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When children are
seriously ill, injured, or
recovering from major invasive
surgery, the advanced medical
technology which exists in the PICU
at Penn State Children's Hospital is
second to none. The PICU at Penn
State Children’s Hospital is the
only fully equipped and staffed
pediatric ICU in Central PA.
Our staff of five
board-certified pediatric
intensivists are supported by our
team of certified pediatric
intensive care nurses and nurse
practitioners, respiratory
therapists, nutritionists,
pharmacists, and social workers.
These pediatric intensive care
specialists interact with all of the
other clinical departments and
surgical and medical subspecialists
to provide the clinical care
necessary for these very ill
children. They are a fully trained
and knowledgeable team in the most
advanced life-saving and support
techniques available.
The PICU is equipped with all the
necessary technology for full life
support and monitoring, including
mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic
monitoring and support, renal
dialysis, pre- and post-operative
support of trauma patients, invasive
and non-invasive neurointensive
monitoring for treatment of brain
injury, pre- and post-operative
support of infants and children with
heart disease, organ
transplantation, toxicological
emergencies, high frequency
ventilation, nitric oxide therapy,
and extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation. The Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit at the Penn State
Children's Hospital is a leader in
patient safety with it's protocols
and statistics published in the
medical literature. The PSCH PICU
has also repeatedly scored as one of
the highest ranking PICU's when
compared with a large sample of
other pediatric ICU's with regard
to survival rates of very sick
infants and children. In addition,
clinical research is in progress
with the goal of advancing medical
care for critically ill children
throughout the world.
Both ground and air transportation with trained medical personnel is
available for critically ill children.
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