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For Information:
The PICU Transport Team |
(504) 899-9511
1-800-299-9511, extension 4230 |
| Office Hours: |
24 Hours |
| Location: |
Children's Hospital |
| Physicians: |
Costa Dimitriades, MD, Medical Director
Amy Creel, MD
Bonnie C. Desselle, MD
Janet Rossi, MD
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The Michael Jeffrey Lupin Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 26-bed unit that offers a omputerized monitoring system capable of advanced hemodynamic monitoring, intracranial pressure and continuous electroencephalography, and continuous end tidal pressure of carbon dioxide monitoring—all with 24-hour trending capabilities. In addition, seven rooms in this unit are designated for isolation.
Patients receive care for a full spectrum of diseases and therapies, as well as postoperative heart and renal surgeries. The unit can also provide all ventilatory support, including ECMO.
The unit is staffed around the clock with a full-time medical director, registered nurses, respiratory therapists and second- and third-year residents to maintain continuity of care for patients.
A new 20-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and a new 18-bed PICU is under construction and is scheduled to open in summer 2009. Both units will house the finest technology within the individually designed and organized critical care environments.
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Costa Dimitriades, MD
Pediatric Critical Care, Director of PICU, Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center
Professional School:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Specialty Training:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Special Interests:
Quality improvement, resuscitation education
In Area Since: 2005
In Practice Since: 2005
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Bonnie Desselle, MD
Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director Residency Training, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Specialty Training:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Special Interests:
Critical care, medical education
In Area Since: 1995
In Practice Since: 1995
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