Research

The Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine has more than 50 active research projects across the domains of basic, translational, clinical, outcomes, medical education, quality improvement, and global health:

• Sepsis

• Peer-mentoring in medical education

• Intern rotations in the PICU

• Hydrocephalus

• Blood vessel dysfunction and capillary leak

• Immunotherapies for RSV Bronchiolitis

• Failure of non-invasive ventilation

• Anticoagulation strategies for central lines

• Platelet transfusions on ECMO

• Post-traumatic stress disorder after ECMO

• Delirium and language barriers

• Community-based resilience to violence

• Social determinants of health and food insecurity

• Respiratory support in resource-diverse settings

• Pre-hospital risk assessment model in low-income countries

• Neurodevelopmental outcomes after ECMO

• Respiratory failure

• Immunobiology of influenza

Five current faculty are National Institutes of Health-funded. In the last academic year, our team has published 69 manuscripts, presented 57 posters and abstracts, applied to 29 grants, submitted 26 projects to the IRB, has been awarded 8 new grants as well as 4 new grants as site PIs.