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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 7 Safety and Quality Assessment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Matthew C. Scanlon, Martin K. Wakeham Pearls • The six domains of quality in the pediatric intensive care…
