol infusion information, but this is restricted to the salbutamol ONLY, everything else is easily legible (even with my age ....).
Disclosure: I have no involvement whatsoever with this app or the team creating it (I wish I could claim the / any credit !), I do refer critically ill children in to the STRS (South Thames Retrieval Team) but the above is my genuine opinion. I bought my copy !
I bought this several weeks ago so have played around with it a lot.
The layout is sensible and user friendly, and it is up and running almost instantly on my iPhone3GS. I like it (I love it !) , I've played with various practice parameters and am happy with its ease of use and reliability. The glucose calculator (to make up various strengths) is easy to use. I like the Infusion rates calculator (easily brought up from within the app, very user friendly) so you can do your own calculations / checks on any infusion you wish (some units always have their own strengths etc (eg some NN units can make up in 20 mls syringes)). It has great strengths across the board. I prefer this of all my (many !) paediatric apps.
It is an app that gives greater confidence in the stress of assessment / initiating care to critically ill children, with reliable information.
If you deal with sick children you will find it invaluable. Very highly recommended
Oh I almost forgot, I have an iPad2 (I had to tell somebody !) and it automatically "sizes up" crisp and clear for the iPad (also you don't have to buy a stand alone iPad extra copy) and there's none of this twice as big and half as legible business of the x2 button.
Weaknesses: 1) (its great strength as well !) is the fixed inotrope calculations etc - your unit may have different ways of making up infusions, but that is inherent in its design (and you can use the stand-alone (but use within app) calculator if you need to). I use (almost !) all my drugs in the concentrations they use / suggest, so for me it is brilliant !
2) with my age and eyesight I find it difficult to see the salbutamol infusion information, but this is restricted to the salbutamol ONLY, everything else is easily legible (even with my age ....).
Disclosure: I have no involvement whatsoever with this app or the team creating it (I wish I could claim the / any credit !), I do refer critically ill children in to the STRS (South Thames Retrieval Team) but the above is my genuine opinion. I bought my copy !
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Paeds Drug app
Nice and simple - great stuff!
NikkiS
A really useful, easy to use app that I can see being used at hospital bedsides around the country by nurses, doctors and particularly anaesthetists!!
It is so nice to have an English app too and not always rely on our medical colleagues across the sea to tell us what to do.
It is so nice to have an English app too and not always rely on our medical colleagues across the sea to tell us what to do.
Awesome App!
Easy and quick to use- Thank you
Must have for everyone involved in Paediatrics
The administration bit is excellent. It would be even better if the correct dose could be automatically calculated once the weight is entered for all additional drugs as well.
Nurse
Excellent app! V useful.
Finally!
Highly recommended. A must for all medical students, this is what we've all been waiting for! Excellent utility app! Cover yourself - buy it now!
Professional
This is going to be a great help during prolonged resuscitation attempts and during the prep of a child for transfer.
fantastic
Great App. Really easy to use and unlike similar apps completely up to date. Definitely recommend
