Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Aster Medcity offers a dedicated 10 bedded Level 3 Paediatric Intensive Unit equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring and diagnostic equipments. Manned 24/7 by a team internationally trained Paediatric Intensive Care Physicians and Nurses who stand for ethical and evidence based practices, the PICU provides advanced organ support for critically ill children and life-support services including mechanical ventilation like HFOV and Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy.
The Unit, for the first time in Kerala, offers Paediatric Intensive Care Retrieval service, where the Retrieval Team, comprising Paediatric Intensive Care Physicians and Nurses triage, stabilise and transport critically ill children in an ambulance that is a Level 3 Paediatric Intensive Care Unit by itself, from peripheral hospitals to Aster Medcity.
The paediatric critical care wing at Aster Medcity is one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the region. The Level 3 PICU and NICUs here are equipped with state-of-the-art life-support systems including Inhaled Nitric Oxide, total body cooling for HIE and ECMO, to ensure the best possible treatment for critically ill/ injured children. The expert team of paediatric and neonatal critical care ensures highly specialised care for newborns and children who are medically unstable and require mechanical ventilation or single or multi-organ support.
The PICU also offers post-operative care for children who have undergone surgeries, including organ/ cell transplant. Manned 24/7 by Paediatric Intensivists and PALS certified Nurses, these units are closely supervised by the Infection Control Department to check and prevent any possibilities of cross-infection. Aster Medcity is also the first in the region to introduce paediatric intensive care transport and retrieval, with the help of fully equipped ICU ambulances and aeromedical transfer.
Services
- World-class team of Paediatricians, Neonatologists, Paediatric Surgeons & Paediatric Intensivists
- Advanced Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care
- ECMO
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy
- Total Body Cooling for HIE
- ICP, EEG, BIS Monitoring
- Dedicated OR1 Karlstorz Fusion Integrated Paediatric Surgical Suites
- Paediatric Emergency Retrieval & Aeromedical Transfer
Facilities
- Invasive cardiovascular monitoring and support including extra corporeal life support
- Advanced renal support like CVVH and hemodialysis for children
- Post-operative care for children who have had specialised surgery at Aster Medcity
- Multi-disciplinary in approach we work closely with other Specialities like Oncology, Neurology, Renal, Spinal Surgery, ENT, Respiratory and Endocrinology for Paediatric surgery
- Multi-disciplinary in approach for trauma care with support from specialist teams including Neurosurgery, Paediatric surgery and Paediatric Orthopedics, ENT and Craniofacial surgery
- Round the clock triaging and pre-transport stabilisation advice to assist retrieval
- Zero tolerance for error prescription policy
- 100 % adherence to infection control practices
- Dedicated team to address patient safety and risk management
- Allied services including Respiratory Therapists, Dietician, Clinical Pharmacists and Physiotherapists
- Counselling and Psychosocial services for bystanders and focus for creating a stress free environment during the most difficult period in their lives.
- Basic Life Support training to parents as a part of "Empowering Parents" programme
Our Doctors
We have some of the best specialists from around the world, they bring years of experience and offer evidence-based treatment to ensure the best care for you.
FAQs
Want to find out more about the treatment? The answer to your questions can be found below.
What is the purpose of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit?
The PICU is the section of the hospital that provides sick children with the highest level of medical care.In the PICU, kids get intensive nursing care and close monitoring of things like heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
What is the difference between ICU and PICU?
The PICU refers to the pediatric intensive care unit. This unit functions the same as an adult ICU; however, it specializes in the treatment of children. These units can be found within a children's hospital or a community/city hospital.
What is PICU in medical?
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
How does a PICU specialist decide on a treatment plan?
To efficiently and quickly address the patient's essential requirements, the PICU Specialist in Kochi at Aster Medcity develops a treatment plan using patient evaluations, diagnostic testing, and medical history. Multidisciplinary input is also incorporated, and evidence-based procedures are used.
What advancements or technologies are utilised by PICU specialists?
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), ventilators, ECMOs, and advanced monitoring systems are just a few of the cutting-edge technologies that PICU specialists in Kochi at Aster Medcity employ to treat severe situations. They provide accurate, real-time data that helps inform choices about intensive care and enhances patient outcomes.
What documents should I carry on my first visit to a PICU specialist?
Bring all of your medical documents, including current test results, imaging studies, insurance information, prescription lists, histories of treatments, allergies, and past diagnoses and treatments. Provide a thorough medical history and any relevant details on the child's present state of health.
How should I prepare for my first visit to a PICU specialist?
Assemble all pertinent medical records, create a thorough medical history, enumerate current prescriptions, and formulate inquiries on the child's illness and treatment plan in order to prepare. Make sure you are aware of the PICU setting and what to anticipate from the visit.
What kind of patients are in the PICU?
A pediatric intensive care unit, usually abbreviated to PICU, is an area within a hospital specializing in the care of critically ill infants, children, teenagers, and young adults aged 0-21.
What is difference between NICU and PICU?
NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and is an area of the hospital that specializes solely in the treatment of newborns. PICU stands for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and is where children are taken when they require the highest level of quality pediatric care.
What does a PICU specialist do?
Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) specialists administer sophisticated medical care to severely sick babies, adolescents, and teens. They coordinate multidisciplinary care, manage complicated illnesses, and guarantee the best possible results through specialised therapies and close monitoring.
What question should you ask a PICU specialist?
Inquire about the diagnosis, available therapies, possible results, dangers, advantages, and length of therapy. Discuss any worries you may have regarding the child's condition and ask questions about the care team, monitoring procedures, and efforts taken to assist the patient's recovery.
What are the most common types of conditions that PICU specialists treat?
PICU Specialists at Aster Medcity provide care for patients with life-threatening illnesses that need close observation and intricate therapeutic procedures. These situations include severe infections, respiratory failure, traumatic injuries, congenital defects, post-surgical complications, and organ failure.
When should I consider seeing a PICU specialist?
When a child presents with serious sickness, life-threatening disorders, or complicated medical demands requiring multidisciplinary care, specialised therapies, and intensive monitoring in a paediatric intensive care unit, think about seeing a PICU Specialist in Kochi at Aster Medcity.
What is the role of a PICU specialist in a patient's treatment journey?
PICU specialists in Kochi at Aster Medcity are essential in stabilising critically ill children, organizing complex care, evaluating progress, changing therapies, and working with multidisciplinary teams to provide complete, continuous care throughout their critical illness.
