Critical Care Research

Le Bonheur has five critical care units - Cardiovascular Intensive Care UnitIntermediate Care UnitNeonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - that provide a rich opportunity for a wide variety of research into conditions that effect children who need critical treatments and constant monitoring.

Dr. Samir Shah with Le Bonheur patient in critical care research

Our Research

  • Severe sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
  • Artificial intelligence applications in critical illness recognition
  • Neurocritical care, including traumatic brain injury treatment, outcomes and associated neuroendocrinopathies
  • Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Global health
  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
  • Long-term outcomes following PICU hospitalization and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), including neuropsychological outcomes

Clinical Trials

If you are interested in participating in an allergy/immunology clinical trial, please view our list of current and active trials.

Recent Publications

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