Behind the Scenes in the Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
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- Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, chief of critical care at Texas Children's Hospital, takes you behind the scenes of the largest pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the nation.
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Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian, November 5, 2013
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a place where no parent would ever want to go. In fact, having a child in the ICU is every parent's worst nightmare. It's an intimidating place -- noisy, crowded, alarms going off all around, beepers, bursts of action, teams of nurses, doctors, buzzing in and out of rooms speaking in a medical language that is foreign to the families. While we are buzzing, the parents are too...with an array of emotions and questions, fears and anxieties. These parents have to quickly become educated to the sounds of the monitors, the plethora of new words being spoken about their son or daughter and the general activity of the unit going on around them.
As the chief of the Texas Children's PICU, I hope to lessen the fears and answer the many questions parents may have. Many parents say to me that they didn't know that intensive care units existed for children until they have encountered this themselves. Texas Children's is one of the busiest PICUs in the country. Every year, we admit more than 6000 children to our 88 intensive care beds. Many of these children are very sick, some come here for treatment that can't be provided elsewhere. Some of our admissions are expected; other children are admitted in an emergency. But whatever the circumstances -- we can reassure families that their children receive the best possible care from experts in the field. What's more, the parents are part of our care team, and one of the most important parts of the care team at that.
Over the last few years the family has become a very important part of what we call the multi-disciplinary team. This is the team of caregivers looking after our patients, and includes nurses, doctors, pharmacists, social workers and families. There's plenty of evidence now that tells us that involving the family (also called family-centered care) is not only good for the parents, but can benefit the child and certainly can benefit the staff. It's incredibly rewarding for the families, it's rewarding for the patients and for all of us. It makes good sense -- the parents will have known their child for days, months or years -- we may have only met them for a few minutes! In many ways they know their child better than all of us.
In the PICU, we try and involve families on ward rounds whenever possible. We ask them questions, answer their questions and concerns, and develop a plan of care together. We share the daily medical plan and are transparent about the care... There is little, if anything, that we can't say in front of the family.
As difficult as it can be having a child in the ICU, I would hope that families trust that one of our team's most important roles is to make the PICU journey a bearable one and a positive one for them, with a light at the end of what can feel like a frightening and long tunnel. As part of the team, families should always feel that they can come forward, ask questions and be listened to and involved in their child's care as much as possible.
I worked with Lara Shekerdemian at two hospitals in London. She was not only a brilliant doctor but also funny, witty and a terrific friend to have around.
My brother ended up in the ICU a few years ago because he bumped his head and he couldn’t wake up and I was crying so much that I blamed myself on his injury but he was doing okay thank god
i was in the picu and have always wanted to be a pediatric surgeon, on my last day when i was lucid i was interviewing and intern
I had a dubnle lung transplant at Texas children's hospital Houston Texas the kangaroo crew came in got me when I was 2 months old from Florida you guys saved my life I love all of you Texas children's hospital I am 10 and doing great I go out to Houston once a year .😀
I want to work here! Happy you are okay Caroline. 🕺
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I am a bit in shock. Our special needs daughter was in and out of Texas children’s so frequently and was actually on life-support in the icu..... (although it was January 2014). But I recognize those people and it’s so crazy because it’ I was like yesterday and yet it feels like a lifetime ago? Our daughter passed away in August 2014 so it’s just so strange to watch these cameras walk-through rooms that we were at and show the nurses that helped us. I
RIP to your daughter 🙏🏽
I am so sorry for your loss .
Dr Lara looks awesome! live her accent and she sounds soothing to listen to
Prayers for the family drs and nurses.
I am very proud of you guys.
Love to visit your hospital one day..!!
Precious children should never need to be in an ICU...So sad:(
I was there. Was there for a total of 2 years because of encephalitis.
i was in the Cardio ICU when I was 10, because I kept coding.
I am not particularly interested in Peds. But I really want to work in a typical adult ICU. That's my dream job! :-)
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One of my friend dad passed away plus he has gone in the emergency room then ICU room and my friend say he is a baby cause when I touch his dad he cries
I know that these doctors are wo4kin their hardest and I know how being in a ICU is it is full of pain and you either die or stay strong
I haven't had really many good experiences in the Picu from the patients side of view so far...
I want to work in PICU as an RN
I want I also join in picu department
My child very serious plz help me
Far out I overdosed the other day on venlafaxaline and I can't believe I'm still here
How are you doing now?
These blurred pictures and the theatrical monologues of the staff have no informational value whatsoever, but rhey might serve as a sort of low cost advert for the institution.
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