Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Chandy C. John, MD, MS, Editor I’m delighted to introduce this issue of the Pediatric Clinics of North America , which highlights “Advances in Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pediatric…
A Parents’ Perspective on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) can be an intimidating and frightening place for parents and family members of critically ill children. Most parents experience a loss of control and…
Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Patient-centered and family-centered care (PFCC) has been endorsed by many professional health care organizations. Although variably defined, PFCC is an approach to care that is respectful of and responsive to…
End-of-Life Care in Pediatrics
Hospitalized children constitute most annual pediatric deaths in the United States. The details of “how-to” provide end-of-life (EOL) care are not consistently taught to staff and therefore the actual delivery…
Pediatric Delirium
This review article updates the pediatric medical community on the current literature regarding diagnosis and treatment of delirium in critically ill children. This information will be of value to pediatricians,…
Advances in Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Because pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) improve survival for a range of acute diseases, attention has turned toward ensuring the best possible functional outcomes after critical illness. The neurocritical care…
Advances in Critical Care of the Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (SCT) remains a curative option for a variety of malignant and non-malignant disorders in children. Following transplant a proportion of SCT recipients become critically ill and…
Acute Kidney Injury in Children
The concept and definition of acute kidney injury (AKI) in adults and children has undergone significant change in recent years. Biomarker assessment is aiding in description, defining and understanding timing…
Advances in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Pediatric cardiac critical care has made, and continues to make, significant strides in improving outcomes. It is a measure of these successes that much of the discussion in this article…
Advances in Monitoring and Management of Shock
Early recognition and treatment of pediatric shock, regardless of cause, decreases mortality and improves outcome. In addition to the conventional parameters (eg, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, urine output, and…
