Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Chapter 54 Pediatric Neurocritical Care Michael J. Bell Pearls The nine steps that must be accomplished when building a successful critical care program include: • Planning and organization • Training…
Noninvasive Ventilation: Concepts and Practice
Chapter 50 Noninvasive Ventilation Concepts and Practice Shekhar T. Venkataraman Pearls • Noninvasive ventilation can be used for both short-term and long-term indications depending on whether respiratory failure is acute…
Acute Neuromuscular Diseases and Disorders
Chapter 64 Acute Neuromuscular Diseases and Disorders Maria B. Weimer, James J. Reese, Jr., Ann H. Tilton Pearls • Some causes of acute flaccid paralysis in childhood • Guillain-Barré syndrome…
Neonatal Respiratory Disease
Chapter 46 Neonatal Respiratory Disease Waleed Maamoun, Amber E. Fort, James J. Cummings Pearls • Pulmonary or nonpulmonary disorders can lead to respiratory distress or failure. • Respiratory distress presenting…
Pediatric Intensive Care in Developing Countries
Chapter 16 Pediatric Intensive Care in Developing Countries Frank Shann, Andrew C. Argent, Suchitra Ranjit Pearls • In the world’s 66 high-income countries, the total annual expenditure on health averaged…
History of Pediatric Critical Care
Chapter 1 History of Pediatric Critical Care Daniel L. Levin, I. David Todres† “In critical care, it strikes one that the issues are three: realism, dignity, and love.” Jacob Javits,…
Cardiac Transplantation
Chapter 32 Cardiac Transplantation F. Jay Fricker Pearls • Indications for transplantation are cardiomyopathy and complex palliated congenital heart disease with severe myopathic ventricular dysfunction. • Pediatric patients on inotropic…
Outcomes in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Implications for Health Services Research and Patient Care
Chapter 6 Outcomes in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Implications for Health Services Research and Patient Care Anthony D. Slonim, James P. Marcin, Murray M. Pollack Pearls • Quality improvement seeks…
The Process of Organ Donation and Pediatric Donor Management
Chapter 13 The Process of Organ Donation and Pediatric Donor Management Thomas A. Nakagawa, Steven S. Mou Pearls • Involvement of critical care specialists, specifically in pediatrics, where there are…
Critical Care in Public Health Emergencies
Chapter 18 Critical Care in Public Health Emergencies Robert K. Kanter Pearls • All-hazard, as well as incident-specific, planning and preparedness for public health emergencies make a difference in patient…
