Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Treatments and Procedures

The Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Maa Kauvery focuses primarily on giving patients the finest care and compassionate treatment possible.We have Pediatric specialists in the sub-specialities like General Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care (High Dependency Unit Support), Respiratory / Allergy specialists, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Pulmonology, ENT ,Gastroenterology, Haematooncology, Pediatric Surgery.

Following are some cases we deal at the PICU:

• Trauma
• Severe infections
• Immunologial disorders
• Poisoning, as well as significant surgery

Ventilator support

PICU provides temporary breathing support to the children who require partial assistance in ventilation.

Non-invasive Respiratory Monitoring

Respiratory monitoring is very important in the case of children who are having acute respiratory failure. They are provided with mechanical ventilation to analyze O2 monitoring.

Inhaled Nitric Oxide

Inhaled nitric oxide is used for children having pulmonary hypertension. It helps in reducing shunting in children with congenital disorders.