Comprehensive Critical Care: Pediatrics (3rd edition)

By Ali H. Ahmad, Rodrigo Mejia.

The most complete critical care textbook for pediatric practice, this third edition of Comprehensive Critical Care: Pediatrics is written by leading experts and provides up-to-date, authoritative guidance on the full range of pediatric critical care topics. Designed for learners at all levels—from trainees to seasoned clinicians—it offers the essential knowledge, clinical pearls, and evidence-based practices needed to care for critically ill children.

✨ Key Features:

• ✅ Developed by an international team of experts in pediatric critical care

• ✅ Includes dozens of charts and tables for rapid review and study

• ✅ Provides comprehensive references for deeper exploration and further learning

• ✅ Covers 16 major topic areas, reflecting the breadth of pediatric intensive care medicine

📑 Content Highlights:

• 🫁 Respiratory system: mechanical ventilation, ARDS, airway management

• ❤️ Cardiovascular system: hemodynamics, shock, congenital and acquired heart disease

• 🧠 Neurologic system & psychiatric conditions: seizures, coma, delirium, brain injury

• 🧬 Inflammatory, immunologic, and infectious syndromes: sepsis, immune dysfunction, emerging infections

• 🩺 Kidney disease & electrolyte disorders: AKI, dialysis, fluid management

• 🩸 Hematologic disorders & neoplasms: anemia, coagulopathy, oncologic emergencies

• 🔥 Endocrinologic & metabolic conditions: diabetes, adrenal crisis, inborn errors

• 🩻 Hepatobiliary & gastrointestinal disease plus nutrition for critically ill children

• 🚑 Trauma & toxicology: injury management, poisoning, and envenomation

• 💊 Pharmacology & pharmacokinetics in the PICU setting

• 🏥 Organ support therapies & monitoring, including ECMO and advanced technology

• 🛠️ Procedures: central lines, airway interventions, invasive monitoring

• 🧑‍⚕️ Professionalism, leadership, advocacy, and education for critical care teams

• ⚖️ Clinical ethics and decision-making in complex pediatric cases

• 📚 Core knowledge in scholarly activities to foster academic and research growth

👩‍⚕️ Who It’s For:

• Pediatric intensivists and pediatricians caring for critically ill children

• Fellows, residents, and trainees in pediatric critical care

• Emergency physicians and hospitalists with pediatric responsibilities

• Nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in PICUs

With its broad coverage, evidence-based content, and practical tools for learning, Comprehensive Critical Care: Pediatrics, 3rd Edition is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in the care of critically ill and injured children.