on atal ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁( N IC U ). ▁This ▁special ty ▁unit ▁car es ▁for ▁ne on atal ▁patients ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁left ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁birth . ▁Common ▁conditions ▁c ared ▁for ▁include ▁prem atur ity ▁and ▁associated ▁comp lications , ▁con gen ital ▁dis orders ▁such ▁as ▁con gen ital ▁dia ph rag m atic ▁h ern ia , ▁or ▁comp lications ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁bir thing ▁process . ▁▁ ▁Ped iat ric ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁( PI C U ). ▁Ped iat ric ▁patients ▁are ▁treated ▁in ▁this ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁for ▁life - th re aten ing ▁conditions ▁such ▁as ▁ast h ma , ▁influen za , ▁di ab etic ▁k eto ac idos is , ▁or ▁tra um atic ▁ne uro log ical ▁injury . ▁S urg ical ▁cases ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁P IC U ▁post oper atively ▁if ▁the ▁patient ▁has ▁a ▁potential ▁for ▁rapid ▁d eter ior ation ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁patient ▁requires ▁monitoring , ▁such ▁as ▁sp inal ▁inf us ions ▁or ▁sur ger ies ▁involving ▁the ▁resp ir atory ▁system ▁such ▁as ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁tons ils ▁or ▁ad en oid s . ▁Some ▁facilities ▁also ▁have ▁special ized ▁ped iat ric ▁card iac ▁int ensive ▁care ▁units , ▁for ▁patients ▁with ▁con gen ital ▁heart ▁disease ▁are ▁treated . ▁These ▁units ▁also ▁typically ▁c ater ▁for ▁card iac ▁trans plant ation ▁and ▁post oper ative ▁card iac ▁c ath eter ization ▁patients ▁if ▁those ▁services