The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a multispecialty, combined medical
and surgical unit providing state-of -the-art care for patients with a
wide variety of critical illnesses. Therapies employed include inhaled
nitric oxide, ECMO, hemodialysis and ventricular assist devices. The PICU
is designed to accommodate patients ranging in age from birth to 18 years
of age. The goal of the unit is to provide high quality care for complex
critical illnesses while fostering resident education and research on
new technology in critical care. Research interests of faculty in the
critical care division include the regulation of vascular tone, airways
remodeling in chronic lung disease, neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions
in response to bacterial pathogens, the immunoregulatory role of polysaccharides,
mechanisms underlying respiratory failure in the PICU, and the use of
computational intelligence to predict outcomes in pediatric intensive
care.
Patients in the PICU present with a variety of medical and surgical problems
including trauma, infections, respiratory failure, poisonings, cardiovascular
compromise, postoperative complications, renal and metabolic failure,
increased intracranial pressure, and hematologic emergencies. Physician
coverage is provided 24 hours a day by faculty from the Division of Critical
Care Medicine as well as faculty and residents from Anesthesia, Surgery
and the Surgical Subspecialities. A specially trained nursing staff who
are dedicated to the PICU provides family-centered patient care in conjunction
with unit-based respiratory therapists. A unit-based, clinical pharmacist
assists with drug dosing and questions concerning pharmacology and drug
interaction. Other disciplines represented on a daily basis in the PICU
include Nutrition, Social Work and Child Life.
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In the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, residents provide
care to patients with
a variety of medical and surgical problems, including trauma, infections,
respiratory arrest, poisonings, cardiovascular disease, and other acute
illnesses.
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