Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis: A Practical Handbook, 1st ed. 2019

This book covers all key aspects of critical care in pediatric nephrology, including acute dialysis in sick children. It also provides detailed protocols for managing fluid and electrolyte balance and dialysis in children in intensive care.   

In addition, this quick guide discusses innovations in pediatric renal replacement therapy technologies, such as plasma exchange, CARPEDIEM, NIDUS and aquadex. 

Dr. Sidharth Kumar Sethi is a Senior Consultant in Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Renal Transplant Medicine at the Kidney and Urology Institute, Medanta, India. He completed his fellowship (International Pediatric Nephrology Association Fellowship) and senior residency in Pediatric Nephrology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and the Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplant Immunology at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, California. He has been involved in numerous national and international meetings on pediatric acute kidney injury and pediatric dialysis. His chief interests include acute kidney injury, dialysis and pediatric renal transplantation. He has been actively involved in the care of children with all kinds of complex renal disorders, including acute kidney injury, nephrotic syndrome, tubular disorders, urinary tract infections, hypertension, chronic kidney disease. He was honored by Case Western Reserve University for his outstanding contributions to the field in 2014. He was part of an 8-member committee responsible for writing the Indian guidelines on steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome, and member of an expert committee involved in the formulation of guidelines on pediatric renal disorders, including steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome and urinary tract infections. He has published several international papers on pediatric nephrology and chapters in nephrology textbooks. He is also Co-Convener of the Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology- CKD Registry. He is currently Secretary of the Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology and Editor of the Journal of Clinical Pediatric Nephrology'.  

Dr. Rupesh Raina MD, FACP, FAAP, FASN and FNKF is an Associate Professor and currently a combined Adult and Pediatric Nephrologist, Director of Medical Research in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Akron General Medical Center the Akron Children’s Hospital

Written by leading international experts in pediatric intensive care and pediatric nephrology

Offers physicians detailed guidance on managing children with renal failure in intensive care units

Provides easy-to-follow algorithms and key points in each chapter

Includes a special section on recent technologies in pediatric renal replacement therapy, including CARPEDIEM, NIDUS and aquadex