CHOC Pediatrica
News and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
Until recently, hemodialysis was often not an option for neonates and small infants with acute kidney failure. But in 2020, the FDA approved use of the Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine, or Carpediem. In 2024, CHOC began using the Carpediem system for the first time, providing new lifesaving options for medically fragile patients. “As of […]
Team of more than 20 epileptologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons and others are committed to improving outcomes for people with epilepsy.
Bone tumors are a common pediatric cancer. Learn how CHOC’s advanced limb-sparing techniques improve outcomes to give children active lives.
An investigational medication device yields dramatic firsts in a CHOC clinical trial for a patient with a motor neuron disorder.
Dr. Anderson specializes in identifying ways to improve the outcomes of ill neonates and implementing interventions to optimize brain growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
A paper by CHOC clinicians concludes the device is a “safe and effective noninvasive option” for infants in certain circumstances.
