Ventilator Management for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Pediatric Respiratory Failure -- Weaning and Extubation Readiness Assessment in Pediatric Patients -- Medical Management of Status Asthmaticus -- Medical Management of Acute Fulminant Myocarditis -- Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices -- Surgical Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome -- Nutritional Support in the Pediatric ICU -- Medical Management of Acute Liver Failure -- Diagnosis and Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness -- Management of Fluid Overload in the Pediatric ICU -- Management of Cardiopulmonary-bypass Associated Coagulopathy -- Anticoagulation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation -- Secondary Hemophagocytic Lympho Histiocytosis, Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Hyperferritinemic Sepsis-Induced Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in the Pediatric ICU -- Diagnosis and Management of Fungal Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit -- Corticosteroid Therapy for Septic Shock and Pediatric ARDS -- Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis -- Optimizing Sedation in the Pediatric ICU -- Diagnosis of Brain Death and Organ Donation after Circulatory Death -- Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Pediatric ICU.

This volume provides an overview of the most important current controversies in the field of pediatric intensive care. Organized into sections based on organ systems, the text focuses on controversies surrounding disease processes of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hematologic / immunologic, endocrine, and neurologic systems. Each chapter reviews the pros and cons of specific management approaches through case studies and the most up-to-date evidence-based resources, and concludes with bulleted take-home points for ease of use. Written by experts in the field, Pediatric Critical Care: Current Controversies is a valuable resource for intensivists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other health care providers involved in the care of critically-ill children.