Intensive Care Management of Respiratory Failure and Refractory Shock

Learn intensive care management strategies for respiratory failure and refractory shock in pediatric patients from Dr. Warwick Butt, Director of the ICU at The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne and Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. Explore preferred treatment approaches for a 9-month-old with respiratory failure and another with refractory shock using ECMO. Gain insights into critical care topics including central venous saturation, diagnostic modalities, echocardiogram interpretation, diastolic dysfunction, vasoactive agents, guidelines, literature review, parental communication, neuromuscular blockade, multiorgan failure, and refractory shock management. This 41-minute video lecture, part of the OPENPediatrics platform, offers valuable knowledge exchange for healthcare clinicians worldwide caring for critically ill children in various resource settings.