BookSidharth Kumar Sethi, Rupesh Raina, Mignon McCulloch, Timothy E. Bunchman, editors.
Summary: This book covers all key aspects of critical care in pediatric nephrology, including acute dialysis in sick children. It also provides detailed protocols for managing fluid and electrolyte balance and dialysis in children in intensive care. In addition, this quick guide discusses innovations in pediatric renal replacement therapy technologies, such as plasma exchange, CARPEDIEM, NIDUS and aquadex. This is a go-to book for intensivists, physicians and trainees working in pediatric intensive care units.
Contents:
Critically ill child with acute kidney injury
Kidney function monitoring in a sick child
Acute kidney injury- definitions & epidemiology
Acute kidney injury- diagnosis; biomarkers
Neonatal AKI
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Acute kidney injury- principles of management
Fluid overload in pediatric AKI, and it’s assessment
Nutrition in acute kidney injury
Pharmacology of a critically ill child and drug dosing
Peritoneal dialysis
Vascular access
Anticoagulation
Hemodialysis
SLED and hybrid therapies
CRRT
Plasmapheresis in the PICU
Special situations
Advances in pediatric RRT- NIDUS, CARPEDIEM, aquadex
Acute kidney injury- outcomes.