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Children's lives in the balance at NHS paediatric intensive care unit | This is the NHS
Evelina paediatric intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London treats the sickest children in the south east. Every case that comes through the doors is a matter of life or death, from major infant cardiac surgery to critical trauma cases. With so much at stake in tiny bodies, the unit attracts some of the best and most dedicated doctors in the NHS. Dr Ranj Singh shows us around.
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published: 29 Jan 2016
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Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Joao Gomes, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Neuro Intensive Care Unit talks about the collaborative patient care.
For more information about the Cerebrovascular Center at Cleveland Clinic, please visit https://cle.clinic/2Xtj0u4
published: 20 Nov 2019
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Basics of the Intensive Care Unit
This is an introductory guide to intensive care.
published: 02 May 2014
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Young, unvaccinated patients fill intensive care unit in Lyon hospital | AFP
While the fourth wave of Covid-19 is on a downward trend in France, the intensive care units at Lyon Sud hospital are far from empty. With "younger and unvaccinated" patients infected with the Delta variant, medics are overwhelmed.
Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/UBbQ
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published: 10 Sep 2021
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Covid frontline: harrowing scenes from London intensive care unit as deaths soar - BBC News
The number of patients being treated for Covid in hospitals across the UK has risen above 30,000.
More than 1,000 deaths were reported in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since the peak of the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020.
The London area is at the centre of the crisis. A BBC team has been allowed to film inside the intensive care unit at the capital’s University College Hospital.
Huw Edwards presents an extended BBC News at Ten special report by medical editor Fergus Walsh, cameraman Adam Walker and producer Noel Titheradge.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
published: 06 Jan 2021
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Your stay on the Intensive Care Unit at Bristol Royal Infirmary
published: 06 Jul 2018
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Inside Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Connect with a specialist: https://bit.ly/3fIddZa
More about our PICU: https://bit.ly/3fROhhL
Meet our team: https://bit.ly/3fJXs45
More about Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: https://bit.ly/2PVKupv
Learn more about Nationwide Children's Hospital: https://bit.ly/2PJmVA8
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital spans two floors and provides care for more than 3,000 critically ill or injured children each year, making it one of the largest in the country. Our highly-diverse patient population includes children with acutely life-threatening conditions that include sepsis, respiratory failure, brain injury, trauma, cancer, and solid organ transplantation. Despite our patients’ high severity of illness, we produce outcomes that are consistently among the very best...
published: 11 Aug 2020
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Emergency Q&A for Families in ICU and INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME!
Emergency Q&A for Families in ICU and INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME!
https://intensivecareathome.com/intensive-care-at-home-now-in-the-u-s/
Book your free 15-minute phone consultation here
http://intensivecarehotline.com/scheduling-appointment/
Call directly 24/7
+1 415-915-0090 USA/Canada
+44 118 324 3018 UK
+6141 094 2230 Australia
Email [email protected]
Get 1:1 consulting and advocacy
1:1 phone counselling
http://intensivecarehotline.com/one-on-one-counselling/
Become a member for families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care
https://intensivecarehotline.com/intensivecaresupport-org-membership/
Immediate action steps http://intensivecarehotline.com/take-control-take-charge/immediate-action-steps/
https://intensivecareathome.c...
published: 08 Sep 2024
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ECMO in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
With critically ill patients, there’s no time to waste. Getinge ECMO systems (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/) provide clinicians a powerful option to help stabilize blood circulation and/or respiratory functions of critically ill patients. Our ECMO solutions can be a bridge to therapy for patients with a variety of medical conditions. ECMO can provide time for the clinician to treat the underlying cause, no matter if in the intensive care unit or during an emergency case.
Gain time for life – Getinge ECMO solutions. Learn more about the benefits of ECMO at https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/
Watch how ECMO can help gain time in emergency situations: https://youtu.be/kTge2vQno3k, https://youtu.be/bEvfUO-HQlo
published: 27 Sep 2022
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Behind the Scenes in the Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, chief of critical care at Texas Children's Hospital, takes you behind the scenes of the largest pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the nation.
Learn more about Texas Children's PICU
http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Departments-and-Services/Pediatric-Intensive-Care-Unit/
Learn more about Texas Children's Kangaroo Crew - pediatric intensive care transport
http://www.texaschildrens.org/kangaroocrew/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxd2U0e5Lj4&list=PLiN68C9rloPCZ5UTrZ4gmtz7mt0yemwJg&index=3
Read more about Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian
http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Doctors/Shekerdemian,-Lara/
Learn more about Texas Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
http://women.texaschildrens.org/Our-Services/Newborn-Care/Our-NICU/
https://www.youtube.com/w...
published: 28 Aug 2013
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Children's lives in the balance at NHS paediatric intensive care unit | This is the NHS
Evelina paediatric intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London treats the sickest children in the south east. Every case that comes through t...
Evelina paediatric intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London treats the sickest children in the south east. Every case that comes through the doors is a matter of life or death, from major infant cardiac surgery to critical trauma cases. With so much at stake in tiny bodies, the unit attracts some of the best and most dedicated doctors in the NHS. Dr Ranj Singh shows us around.
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https://wn.com/Children's_Lives_In_The_Balance_At_Nhs_Paediatric_Intensive_Care_Unit_|_This_Is_The_Nhs
Evelina paediatric intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London treats the sickest children in the south east. Every case that comes through the doors is a matter of life or death, from major infant cardiac surgery to critical trauma cases. With so much at stake in tiny bodies, the unit attracts some of the best and most dedicated doctors in the NHS. Dr Ranj Singh shows us around.
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Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport
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- published: 29 Jan 2016
- views: 822075
2:28
Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Joao Gomes, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Neuro Intensive Care Unit talks about the collaborative patient care.
For more information about the Cerebrova...
Joao Gomes, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Neuro Intensive Care Unit talks about the collaborative patient care.
For more information about the Cerebrovascular Center at Cleveland Clinic, please visit https://cle.clinic/2Xtj0u4
https://wn.com/Neuro_Intensive_Care_Unit
Joao Gomes, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Neuro Intensive Care Unit talks about the collaborative patient care.
For more information about the Cerebrovascular Center at Cleveland Clinic, please visit https://cle.clinic/2Xtj0u4
- published: 20 Nov 2019
- views: 27741
13:32
Basics of the Intensive Care Unit
This is an introductory guide to intensive care.
This is an introductory guide to intensive care.
https://wn.com/Basics_Of_The_Intensive_Care_Unit
This is an introductory guide to intensive care.
- published: 02 May 2014
- views: 66756
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Young, unvaccinated patients fill intensive care unit in Lyon hospital | AFP
While the fourth wave of Covid-19 is on a downward trend in France, the intensive care units at Lyon Sud hospital are far from empty. With "younger and unvaccin...
While the fourth wave of Covid-19 is on a downward trend in France, the intensive care units at Lyon Sud hospital are far from empty. With "younger and unvaccinated" patients infected with the Delta variant, medics are overwhelmed.
Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/UBbQ
N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
https://wn.com/Young,_Unvaccinated_Patients_Fill_Intensive_Care_Unit_In_Lyon_Hospital_|_Afp
While the fourth wave of Covid-19 is on a downward trend in France, the intensive care units at Lyon Sud hospital are far from empty. With "younger and unvaccinated" patients infected with the Delta variant, medics are overwhelmed.
Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/UBbQ
N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
- published: 10 Sep 2021
- views: 1592
9:07
Covid frontline: harrowing scenes from London intensive care unit as deaths soar - BBC News
The number of patients being treated for Covid in hospitals across the UK has risen above 30,000.
More than 1,000 deaths were reported in the latest 24-hour...
The number of patients being treated for Covid in hospitals across the UK has risen above 30,000.
More than 1,000 deaths were reported in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since the peak of the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020.
The London area is at the centre of the crisis. A BBC team has been allowed to film inside the intensive care unit at the capital’s University College Hospital.
Huw Edwards presents an extended BBC News at Ten special report by medical editor Fergus Walsh, cameraman Adam Walker and producer Noel Titheradge.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
https://wn.com/Covid_Frontline_Harrowing_Scenes_From_London_Intensive_Care_Unit_As_Deaths_Soar_BBC_News
The number of patients being treated for Covid in hospitals across the UK has risen above 30,000.
More than 1,000 deaths were reported in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since the peak of the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020.
The London area is at the centre of the crisis. A BBC team has been allowed to film inside the intensive care unit at the capital’s University College Hospital.
Huw Edwards presents an extended BBC News at Ten special report by medical editor Fergus Walsh, cameraman Adam Walker and producer Noel Titheradge.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
- published: 06 Jan 2021
- views: 864088
2:03
Inside Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Connect with a specialist: https://bit.ly/3fIddZa
More about our PICU: https://bit.ly/3fROhhL
Meet our team: https://bit.ly/3fJXs45
More about Pediatric Critica...
Connect with a specialist: https://bit.ly/3fIddZa
More about our PICU: https://bit.ly/3fROhhL
Meet our team: https://bit.ly/3fJXs45
More about Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: https://bit.ly/2PVKupv
Learn more about Nationwide Children's Hospital: https://bit.ly/2PJmVA8
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital spans two floors and provides care for more than 3,000 critically ill or injured children each year, making it one of the largest in the country. Our highly-diverse patient population includes children with acutely life-threatening conditions that include sepsis, respiratory failure, brain injury, trauma, cancer, and solid organ transplantation. Despite our patients’ high severity of illness, we produce outcomes that are consistently among the very best in the country. The units are staffed by three teams of attendings, fellows, residents, and advanced practice nurses. Patients with specific needs, such as surgical care and bone marrow transplantation, benefit from co-management and co-rounding with specialty services. Rounds are family centered and enriched by the collaboration of the families, medical and surgical teams, bedside nurses, respiratory therapists, and clinical pharmacists. Our rooms are designed with the latest technological innovations including mobile monitoring, operating room lighting ideal for procedures, and wireless continuous EEG monitoring. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is also a leader in pediatric critical care research. We conduct dozens of single- and multi-center studies each year to understand how and why children become critically ill, and how to make them better. Between the PICU’s built-in research laboratory and resources of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute, we have the infrastructure to study the entire spectrum of pediatric critical illness. As an active member of multiple research networks, including the NIH’s only funded research network focusing critically ill children, we help lead the field toward even better outcomes for our sickest patients.
https://wn.com/Inside_Our_Pediatric_Intensive_Care_Unit
Connect with a specialist: https://bit.ly/3fIddZa
More about our PICU: https://bit.ly/3fROhhL
Meet our team: https://bit.ly/3fJXs45
More about Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: https://bit.ly/2PVKupv
Learn more about Nationwide Children's Hospital: https://bit.ly/2PJmVA8
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital spans two floors and provides care for more than 3,000 critically ill or injured children each year, making it one of the largest in the country. Our highly-diverse patient population includes children with acutely life-threatening conditions that include sepsis, respiratory failure, brain injury, trauma, cancer, and solid organ transplantation. Despite our patients’ high severity of illness, we produce outcomes that are consistently among the very best in the country. The units are staffed by three teams of attendings, fellows, residents, and advanced practice nurses. Patients with specific needs, such as surgical care and bone marrow transplantation, benefit from co-management and co-rounding with specialty services. Rounds are family centered and enriched by the collaboration of the families, medical and surgical teams, bedside nurses, respiratory therapists, and clinical pharmacists. Our rooms are designed with the latest technological innovations including mobile monitoring, operating room lighting ideal for procedures, and wireless continuous EEG monitoring. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is also a leader in pediatric critical care research. We conduct dozens of single- and multi-center studies each year to understand how and why children become critically ill, and how to make them better. Between the PICU’s built-in research laboratory and resources of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute, we have the infrastructure to study the entire spectrum of pediatric critical illness. As an active member of multiple research networks, including the NIH’s only funded research network focusing critically ill children, we help lead the field toward even better outcomes for our sickest patients.
- published: 11 Aug 2020
- views: 15175
59:33
Emergency Q&A for Families in ICU and INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME!
Emergency Q&A for Families in ICU and INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME!
https://intensivecareathome.com/intensive-care-at-home-now-in-the-u-s/
Book your free 15-min...
Emergency Q&A for Families in ICU and INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME!
https://intensivecareathome.com/intensive-care-at-home-now-in-the-u-s/
Book your free 15-minute phone consultation here
http://intensivecarehotline.com/scheduling-appointment/
Call directly 24/7
+1 415-915-0090 USA/Canada
+44 118 324 3018 UK
+6141 094 2230 Australia
Email
[email protected]
Get 1:1 consulting and advocacy
1:1 phone counselling
http://intensivecarehotline.com/one-on-one-counselling/
Become a member for families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care
https://intensivecarehotline.com/intensivecaresupport-org-membership/
Immediate action steps http://intensivecarehotline.com/take-control-take-charge/immediate-action-steps/
https://intensivecareathome.com
And if you need a medical record review, click on the link and we can help you with reviewing your loved one’s medical records while they’re in ICU.
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/review-of-medical-records/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IntensiveCareHotline
Twitter: https://twitter.com/icuhotline
Here are the phone options
One day 1:1 consulting and advocacy FACE TO FACE or via zoom $20,000 per day
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/one-day-11-consulting-in-person-face/
30 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $3,299
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/thirty-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
14 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $1,999
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/fourteen-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
7 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $1,299
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/seven-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
4 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $999
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/four-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
2 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $499
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/two-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
Here's the hour option
Book 60 minutes 1:1 phone consulting and advocacy for $249:
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/one-hour-11-phone-consulting-us/
Or you can join the membership here for only US $199/ month:
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/membership-us/
#icu
#intensivecare
#criticalcare
https://wn.com/Emergency_Q_A_For_Families_In_Icu_And_Intensive_Care_At_Home
Emergency Q&A for Families in ICU and INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME!
https://intensivecareathome.com/intensive-care-at-home-now-in-the-u-s/
Book your free 15-minute phone consultation here
http://intensivecarehotline.com/scheduling-appointment/
Call directly 24/7
+1 415-915-0090 USA/Canada
+44 118 324 3018 UK
+6141 094 2230 Australia
Email
[email protected]
Get 1:1 consulting and advocacy
1:1 phone counselling
http://intensivecarehotline.com/one-on-one-counselling/
Become a member for families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care
https://intensivecarehotline.com/intensivecaresupport-org-membership/
Immediate action steps http://intensivecarehotline.com/take-control-take-charge/immediate-action-steps/
https://intensivecareathome.com
And if you need a medical record review, click on the link and we can help you with reviewing your loved one’s medical records while they’re in ICU.
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/review-of-medical-records/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IntensiveCareHotline
Twitter: https://twitter.com/icuhotline
Here are the phone options
One day 1:1 consulting and advocacy FACE TO FACE or via zoom $20,000 per day
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/one-day-11-consulting-in-person-face/
30 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $3,299
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/thirty-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
14 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $1,999
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/fourteen-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
7 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $1,299
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/seven-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
4 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $999
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/four-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
2 days 24/7 unlimited 1:1 phone and email support, including speaking to doctors and nurses directly, as well as participating in family meetings over the phone for $499
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/two-days-11-phone-consulting-us/
Here's the hour option
Book 60 minutes 1:1 phone consulting and advocacy for $249:
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/one-hour-11-phone-consulting-us/
Or you can join the membership here for only US $199/ month:
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/membership-us/
#icu
#intensivecare
#criticalcare
- published: 08 Sep 2024
- views: 62
2:54
ECMO in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
With critically ill patients, there’s no time to waste. Getinge ECMO systems (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/) provide clinic...
With critically ill patients, there’s no time to waste. Getinge ECMO systems (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/) provide clinicians a powerful option to help stabilize blood circulation and/or respiratory functions of critically ill patients. Our ECMO solutions can be a bridge to therapy for patients with a variety of medical conditions. ECMO can provide time for the clinician to treat the underlying cause, no matter if in the intensive care unit or during an emergency case.
Gain time for life – Getinge ECMO solutions. Learn more about the benefits of ECMO at https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/
Watch how ECMO can help gain time in emergency situations: https://youtu.be/kTge2vQno3k, https://youtu.be/bEvfUO-HQlo
https://wn.com/Ecmo_In_The_Intensive_Care_Unit_(Icu)
With critically ill patients, there’s no time to waste. Getinge ECMO systems (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/) provide clinicians a powerful option to help stabilize blood circulation and/or respiratory functions of critically ill patients. Our ECMO solutions can be a bridge to therapy for patients with a variety of medical conditions. ECMO can provide time for the clinician to treat the underlying cause, no matter if in the intensive care unit or during an emergency case.
Gain time for life – Getinge ECMO solutions. Learn more about the benefits of ECMO at https://www.getinge.com/ecmo/
Watch how ECMO can help gain time in emergency situations: https://youtu.be/kTge2vQno3k, https://youtu.be/bEvfUO-HQlo
- published: 27 Sep 2022
- views: 12116
4:16
Behind the Scenes in the Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, chief of critical care at Texas Children's Hospital, takes you behind the scenes of the largest pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in t...
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, chief of critical care at Texas Children's Hospital, takes you behind the scenes of the largest pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the nation.
Learn more about Texas Children's PICU
http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Departments-and-Services/Pediatric-Intensive-Care-Unit/
Learn more about Texas Children's Kangaroo Crew - pediatric intensive care transport
http://www.texaschildrens.org/kangaroocrew/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxd2U0e5Lj4&list=PLiN68C9rloPCZ5UTrZ4gmtz7mt0yemwJg&index=3
Read more about Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian
http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Doctors/Shekerdemian,-Lara/
Learn more about Texas Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
http://women.texaschildrens.org/Our-Services/Newborn-Care/Our-NICU/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmP0MkgWbtA&list=PLiN68C9rloPDI4bhea16m2ayLKADYuhOq&index=1
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Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian, November 5, 2013
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a place where no parent would ever want to go. In fact, having a child in the ICU is every parent's worst nightmare. It's an intimidating place -- noisy, crowded, alarms going off all around, beepers, bursts of action, teams of nurses, doctors, buzzing in and out of rooms speaking in a medical language that is foreign to the families. While we are buzzing, the parents are too...with an array of emotions and questions, fears and anxieties. These parents have to quickly become educated to the sounds of the monitors, the plethora of new words being spoken about their son or daughter and the general activity of the unit going on around them.
As the chief of the Texas Children's PICU, I hope to lessen the fears and answer the many questions parents may have. Many parents say to me that they didn't know that intensive care units existed for children until they have encountered this themselves. Texas Children's is one of the busiest PICUs in the country. Every year, we admit more than 6000 children to our 88 intensive care beds. Many of these children are very sick, some come here for treatment that can't be provided elsewhere. Some of our admissions are expected; other children are admitted in an emergency. But whatever the circumstances -- we can reassure families that their children receive the best possible care from experts in the field. What's more, the parents are part of our care team, and one of the most important parts of the care team at that.
Over the last few years the family has become a very important part of what we call the multi-disciplinary team. This is the team of caregivers looking after our patients, and includes nurses, doctors, pharmacists, social workers and families. There's plenty of evidence now that tells us that involving the family (also called family-centered care) is not only good for the parents, but can benefit the child and certainly can benefit the staff. It's incredibly rewarding for the families, it's rewarding for the patients and for all of us. It makes good sense -- the parents will have known their child for days, months or years -- we may have only met them for a few minutes! In many ways they know their child better than all of us.
In the PICU, we try and involve families on ward rounds whenever possible. We ask them questions, answer their questions and concerns, and develop a plan of care together. We share the daily medical plan and are transparent about the care... There is little, if anything, that we can't say in front of the family.
As difficult as it can be having a child in the ICU, I would hope that families trust that one of our team's most important roles is to make the PICU journey a bearable one and a positive one for them, with a light at the end of what can feel like a frightening and long tunnel. As part of the team, families should always feel that they can come forward, ask questions and be listened to and involved in their child's care as much as possible.
https://wn.com/Behind_The_Scenes_In_The_Texas_Children's_Hospital_Pediatric_Intensive_Care_Unit_(Picu)
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, chief of critical care at Texas Children's Hospital, takes you behind the scenes of the largest pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the nation.
Learn more about Texas Children's PICU
http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Departments-and-Services/Pediatric-Intensive-Care-Unit/
Learn more about Texas Children's Kangaroo Crew - pediatric intensive care transport
http://www.texaschildrens.org/kangaroocrew/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxd2U0e5Lj4&list=PLiN68C9rloPCZ5UTrZ4gmtz7mt0yemwJg&index=3
Read more about Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian
http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Doctors/Shekerdemian,-Lara/
Learn more about Texas Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
http://women.texaschildrens.org/Our-Services/Newborn-Care/Our-NICU/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmP0MkgWbtA&list=PLiN68C9rloPDI4bhea16m2ayLKADYuhOq&index=1
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Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian, November 5, 2013
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a place where no parent would ever want to go. In fact, having a child in the ICU is every parent's worst nightmare. It's an intimidating place -- noisy, crowded, alarms going off all around, beepers, bursts of action, teams of nurses, doctors, buzzing in and out of rooms speaking in a medical language that is foreign to the families. While we are buzzing, the parents are too...with an array of emotions and questions, fears and anxieties. These parents have to quickly become educated to the sounds of the monitors, the plethora of new words being spoken about their son or daughter and the general activity of the unit going on around them.
As the chief of the Texas Children's PICU, I hope to lessen the fears and answer the many questions parents may have. Many parents say to me that they didn't know that intensive care units existed for children until they have encountered this themselves. Texas Children's is one of the busiest PICUs in the country. Every year, we admit more than 6000 children to our 88 intensive care beds. Many of these children are very sick, some come here for treatment that can't be provided elsewhere. Some of our admissions are expected; other children are admitted in an emergency. But whatever the circumstances -- we can reassure families that their children receive the best possible care from experts in the field. What's more, the parents are part of our care team, and one of the most important parts of the care team at that.
Over the last few years the family has become a very important part of what we call the multi-disciplinary team. This is the team of caregivers looking after our patients, and includes nurses, doctors, pharmacists, social workers and families. There's plenty of evidence now that tells us that involving the family (also called family-centered care) is not only good for the parents, but can benefit the child and certainly can benefit the staff. It's incredibly rewarding for the families, it's rewarding for the patients and for all of us. It makes good sense -- the parents will have known their child for days, months or years -- we may have only met them for a few minutes! In many ways they know their child better than all of us.
In the PICU, we try and involve families on ward rounds whenever possible. We ask them questions, answer their questions and concerns, and develop a plan of care together. We share the daily medical plan and are transparent about the care... There is little, if anything, that we can't say in front of the family.
As difficult as it can be having a child in the ICU, I would hope that families trust that one of our team's most important roles is to make the PICU journey a bearable one and a positive one for them, with a light at the end of what can feel like a frightening and long tunnel. As part of the team, families should always feel that they can come forward, ask questions and be listened to and involved in their child's care as much as possible.
- published: 28 Aug 2013
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