Cardiovascular ICU

Children's boasts the first and largest dedicated pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit in North Texas. This 17-bed unit serves approximately 500 cardiac surgical patients and many other critical cardiac patients each year. This cardiovascular ICU is staffed by a specialized team of nurses, nurse practitioners and respiratory therapists who work with cardiovascular ICU physicians to optimize patient outcomes.

Patients with special needs also are referred to this children's unit from throughout Texas as well as Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and abroad.

The cardiovascular ICU staff also is dedicated to scientifically advancing the field of cardiac critical care. A recent study conducted by CVICU-based researchers at Children's has determined that babies who received reconstituted blood for heart surgery left the cardiovascular ICU roughly 25 percent quicker than those getting fresh blood. The findings appear in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cardiology service at Children's
Critical Care Services at Children's

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