Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care

Tentative contents: Volume 1 pathophysiology, monitoring, and treatment - Section 1 Neurology: disorders of consciousness; status epilepticus; cerebral resuscitation - hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; Reye's syndrome; neuromuscular weakness; increased intracranial pressure; brain death; cerebrovascular disorders. Section 2 Pulmonary: respiratory failure; neonatal respiratory disease - hyaline membrane disease and meconium aspiration syndrome; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; sudden infant death syndrome and apparent life-threatening events; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; acute upper airway obstruction - croup, epiglottis, bacterial tracheitis and retropharyngeal abscess; acute severe asthma; acute respiratory distress syndrome; aspiration pneumonia; sequelae of intubation; bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Section 3 Cardiac: cardiopulmonary interaction; cardiac tamponade; pulmonary hypertension syndromes; congestive heart failure; cyanotic heart disease; cyanotic congenital heart disease and neonatal polycythemia; dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis; cardiac arrhythmias. Section 4 Inflammation: molecular intensive care; systemic inflammatory response syndrome; shock; multiple organ system failure - a continuum of multiple organ system dysfunction; the endothelium; toxic shock syndrome; connective tissue disorders; anaphylaxis. Section 5 Infection: sepsis; pneumonia; pleural effusion and empyema; nosocomial infections; meningitis and encephalitis; meningococcemia; peritonitis; respiratory syncytial virus; bronchiotitis; human immunodeficiency virus infection; infections in the immunosuppressed patient; tuberculosis. Section 6 Haematology/oncology: disseminated intravascular coagulation and other acquired bleeding disorders; life-threatening complications of sickle cell disease; methaemoglobinaemia; severe anaemia; oncology. Section 7 Renal: acute renal failure; haemolytic-uraemic syndrome; hypertensive crisis. Section 8 Endocrine/metabolic: abnormalities of fluids, electrolytes, and calcium; abnormalities in temperature regulation; acute crises of inborn errors of metabolism; diabetic ketoacidosis; acute adrenocortical insufficiency; thyrotoxic crisis and euthyroid sick syndrome; syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion; central diabetes insipidus. Section 9 Anaesthesia and surgery - perioperative principles: anaesthesia; malignant hyperthermia; cardiothoracic surgery; neurosurgery; otolaryngology; major craniofacial surgery; general paediatric surgery. (Part contents).