Paediatric Intensive Care
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Specialised Critical Care for Children from 1 Month to 15 Years
The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, or PICU, at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research provides specialised care for critically ill children, from 1-month-old infants to adolescents up to 15 years of age.
The PICU is designed for children who need close monitoring, advanced respiratory support, specialist medical care, post-surgical support, nutritional support, and coordinated treatment from paediatric and super-specialty teams.
Our team includes experienced paediatricians, trained nurses, paediatric specialists, anaesthesiologists, technicians, and support staff who work together to provide safe, child-focused, and family-centred intensive care.
The goal is to support critically ill children with timely intervention, careful monitoring, evidence-based care, and compassionate communication with parents throughout the treatment journey.
Children Who May Need PICU Care
PICU care may be required for children who need advanced monitoring or intensive medical support.
This may include children who require:
PICU Facilities and Services
Advanced Respiratory Support
The PICU provides respiratory support for children who need assistance with breathing.
This may include:
Respiratory support is planned according to the child’s age, condition, oxygen levels, breathing effort, and clinical assessment.
Comprehensive Monitoring
Critically ill children require close and continuous monitoring.
The PICU team monitors important health parameters such as:
Continuous monitoring helps the team identify changes early and adjust care as needed.
Central Line Insertion
Central line insertion may be required for selected critically ill children who need advanced medication, fluids, nutrition, or intensive monitoring.
The procedure is performed where clinically indicated and under appropriate medical supervision.
Paediatric Super-Specialist Support
The PICU is supported by paediatric super-specialists who help manage complex and challenging medical conditions.
Super-specialty support may include:
This allows children with complex conditions to receive coordinated care from relevant specialists.
Baby-Friendly and Family-Centred Care
The PICU is designed to support not only the child’s medical needs but also emotional and developmental needs.
Our approach includes:
We understand that having a child in intensive care can be stressful for families. The team works to keep parents informed and involved wherever possible.
Nutritional Support
Nutrition is an important part of recovery for critically ill children.
The PICU provides nutritional support based on each child’s age, condition, feeding ability, and medical needs.
This may include:
The PICU supports children who need critical care before or after surgery.
This may include children undergoing:
The PICU team works with paediatric surgeons and anaesthesiologists to support safe pre-operative and post-operative care.
Bedside Paediatric Echocardiography
Bedside paediatric echocardiography may be used to assess the heart in critically ill children without moving them out of the PICU.
This supports timely evaluation and clinical decision-making when cardiac assessment is required.
Imaging and Diagnostics Support
The PICU is supported by imaging and diagnostic services for urgent evaluation and interpretation of results.
This may include:
Bedside paediatric echocardiography
Urgent diagnostic support
Imaging support based on clinical need
Coordination with radiology and clinical teams
Timely diagnostic support helps guide treatment decisions in critically ill children.
Coordinated Care with Paediatric Super-Specialties
Critical care often requires support from multiple specialists.
The PICU team works closely with:
This multidisciplinary approach helps ensure that different aspects of the child’s condition are assessed and managed together.
Our Approach to PICU Care
At Sitaram Bhartia, PICU care is built around timely intervention, continuous monitoring, child safety, and family-centred communication.
Our approach focuses on:
The aim is to provide safe, compassionate, and coordinated critical care for every child admitted to the PICU.
When May a Child Need PICU Care?
A child may need PICU care when their condition requires close monitoring, advanced treatment, or intensive medical support.
Parents should seek urgent medical care if a child has:
PICU admission is decided by the treating doctor based on the child’s condition and care needs.
Doctors and Care Team
The PICU team includes paediatricians, paediatric super-specialists, trained nurses, anaesthesiologists, technicians, and support staff.
The team works together to provide intensive monitoring, advanced respiratory support, specialist care, nutritional support, pre-surgical and post-surgical care, and family-centred communication for critically ill children.
Why Choose Sitaram Bhartia for PICU Care?
Specialised Paediatric Critical Care
The PICU provides specialised intensive care for critically ill children from 1 month to 15 years of age.
Advanced Respiratory Support
Children who need breathing support may receive oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive ventilation, or invasive mechanical ventilation based on clinical need.
Continuous Monitoring
The PICU team closely monitors heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and overall clinical condition to support timely care decisions.
Paediatric Super-Specialist Support
The PICU is supported by paediatric super-specialists, including Paediatric Pulmonology, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Paediatric Cardiology, and Paediatric Nephrology.
Baby-Friendly and Family-Centred Care
Care is planned with attention to the emotional and developmental needs of infants and children, with parent involvement, education, and supportive communication.
Nutritional Support for Critical Illness
The team provides feeding and parenteral nutrition plans tailored to the child’s condition and recovery needs.
Pre-Surgical and Post-Surgical Care
The PICU supports children before and after major and minor thoracic and abdominal surgeries, in coordination with paediatric surgeons and anaesthesiologists.
Bedside Paediatric Echocardiography
Bedside paediatric echocardiography supports timely cardiac assessment for critically ill children without unnecessary movement.
Multidisciplinary Hospital-Based Care
The PICU works closely with Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, Anaesthesia, Imaging and Diagnostics, and other super-specialties to provide coordinated critical care.
Parent Support and Communication
The team keeps parents informed, explains the care plan, and supports families through the child’s intensive care journey.
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