Practical Approach to Pediatric Intensive Care

Praveen Khilnani MD FAAP MCCM American Board Certification in Paediatrics and Paediatric Critical Care Medicine; Director and Senior Consultant, Paediatric Critical Care, Pulmonology and Emergency Services, Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital, New Delhi; Vice Chancellor, IAP College Council of Paediatric Intensive Care Chapter, India; Academic Director, Rainbow Group of Hospitals, India

Assessment and Initial Management



Pediatric Advanced Life



Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation



Airway Management



Transport of Critically Ill Children



Consensus Guidelines for Pediatric Intensive Care Units in India



Hemodynamic Monitoring in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Intracranial Pressure Monitoring



Respiratory Monitoring in Pediatric Intensive Care



Nursing Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Procedures in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Flexible Bronchoscopy in Infants and Children



Pediatric Thoracoscopy



Ultrasound in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Respiratory Physiology



Oxygen Therapy in Pediatrics



Blood Gas and Acid-base Interpretation



Upper Airway Obstruction in Children



Meconium Aspiration Syndrome and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn



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



Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Respiratory Infection in Children



Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children



Empyema Thoracis in Children



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 Ventilation



Advanced 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



Shock: Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Inotropes and Vasopressors in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Cardiogenic Shock



Pediatric Septic Shock



Multiorgan Failure in Critically Ill Children



Dengue with Shock



Role of Echocardiography in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Interventional Pediatric Cardiology: An Overview



Myocarditis in Children



Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Hypertension in Children



Common Congenital Heart Defects and Perioperative Issues



Postoperative Care of Cardiac Patients After Open Heart Surgery



Perioperative Management of Transposition of Great Arteries



Perioperative Management of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage



Perioperative Management Strategy of Univentricular Heart



Cardiac Pacing in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support



Heart Transplantation in Pediatrics



Pediatric Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Therapy



Diabetic Ketoacidosis



Endocrine Emergencies in Critically Ill Children



Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities in the Critically Ill Children



Acute Kidney Injury in Children and Renal Replacement Therapy



Pediatric Renal Transplantation



Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Diagnosis and Management



Acute Liver Failure



Liver Transplantation



Liver Transplantation in Children: Indian Scenario



Nutrition in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Parenteral Nutrition for Critically Ill Child



Blood Transfusion in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care



Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation



Methemoglobinemia



Malaria



Immunocompromised Child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections



Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children



Antibiotic Therapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Nosocomial Infections and Management



Multiple Trauma: Stabilization and Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Child Abuse and Shake Injuries



Perioperative Anesthetic and Surgical Issues



Poisoning and Bites



Thermal Burns



Heat Disorders



Electrical Shock



Near-drowning



Coma: Encephalitis and Cerebral Malaria



Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Meningitis



Hydrocephalus



Status Epilepticus Pediatric Head Injury



Pediatric Head Injury



Pediatric Brain Death Guidelines



Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade



Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness



Care of Terminally Ill Children



Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Ethical Issues Related to End-of-life



Issues in Intensive Care in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine



Simulation-based Training in Pediatric Intensive Care



Research in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Quality Improvement in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit



Drugs Used in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit