Lakshmi Madhavan Hospital

PEDIATRICS

Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents, and the age limit usually ranges from birth up to 18. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician, or paediatrician. The word paediatrics and its cognates mean "healer of children".

SPECIALIST

PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)

• Patients with serious or life-threatening illnesses or injuries who require constant and close monitoring and support from specialist equipments and medications to maintain normal bodily functioning are admitted in the ICU
• A state of the art ICU is installed with specialized and life-saving equipments such as
  • Multi-parameter monitors patient monitor is configured for real time monitoring of ECG, non-invasive blood pressure, heart beat, pulse, respiration, etc on a single screen
  • Bi-phasic Defibrillator with temporary pacing
  • Ventilator to support and ease breathing
  • Centralized Oxygen and suction
  • Facility to perform Dialysis during renal failure
  • A Holter monitor to constantly monitor electrical activity of the cardiovascular system
  • Remote ECG monitoring using tele cardiology equipments configured along with the smart phone of the cardiovascular expert
• The ICU is efficiently managed by experienced intensivists and trained ICU nursing staff who are present 24x7

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  LMH ICU