Pediatric Critical Care: Current Controversies

I. Respiratory Controversies
1. Ventilator Management for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Travis P. Vesel, Ira M. Cheifetz
2. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Pediatric Respiratory Failure Matthew Friedman, Michael Hobson
3. Weaning and Extubation Readiness Assessment in Pediatric Patients Samer Abu-Sultaneh, Christopher W. Mastropietro
4. Medical Management of Status Asthmaticus Michelle Olson, Federico Nievas, Kanwaljeet Anand
II. Cardiovascular Controversies
5. Medical Management of Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Fabio Savorgnan, Paul A. Checchia
6. Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices Juan M. Lehoux, Kimberly D. Beddows, Jacqueline M. Lamour
7. Surgical Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Peter Sassalos, Richard G. Ohye
III. Gastrointestinal Controversies
8. Nutritional Support in the Pediatric ICU Kimberly I. Mills, Nilesh M. Mehta
9. Medical Management of Acute Liver Failure Heli Bhatt, Girish S. Rao
IV. Renal Controversies
10. Diagnosis and Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness Tennille N. Webb, Rajit Basu, David Askenazi
11. Management of Fluid Overload in the Pediatric ICU Grace L. Ker, Sandeep Gangadharan
V. Hematologic Controversies
12. Management of Cardiopulmonary-bypass Associated Coagulopathy Rania K. Abbasi, Anne E. Cossu, Scott G. Walker
13. Anticoagulation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Danny Eytan, Gail Annich
VI. Immunologic Controversies
14. Secondary Hemophagocytic Lympho Histiocytosis, Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Hyperferritinemic Sepsis-Induced Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in the Pediatric ICU Joseph A. Carcillo, Bita Shakoory, Leticia Castillo
15. Diagnosis and Management of Fungal Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Christine L. Joyce, Christine M. Salvatore, James S. Killinger
VII. Endocrinologic Controversies
16 Corticosteroid Therapy for Septic Shock and Pediatric ARDS Lauren Jacobs, Hector Wong, Kusum Menon
17 Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Laura Kitzmiller, Courtney Frye, Jeff Clark
VIII. Neurologic Controversies
18 Optimizing Sedation in the Pediatric ICU Rita V. Alvarez, Chani Traube
19 Diagnosis of Brain Death and Organ Donation after Circulatory Death Anthony A. Sochet, Alexandra K. Glazier, Thomas A. Nakagawa
20 Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Pediatric ICU Jessica S. Wallisch, Ericka L. Fink