Transfusion decision making (TDM) in the critically ill requires consideration of: (1) anemia tolerance, which is linked to active pathology and to physiologic reserve, (2) differences in donor RBC physiology…
The management of critically ill pediatric patients with trauma poses many challenges because of the infrequency and diversity of severe injuries and a paucity of high-level evidence to guide care…
Kathleen L. Meert, MD, FCCM, Editor Daniel A. Notterman, MA, MD, FAAP, Editor The American Board of Pediatrics first recognized Pediatric Critical Care Medicine as a separate specialty in 1987….
Approximately 5000 to 10,000 children suffer an in-hospital cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) each year in the United States. Importantly, 2% to 6% of all children admitted to pediatric…
Bonita F. Stanton, MD, Consulting Editor The arrival of a critically ill child in a hospital setting stimulates a cascade of well-coordinated actions crafted to first stabilize the child and…
