Managing the Critically Ill Child
A Guide for Anaesthetists and Emergency Physicians

A practical, user-friendly guide to the management of sick children, written by experienced paediatric emergency physicians and anaesthetists.

Richard Skone (Edited by), Fiona Reynolds (Edited by), Steven Cray (Edited by), Oliver Bagshaw (Edited by), Kathleen Berry (Edited by)

9781107652323, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 March 2013

357 pages, 31 b/w illus. 100 tables
23.2 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.55 kg

'… the critical pediatric patient is one that can cause uncertainty and lead to underperforming from both physicians and their staff. That fact alone is one that makes this text relevant and a great reference for the novice to the seasoned provider participating in the acute care of ill or injured children.' Academic Emergency Medicine

The management of critically ill or injured children has become increasingly specialised; nevertheless, the first point of contact for many sick children remains their nearest hospital. Here, the initial management will usually involve emergency department doctors, anaesthetists and paediatricians. Managing the Critically Ill Child is written by anaesthetists and emergency department physicians who currently have a significant paediatric practice. It provides a straightforward guide for non-paediatricians encountering acutely unwell or injured children. This book helps readers apply their knowledge from adult practice to children, and avoid pitfalls where the approaches in paediatrics differ. Written in a practical, concise format, Managing the Critically Ill Child guides physicians beyond the initial emergency algorithms and is essential reading for physicians and trainees in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care who may be asked to look after a child.

Preface
Part I. The District General Hospital Setting: 1. Setting up a department for managing a sick child Adrian P. Jennings and Julian Berlet
2. Team approach and organisation Richard Skone
3. Equipment Fiona Reynolds
4. Stabilisation of the critically ill child Mary Montgomery
Part II. Clinical Conditions: 5. The child with sepsis Matthew D. Christopherson and Paul Baines
6. The child with cardiac disease John Smith
7. The child with shortness of breath Brian Shields and Benjamin Stanhope
8. The child with asthma Josephine Langton and Stuart Hartshorn
9. The child with decreased consciousness and coma Mark D. Lyttle
10. The child with seizures Katie Z. Wright and Kathleen Berry
11. The child with diabetic ketoacidosis Ian Jenkins
12. Inherited metabolic conditions Saikat Santra
13. Paediatric toxicology Marius Holmes
14. The child with anaphylaxis Nick Sargant
15. The child with stridor Ed Carver and Tim Day-Thompson
16. The difficult paediatric airway Oliver Masters and Alistair Cranston
17. The surgical abdomen Suren Arul
18. Paediatric trauma Karl Thies
19. The child with raised intra-cranial pressure Phil Hyde
20. The child with burns Sapna Verma and Manu Sundaram
21. Blood product administration in children Oliver Bagshaw
22. The sick neonate presenting with shock Fiona Reynolds
Part III. What Could You be Expected to do in a District General Hospital: 23. Ongoing management of the successful arrest Barney Scholefield
24. Referring team led transfers Andrew J. Baldock and Gareth D. Jones
25. Anaesthetising for a surgical emergency Andy Tatman
26. Managing children on an adult critical care unit Helga Becker
27. Pain management in children Ursula Dickson
28. Children with complex needs and disability Kate Skone and Ian Wacogne
29. When a child dies Fiona Reynolds
30. Child protection Kate Skone and Geoff Debelle
Part IV. The Children's Hospital Setting: 31. Ventilation J. Nick Pratap
32. Fluid therapy Adrian Plunkett
33. Pharmacology in children Isaac Rhian
34. Neonates Richard Skone
Part V. Golden Rules: 35. Quick reference for emergencies Kash Jamalapuram
36. Drug infusions Kash Jamalapuram
37. Top tips for practical procedures Steven Cray
38. UK vaccination schedule Richard Skone
39. Common syndromes in the critically ill child Oliver Bagshaw
Index.

Subject Areas: Intensive care medicine [MMKL], Trauma & shock [MMKB], Accident & emergency medicine [MMK], Pain & pain management [MMBP], Anaesthetics [MMB], Other branches of medicine [MM], Clinical & internal medicine [MJ], Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences [MF], Medicine: general issues [MB]