Pediatric Critical Care: PICU Treatment Tailored to Your Child
A comprehensive guide to the pediatric critical care program, providing intensive, age-appropriate treatment for critically ill or injured children.
Treatment begins with
Age-Appropriate Assessment
Tailored Organ Support
Family-Centred Care
Recovery & Coordinated Follow-up
This program is used for children who are critically ill or severely injured.
You may need this if...
These signs may indicate that this treatment is the recommended course of care:
- Severe breathing difficulty or persistently low oxygen levels
- Reduced responsiveness or unusual drowsiness in a child
- Signs of shock, such as cold extremities and rapid heartbeat
- A severe infection, injury, or complication of a chronic condition
A critical care specialist's evaluation confirms whether this treatment is the right course of care for your situation.
What Does This Program Involve?
This program provides intensive monitoring and treatment specifically tailored to your child's age, weight and condition, with family involvement throughout.
Medication doses, equipment and monitoring are all specifically calibrated for children, from infants to adolescents.
When This Treatment is Considered
This program is used for children who are critically ill or severely injured.
- Severe breathing difficulty or persistently low oxygen levels
- Reduced responsiveness or unusual drowsiness in a child
- Signs of shock, such as cold extremities and rapid heartbeat
- A severe infection, injury, or complication of a chronic condition
The Care Pathway
1. Age-Appropriate Assessment
A structured evaluation tailored to your child's age and condition guides initial treatment.
2. Tailored Organ Support
Breathing, circulation and other organ support are provided using pediatric-specific approaches.
3. Family-Centred Care
Parents and caregivers are supported and involved throughout your child's stay.
4. Recovery & Coordinated Follow-up
Care is coordinated with pediatric specialists as your child recovers.
“Our critical care team supports you and your family through every stage, from admission to recovery and follow-up.”
Expected Benefits and Possible Risks
Dedicated, age-tailored pediatric critical care leads to good recovery for the great majority of critically ill children.
Every critical care treatment has potential risks. Your care team will explain your individual risks as treatment proceeds.
Recovery & Follow-up
Recovery timelines vary depending on your child's underlying condition and its severity.
Your care team will coordinate follow-up with the relevant pediatric specialists as your child recovers.
Careful follow-up and coordinated rehabilitation all play an important role in achieving the best possible outcome.
Questions to Ask Your Care Team
- 1.What is causing my child's critical illness?
- 2.How is treatment being tailored to their age?
- 3.How can I stay involved in my child's care?
- 4.What follow-up will my child need after discharge?
Not Sure What You Need?
Speak to a Care Guide and we'll help you coordinate the right critical care specialist or ICU transfer.
Talk to Care GuideRelated Care
A care guide can help coordinate your critical care consultation or ICU transfer.
Share your concern or existing reports. We will help you choose the right hospital, doctor and appointment.
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