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…
Safety and Quality Assessment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
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…
Information Technology in Critical Care
Chapter 8 Information Technology in Critical Care Steven Pon, Barry Markovitz, Carl Weigle, Brian Jacobs Pearls • Information technology promises many benefits but is not without limitations and pitfalls. Physicians…
Educating the Intensivist
Chapter 17 Educating the Intensivist Mary W. Lieh-Lai, Denise M. Goodman, Melinda Fiedor Hamilton, Kevin M. Valentine Pearls • The principles of adult learning and how they relate to fellowship…
Palliative Care
Chapter 12 Palliative Care Jeffrey Burns, Cynda H. Rushton Pearls • “Palliative care begins when illness is diagnosed, and continues irrespective of whether or not a child receives disease-directed treatment…providers…
Ethical Issues in Death and Dying
Chapter 11 Ethical Issues in Death and Dying Norman Fost Pearls • It is not only permissible to discontinue treatments that are not serving the patient’s interest, it is obligatory….
