Access this complimentary chapter, “Effect of Obesity in Critically Ill Children.” This is a sample chapter from the publication, Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care 2011, available for purchase. Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care offers cutting-edge information on the latest issues facing ICU practitioners. It is updated annually and is used as a companion to the Current Concepts course held each year at the Critical Care Congress. Each chapter focuses on clinical challenges immediately pertinent to the critical care practitioner, and includes a range of study tools such as learning objectives, key terms and a list of current references in bibliographic form.

Access this complimentary chapter, “Emerging Technologies in the Pediatric ICU: Thromboelastography and Volumetric Capnography.” This is a sample chapter from the publication, Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care 2012, available for purchase. Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care offers cutting-edge information on the latest issues facing ICU practitioners. It is updated annually and is used as a companion to the Current Concepts course held each year at the Critical Care Congress. Each chapter focuses on clinical challenges immediately pertinent to the critical care practitioner, and includes a range of study tools such as learning objectives, key terms and a list of current references in bibliographic form.