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Department for Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine

[Translate to englisch:] Notfall- und Intensivmedizin am UKR

Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Emergency & Intensive Care

The intensive care unit of the Children's University Hospital of Eastern Bavaria Kinder-Uniklinik-Ostbayern (KUNO) treats critically ill children and adolescents of all ages at the University Hospital site, with the exception of premature and newborn babies. These will continue to be cared for exclusively at the KUNO Perinatal Centre "St. Hedwig" location.

Patient rooms

Our intensive care unit has four patient rooms for six (maximum eight) patients, a separate shock/intervention room and a separate couch access. Two of the four patient rooms can be used to treat severely immunocompromised patients and to isolate children with highly infectious diseases thanks to a special ventilation system. The shock/intervention room is used to treat acute emergencies. It is also used for minor surgery and diagnostic procedures such as bone marrow punctures, liver biopsies, endoscopies and insertion of central venous catheters (CVCs).

Technical equipment

Patient documentation and the prescription of medication is done digitally as an electronic patient file. All treatment centres are equipped with the latest technology. The equipment covers the entire spectrum of paediatric emergency and intensive care medicine. In collaboration with the other specialist departments, we have access to all the diagnostic equipment available at the University Hospital.

In addition to sonography and echocardiography, endoscopy/bronchoscopy is also available for bedside care. In addition to all relevant forms of ventilation, including HFO ventilation (combined with NO inhalation if necessary), bigger children can be treated with ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). Other extracorporeal methods of renal and hepatic replacement therapy (haemofiltration, plasmapheresis, MARS dialysis) or hypothermia treatment may be used in children of all ages.

  • The main areas of treatment

    Our clinical treatment priorities are

    • the care of children with liver disease and liver transplantation with their various problems before and after organ transplantation.
    • the treatment of haemato-oncology patients, including children with bone marrow transplants
    • the care of seriously injured children

    There are also children who have suffered from drowning, poisoning, severe sepsis or organ failure.

    In addition, we care for paediatric patients in need of intensive care from all disciplines represented at UKR, such as visceral, trauma and vascular surgery, neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, otorhinolaryngology and ophthalmology, in cooperation with the respective specialist disciplines.

  • Team

    In addition to doctors and nurses, our multidisciplinary team includes physiotherapists, play therapists, dieticians, psychologists and counsellors. They all specialise in the care of critically ill children.

    We have a good nurse-to-patient ratio. High-risk patients are cared for on a 1:1 basis by competent nurses with specialist training in intensive care.

    The medical team consists of three senior doctors and six junior doctors. A large proportion of the medical staff have, or are in the process of acquiring, additional qualifications in paediatric intensive care medicine. Full training in paediatric intensive care is available at the University Children's Hospital.

    Both medical and nursing care is provided in three shifts. In addition to the presence of a senior consultant from 8:00 am-8:00 pm, an on-call service with experience in paediatric intensive care is also available outside these hours.

  • Accommodation for parents

    Accompanying persons of our young patients can stay overnight in the parents' house Elternhaus (VKKK Ostbayern e.V.). As a stay in hospital often takes a great deal of energy from the accompanying person, it is important to have a sheltered and, above all, quiet place to retreat to. There you can have a rest and recharge your batteries for the next day.

  • Visiting hours

    During their stay in the intensive care unit, we try to involve parents as much as possible in the care of their critically ill child. This encourages, maintains and strengthens the parent-child relationship. For this reason, we do not have fixed visiting hours.