Critical conditions and diagnoses treated

Some of the congenital and acquired conditions and diagnoses frequently treated at Children's include:

• Acute respiratory failure
• Cardiac failure and shock
• Pre- and postoperative care for:
  
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Neuroscience including head trauma, coma, seizures, and epilepsy surgery
  • Orthopedic surgery, including spinal fusion
  • General surgery, including bariatric surgery
  • Plastic or reconstructive and craniofacial surgery
  • Solid organ transplant
• Infectious diseases, such as meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia
• Multiple system organ failure
• Renal (kidney) failure, including renal replacement therapies and dialysis
• Trauma and burns
• Cancer and tumors