Critical Care

The Wallace Critical Care Complex at Dayton Children's offers the most advanced care in a healing environment. Pediatric critical care medicine focuses on providing care to patients under age 20 who are critically ill or are at risk of becoming critically ill. Children's pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is staffed by a group of board-certified pediatric intensivists serving the medical center's 20-county area.

Phone. 937-641-5444
Fax. 937-641-5438

Medical Director: Vipul Patel, MD

Director: Cindy Burger, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Manager: Tami Wiggins, RN, MSA, NE-BC

Diagnoses or Conditions Treated

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

Services Available

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

Outreach and Support Services

Available by phone to assist in the emergency stabilization of children in the referral area
Pediatric transport team

Referral Process

Phone: 937-641-5444, PICU
937-641-5168, office
Fax: 937-641-5438

Pediatric transport: 877-855-PEDS (7337)

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Locations

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Related to : Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Newborn Medicine / Neonatology.

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