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This chapter discusses recent updates that have occurred over the last several years within the field of pediatric critical care. Included in these recent updates are selected clinical conditions with updated guidelines related to diagnosis and/or patient management. These clinical updates are categorized according to organ-based systems throughout the chapter. This chapter also reviews recent updates in technology, quality improvement, and education as they pertain to pediatric critical care.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Tufts Medical School, 800 Washington Avenue, Box 93, 02111, Boston, MA, USA

    Lisa A. DelSignore M.D.

  2. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Management, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Bader, 634, Boston, MA, USA

    Traci A. Wolbrink M.D., M.P.H

  3. Division of Critical Care and the Child and Family Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Niranjan Kissoon M.D.

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DelSignore, L.A., Wolbrink, T.A., Kissoon, N. (2018). Update in Pediatric Critical Care. In: Piteau, S. (eds) Update in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58027-2_5

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