Paediatric Care
Princess Hospital caters to the medical and developmental needs of children. From routine vaccinations to the management of acute illness, our paediatricians ensure that your little ones are in good hands. This specialized service has round the Clock support from modern, well equipped Laboratory, Radiology, Cath-lab.
The Practice of Paediatric Critical Care.
The practice of pediatric critical care has developed dramatically throughout the past decades. Knowledge of the pathophysiology of dangerous processes and the technologic capacity to monitor and treat pediatric patients suffering from them has advanced speedily during this period. Along with the scientific and technical advances has come the evolution of the pediatric critical care unit (PICU), in which special needs of critically ill or injured children and their families can be met by pediatric specialists Levels of Pediatric Critical Care:
Pediatric critical care is ideally provided by a PICU that meets level I specifications. The level I PICU must provide multidisciplinary definitive care for a wide range of complex, progressive, and rapidly changing medical, surgical, and traumatic disorders occurring in pediatric patients of all ages, excluding premature newborns. Most, but not all, level I PICUs should be located in major medical centers or within children’s hospitals. It is also recognized that in the appropriate clinical setting and as a result of many forces including but not limited to the presence of managed care, the insufficient supply of trained pediatric Intensivist, and geographic and transport limitations, level II PICUs may be an appropriate alternative to the transfer of all critically ill children to a level I PICU.
Level II PICUs may be necessary to provide stabilization of critically ill children before transfer to another center or to avoid long-distance transfers for disorders of less complexity or lower acuity. A level II PICU does not require a full spectrum of subspecialists. Level II units should be located according to documented demand or need and in concert with accepted principles of regionalization of medical care. Although other special care units may be appropriate for hospitals with small pediatric inpatient services, they should not be considered PICUs.
Pediatric critical care units in Karachi face many challenges. In the government sector/NGO of the health system, there are few critical care units that are well equipped and that have the expertise to use sophisticated life sustaining technology. Similar picture is evident in private sectors where there is lack of Pediatric Critical care units or there is limited space.
Judging the need for a state of the art pediatric critical care unit Management of the Princess Hospital (already providing state of art medical and surgical coverage to adult patients) decided to provide this facility in pediatric age group as well. Located in the district south, Princess Hospital is compelled to plan and offer best critical care so the patients and their families don’t have to search here and there for a bed for a sick patient. This unit has the ability to provide very diverse specialties in pediatrics under one roof; such as General Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Invasive cardiology, Pediatric neurology, Pediatric infectious diseases Pediatric Urology, Pediatric General Surgery, Pediatric Urology and Critical Care. What is Pediatric Intensive Care Unit? Where extensive monitoring is provided to patients with most likely following conditions.