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This volume provides a comprehensive overview of critical care of the pediatric immunocompromised hematology-oncology patient. The text focuses on unique aspects of the pediatric immunocompromised patient that predisposes the child to significant illness, and presents critical care management strategies specific to the patient population. In addition to chapters on oncology, primary immune deficiency, immunocompromised hematology, and hematopoietic cell transplant patients, the book covers the changing landscape of ICU care, pharmacologic considerations, and psychological and social aspects of the critical care of hematology-oncology patients.
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Aaron S. Chidekel, MD received his medical degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He completed his internship and residency in general pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. He completed fellowship training in pediatric respiratory medicine in the Section of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. After completing this training, Dr. Chidekel moved to Nemours at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, where he is currently the Chief of the Division of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. He directs a busy, accredited pediatric sleep medicine program at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. Dr. Chidekel is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has authored numerous scientific papers and abstracts regarding various aspects of clinical and basic research related to pediatric pulmonary medicine. He has edited and contributed chapters to several textbooks and has served as a reviewer for many prestigious journals as well. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been active as an officer and board member of the Delaware Chapter, and he is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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