Chapter 67 Fluid and Electrolyte Issues in Pediatric Critical Illness Robert E. Lynch, Ellen G. Wood Pearls • Distinguishing the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion from cerebral salt wasting…
Chapter 34 Performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children Robert M. Sutton, Robert A. Berg, Vinay Nadkarni Pearls • The four distinct phases of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation…
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…
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…
