Chapter 88 Acute Liver Failure, Liver Transplantation, and Extracorporeal Liver Support David M. Steinhorn, Estella M. Alonso, Timothy E. Bunchman Pearls • Pediatric liver failure represents a large number of…
Chapter 113 Child Abuse and Neglect Paula M. Mazur, James J. Woytash, Lynn J. Hernan Pearls • Accidental trauma differs from nonaccidental trauma in presentation, workup, treatment, and outcome. In…
Chapter 81 Hematology and Oncology Problems in the Intensive Care Unit Francois P. Aspesberro, Joan S. Roberts, Thomas V. Brogan Pearls • Proactive treatment measures for tumor lysis syndrome include…
Chapter 5 Proving the Point Evidence-Based Medicine in Pediatric Critical Care R. Scott Watson, Mary E. Hartman, Derek C. Angus “Not all clinicians need to appraise evidence from scratch, but…
Chapter 108 Heat Injury Ofer Yanay, E.l.i. Gilad Pearls • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 1979 to 1999, 6864 deaths were attributable to excessive heat…
Chapter 38 Control of Breathing and Acute Respiratory Failure Robert K. Kanter Pearls • Powerful neural regulation of breathing maintains a constant supply of oxygen to the tissue, despite wide…
Chapter 14 Pediatric Transport Shifting the Paradigm to Improve Patient Outcome Kate Felmet, Richard A. Orr, Yong Y. Han, Kimberly R. Roth Pearls • In transport, patients are subjected to…
Chapter 93 Acquired Immune Dysfunction Gwenn E. McLaughlin, Andrew C. Argent Pearls • Most patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit are immunosuppressed to varying degrees. • Critical illness…
Chapter 89 Acute Abdomen Robert Sawin Pearls • Observation of a child’s vital signs, position, and demeanor can be as valuable as palpation in assessing the abdomen. • Decisions about…
Chapter 86 Disorders and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Scottie B. Day, Samuel A. Kocoshis Pearls • So much reliance is placed on electronic monitoring of patients that…
