Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

What does this specialty do?

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Fundación Valle del Lili It provides comprehensive, specialized, and safe care to children and adolescents between 1 month and 18 years of age with critical medical or surgical conditions. It has a highly trained interdisciplinary team, state-of-the-art technology, and protocols based on international standards, with a focus on clinical recovery, patient well-being, and ongoing support for their families.

Diseases it treats

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) treats pediatric patients with critical conditions, including:

Sepsis
Acute respiratory failure
Shock states
Severe trauma
Post-surgical complications
Cancer complications
Critical neurological diseases
Severe metabolic disorders

In addition, the UCIP provides care for:

Children with complex pathologies requiring continuous monitoring
Advanced life support
Close follow-up after highly complex procedures

All of this guarantees comprehensive, timely and safe care in high-risk scenarios.

Procedures and treatments

The unit has an installed capacity and a comprehensive care model, which include:

Installed capacity:
- 30 beds equipped for continuous monitoring
- Advanced life support
Support and specialized therapies:
- Advanced mechanical ventilation
- Renal replacement therapies
- ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
- Hemodynamic support
- Specialized sedation and analgesia
Care model:
- Patient safety protocols
- interdisciplinary work
- Permanent family support
CRECEP Program:
- Humanizing care
- psychosocial support
- Prevention of pediatric post-ICU syndrome (PICS-p)

Subspecialties

Pediatric Intensive Medicine
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Pediatric surgery
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Pediatric infectious diseases
Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
Pediatric pulmonology
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Pediatric endocrinology
Clinical Genetics
Pediatric Immunoallergology
Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology
Otolaryngology
Child Psychiatry
Pediatric Palliative Care
Critical care nursing
Respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, speech therapy, and occupational therapy

Exam preparation

This does not apply to this service.

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Contact

Call us: (+57) 602 331 9090

Specialists who can assist you

Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Amador

Carlos Eduardo Reina Cespedes

Carmen Helena Vargas Moran

Fernando Eugenio Bermudez Pupo

Gerardo Alfredo Guzman De La Rosa

Jesus Aldemar Aguirre Recalde

Marco Fidel Sierra Zuñiga

Maria Camila Perez Arroyave

Other services and specialties

Allergology

Anesthesiology

Cardiology

Interventional Cardiology

Adult Non-Invasive Cardiology

Pediatric Non-Invasive Cardiology

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