Critical Care Research
Investigators
- Laboratory investigation of the developmental mechanisms and genetics of structural birth defects that cause critical illness in neonates
- Laboratory focus on developmental diaphragmatic defects, pulmonary hypoplasia, and early lung patterning
- Investigating models of congenital heart disease and fetal obstructive uropathy
- Blood cell utilization, modification and impact on inflammation and immune modulation
- Clinical outcomes after blood transfusions in children with congenital heart disease status post cardiac surgery
- Venous thrombosis prevention, as well as management, particularly in pediatric cardiac surgery and in association with central venous lines
Barbara Ferdman, M.D.
- Clinical studies and images to determine brain development and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease and other critical illness
- Non-invasive measures of cardiac output and volume measurements in critically ill infants and children
- Multi-center control trials studying the morbidity and mortality of cooling pediatric patients status post cardiac arrest
- Investigating the effectiveness of medical simulation as both a teaching tool and assessment tool in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Research
Critical Care
