title: [The pediatric surgeon's role in intensive care].
abstract: In contrast to adult surgery, pediatric surgery today is particularly dependent on multidisciplinary cooperation, especially with pediatricians, neonatologists, and pediatric anesthesiologists. This is particularly important in intensive care. Pediatric surgery is not able to manage this challenge on its own because of small numbers of intensive care patients, small staff with few intensive care specialists, and little general interest. The pediatric surgeon's role in interdisciplinary intensive care is to ensure optimal treatment for his patients by helpful cooperation, commitment, and readiness to take on responsibility, together with his own irreplaceable expertise.
authors.affiliation: Kinderchirurgische Klinik der Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Lindwurmstrasse 4, 80337 München.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: V Schweinitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heger
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hofmann
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010372:Pediatrics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery