Main description:

This is the third edition of this comprehensive guide to the practical aspects of paediatric intensive care, with contributions from various international authors.

12 sections, spanning over 1000 pages, cover basic practical and surgical issues in paediatric intensive care, as well as conditions specific to various systems of the human body, including respiratory, circulatory neurological, gastroenterological (digestive) and hepatological (liver, gallbladder, pancreas) systems.

The penultimate section is on environmental injuries, including thermal burns, heat disorders and electric shock, and the book concludes with miscellaneous practical aspects of paediatric intensive care, such as quality improvement in the PICU (paediatric intensive care unit), and simulation based training and drugs in the PICU.

Included in this new edition are recent resuscitation guidelines (AHA PALS, 2010) and international 'surviving sepsis' guidelines (2012), along with a thorough update of all the latest information and technology in the field of paediatric critical care.

378 illustrations include updated flowcharts for several chapters, giving a quick overview of management of common PICU problems. Practical Approach to Pediatric Intensive Care serves as a complete guide to the day-to-day management of the PICU.

Key Points

Sections on specific systems of the human body
New resuscitation and international 'surviving sepsis' guidelines included
378 illustrations over 1000+ pages
New, fully revised edition
Previous edition published 2008

Contents:

Section 1: Basic Practical Issues

Recognition and Assessment of Critically Ill Child
Pediatric Advance Life Support 2010 Guidelines
CPR: 2010 Guidelines
Airway Management
Transport of Sick Children
Consensus Guidelines for Pediatric Intensive Care Units in India
Hemodynamic Monitoring in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
Respiratory Monitoring in PICU
Nursing Care in the PICU
Procedures in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Flexible Bronchoscopy in Infants and Children
Pediatric Thoracoscopy
Ultrasound in PICU

Section 2: Respiratory System

Respiratory Physiology
Oxygen Therapy
Blood Gas and Acid Base Interpretation
Upper Airway Obstruction in Children
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome and PPHN
Acute Respiratory Failure
Pediatric Tracheostomy
Acute Severe Asthma Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Viral Pneumonias: Common Pneumonias and Recent Advances
Persistent and Recurrent Pneumonias
Recent Advances in the Rapid Diagnosis of Respiratory Tract Infection
HIV Disease and Respiratory Infection in Children
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children
Empyema Thoracis
Air Leak Syndromes
Cystic Fibrosis: Clinical Manifestations and Treatment
Neonatal Congenital Lung Lesions
Bronchodilator Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Children
Basic Mechanical Ventilation
Commonly Available Ventilators
Disease Specific Mechanical Ventilation
Advanced Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
Ventilator Graphics and Clinical Applications
Care of the Ventilated Patient
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
Non-invasive Ventilation
High Frequency Ventilation
Inhaled Nitric Oxide
Neonatal Ventilation
Surfactant Therapy in Newborn
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Pediatric Heart and Lung Transplantation

Section 3: Circulatory System

Shock: Management of Shock in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Vasoactive and Inotropic Therapy in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Cardiogenic Shock
Pediatric Septic Shock
Multiorgan Failure in Critically Ill Children
Dengue
Role of Echocardiography in the Critically Ill Child
Myocarditis in Children
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Hypertension in Children
Common Congenital Heart Defects and Perioperative Issues
Postoperative Care After Open Heart Surgery
Perioperative Management of Transposition of Great Arteries
Perioperative Management of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage
Univentricular Heart Perioperative Management Strategy
Cardiac Pacing in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support
Heart Transplantation in Pediatrics
Pediatric Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Therapy
Interventional Pediatric Cardiology: An Overview
Fluids and Electrolytes in the Critically ill Child
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Acute Kidney Injury in Children and Renal Replacement Therapy
Pediatric Renal Transplantation

Section 5: Gastroenterological Issues

Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Diagnosis and Management
Nutrition in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Parenteral Nutrition for the Pediatrician
Acute Liver Failure
Liver Transplantation
Liver Transplantation in Children: Indian Scenario

Section 6: Hematological Issues

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Blood Transfusion in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care

Section 7: Pediatric Surgical Issues

Postoperative Care in Pediatric Surgical Patients
Multiple Trauma: Stabilization and Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Child Abuse and Shake Injuries
Pediatric Anesthesia-for the Pediatrician
Poisoning in Children
Methemoglobinemia
Antibiotic Therapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Infection Control and Hospital-acquired Infections
Immunological Problems and Critical Illness
Pediatric HIV Infections

Section 10: Neurological Issues

Pediatric Head Injury
Coma: Encephalitis and Cerebral Malaria
Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Meningitis
Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness in Children: Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Myopathy
Endocrine Emergencies in Critically Ill Children
Hydrocephalus
Status Epilepticus
Near-drowning
Pediatric Brain Death Guidelines
Care of Terminally Ill Children
Limitation of Life Support in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Ethical Issues Relating to End-of-life Care
Psychological Issues in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Section 11: Environmental Injuries

Thermal Burns
Heat Disorders
Electrical Shock

Section 12: Miscellaneous

Research in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Concept of Quality Improvement in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Simulation-based Training in Pediatric Intensive Care
Medicolegal Aspects in Intensive Care
Useful Information and Equations in the PICU
Drugs in PICU
Malaria