Derek S. Wheeler • Hector R. Wong
Thomas P. Shanley
Editors

2014

Peri-operative Care
of the Critically Ill or Injured Child

The specialty of pediatric critical care medicine continues to grow and evolve! The modern PICU of today is vastly different, even compared to as recently as 5 years ago. Technological innovations in the way we approach the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill children have seemingly changed overnight in some cases. Vast improvements in anesthesia and surgical techniques have resulted in better outcomes and shorter lengths of stay in the PICU.