title: Monitoring of critically ill infants and children.
abstract: The strategies for monitoring infants and children in the intensive care setting differ from the strategies used to monitor adults. This article highlights the physiologic differences between infants and children and adults that affect these methods. The technical aspects of monitoring infants and children are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Evanston, Illinois.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rubenstein
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hageman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003422:Critical Care; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods