Pediatric Critical Care (PICU)

Some of the common conditions that we treat with pediatric hospital care include:

• Respiratory Illnesses (Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Pneumonia)

• Hyperbilirubinemia

• Infant Fever

• Abscesses/Cellulitis

• Gastroenteritis/Dehydration

• Diabetes

• Seizure Disorders

• Failure to Thrive/Poor Weight Gain

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Our pediatric intensivists may provide any number of highly specialized interventions to deal with the consequences of severe illness or injury. These include:

• Diagnosis of children who have unstable or life-threatening conditions, including those with previously undiagnosed diseases

• Thorough monitoring, medication, and treatment of children in the Pediatric ICU (PICU)

• Supervision of children on ventilators (“breathing machines”)

• Medical treatment for children with severe heart and lung disease

• Placement of special catheters in the blood vessels and heart

• Management of medications and treatments for children with brain trauma

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Our pediatric intensivists coordinate their care with a specialized team of nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other pediatric health care specialists. They use specialized medicines and/or treatments, many of which can only be offered in a PICU.

• Pediatric surgeons

• Pediatric oncologists

• Pediatric neurologists

• Pediatric cardiologists

• Pediatric orthopedists

• Trauma surgeons

• Pediatric infectious disease specialists

• Neurosurgeons

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