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Pediatric critical care
Pediatric critical care, also known as Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), is a specialized medical service that provides care to critically ill or injured children who require close monitoring and life-sustaining interventions.
Pediatric critical care involves:
1. Advanced life support: Mechanical ventilation, cardiac support, and other interventions to sustain life.
2. Close monitoring: Continuous monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and other parameters to quickly identify changes in condition.
3. Multidisciplinary care: Collaboration among pediatricians, surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other specialists to provide comprehensive care.
4. Advanced technologies: Use of advanced medical technologies, such as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), dialysis, and cardiac assist devices.
Children who require pediatric critical care may have conditions such as:
1. Severe infections (e.g., sepsis, meningitis)
2. Trauma (e.g., head injury, multiple injuries)
3. Respiratory failure (e.g., asthma, pneumonia)
4. Cardiac conditions (e.g., heart failure, arrhythmias)
5. Neurological disorders (e.g., stroke, seizures)
6. Surgical complications
7. Organ failure (e.g., kidney, liver)
Care is typically provided in a specialized PICU or NICU setting.
Yes, parents are encouraged to stay with their child and participate in their care.
Advanced medical equipment like ventilators, cardiac monitors, and dialysis machines are used.
Yes, teams are available 24/7 to provide continuous care.
