Critical Care/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The pediatric experts in our critical care complex care for more than 1,600 children every year. No other intensive care unit in our region offers this level of experience for emergencies.

We are the only critical care complex in the region staffed by board-certified pediatric intensivists--doctors specially trained in critical care medicine.
The nursing staff all have pediatric advanced life support training and all complete trauma nurse core curriculum. An advanced practice nurse and a clinical nurse specialist work closely with families to make sure children get the very best care.
Respiratory therapists and other professionals also have special training and experience in caring for infants, children and teens.
Members of the PICU staff are part of Dayton Children's transport team. This team is specially trained to transport infants and children in mobile intensive care units.

Conditions We Treat

Status asthmaticus
Status epilepticus
Meningitis
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Septic shock
Bronchiolitis
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Pediatric trauma
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Acute respiratory failure
Complex metabolic disturbances
Seizure disorder
Shock and circulatory failure
Impending renal or liver failure
Multi-system organ failure
Increased intracranial pressure
Inhalation injury
Ingestions
Congestive heart failure

Take a video tour of the Wallace Critical Care Complex

Services We Offer

24-hour, PICU coverage by board-certified pediatric intensivists
Specialized monitoring
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
Invasive intravascular/intracardiac techniques
Bedside dialysis
Pediatric subspecialists
24-hour mobile intensive care unit - pediatric transport
Sedation service
Assistance in the emergency stabilization of children in the referral area

Meet Our Team

Medical Director: Vipul Patel, MD

Amit Vohra, MD
Patricia Abboud, MD
Aniket Joshi, MD
Hemanth Lingadevaru, MD

Director: Cindy Burger, RN, MS, NEA-BC

Locations

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Related Services

NICU/PICU Transport Service

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