Essentials of Paediatric Intensive CareThis is an essential handbook for all those involved in the care of critically ill children. It covers all of the key aspects of paediatric intensive care and also features a comprehensive 'list' of drugs commonly used in paediatric anaesthesia and intensive care, including those used for premedication, anaesthesia, local anaesthesia, analgesia, cardiac anaesthesia, antibiotics, emergency and resuscitation drugs, inotropes, 'new' drugs (e.g. calcium infusions, epoprostenal). |
Contents
Chapter 4 | 23 |
Chapter 6 | 39 |
Chapter 8 | 50 |
Chapter 9 | 61 |
Chapter 11 | 71 |
Chapter 13 | 95 |
Chapter 14 | 106 |
Chapter 15 | 122 |
Chapter 16 | 130 |
Chapter 18 | 138 |
Chapter 20 | 146 |
Chapter 21 | 155 |
Chapter 22 | 171 |
Section 3 | 179 |
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abnormal acids acute adults analgesia antibiotics apnoea arrhythmias arterial assessment atrial benzodiazepine bleeding blood flow blood pressure bolus bradycardia breathing calcium cardiac output cardiovascular catheter cause cerebral oedema chest child circulation coma complications Congenital Contra-indications/warnings critically ill depression diagnosis diarrhoea digoxin disorders diuretics dobutamine Dose drugs ductus dysrhythmias electrolyte encephalopathy endotracheal tube FiO2 fluid gastrointestinal glucose haemorrhage heart hepatic failure hyperkalaemia hypertension hypoglycaemia hypotension hypovolaemia hypoxia increased infants infection infusion injury inotropes intra-cranial pressure intubation intubation and ventilation leading liver lung meningitis metabolic acidosis mg/kg ml/kg monitoring muscle myocardial Nausea neonates NEURO-MUSCULAR DISEASE NEUROLOGICAL normal obstruction occur oxygen PAEDIATRIC PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE pain patients perfusion phenytoin PICU pneumonia post-operative pulmonary raised ICP reduced renal failure resuscitation sedation seizures sepsis shock Side effects sodium status epilepticus surgery syndrome Table tachycardia trauma treatment tumours urine usually vasodilation venous ventricle ventricular viral vomiting worsen µg/kg µg/kg/min