Continuous Monitoring & Life Support
Round-the-clock monitoring and advanced life support for children with the most critical, life-threatening conditions.
Understanding Continuous Monitoring & Life Support
The most critically ill children need constant observation and, in some cases, machines to support breathing or circulation while their body recovers or the underlying condition is treated. Every vital sign is tracked continuously so that changes are identified and responded to immediately.
Conditions We Treat
Need for Mechanical Ventilation
Some children are unable to breathe adequately on their own and need a machine to support breathing.
- Child is unable to maintain safe oxygen levels unaided
- Breathing has become very shallow or laboured
- Consciousness is reduced alongside breathing difficulty
Multi-Organ Support Needs
When more than one organ system is affected by critical illness, coordinated support is needed to maintain function.
- More than one organ system is affected by illness
- Kidney or liver function is declining alongside other symptoms
- Illness is not responding to initial treatment
Cardiac Monitoring in Critical Illness
Close tracking of heart rate and rhythm in children whose heart function is affected by severe illness.
- Irregular or very fast or slow heart rate
- Known heart condition alongside a critical illness
- Signs of poor circulation such as cold extremities
Altered Consciousness or Coma
A significant reduction in alertness or responsiveness that needs continuous neurological monitoring.
- Child is difficult or impossible to wake
- Unresponsive to voice or touch
- Consciousness has declined following an injury or illness
Severe Trauma Requiring Life Support
Serious injury affecting breathing, circulation, or consciousness that requires intensive stabilisation.
- Major injury from an accident or fall
- Breathing or circulation is affected after trauma
- Loss of consciousness following an injury
Recovery After Cardiac Arrest
Children who have been resuscitated after their heart or breathing stopped need intensive monitoring during recovery.
- Child has recently been resuscitated
- Ongoing monitoring recommended after a cardiac event
- Reduced consciousness following resuscitation
Recovery & Rehabilitation
Life support is provided and adjusted continuously as a child's condition changes.
Assessment
Continuous Assessment
Breathing, heart rhythm, and neurological status are assessed and tracked from the moment of admission.
Treatment
Initiate Life Support
Ventilatory or circulatory support is started as needed, based on which organ systems require assistance.
Recovery
Round-the-Clock Monitoring
Every vital sign is monitored continuously, with support adjusted immediately as the child's condition changes.
Follow-up
Gradual Weaning
Life support is reduced step by step as the child's own organ function recovers, with close review at each stage.
Continuous Monitoring & Life Support questions
Get answers about intensive monitoring and life support for critically ill children.
It means vital signs such as heart rate, breathing, oxygen levels, and blood pressure are tracked constantly, so any change can be responded to right away.
Continuous monitoring and life support may be needed if:
- Breathing or circulation cannot be maintained unaided
- More than one organ system is affected by illness or injury
- Consciousness is significantly reduced
- A serious cardiac event or trauma has occurred
- Illness is not responding to initial treatment
Every vital sign is tracked around the clock
Continuous monitoring allows the critical care team to detect the smallest changes and adjust life support immediately, keeping the child as stable as possible at every stage.
Need help deciding? Our Care Guide can help you understand the monitoring and support your child is receiving.
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