Poll Archive July 2021 At your hospital, when are formal transesophageal echocardiograph readings performed for pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass? A. Pre-bypass only B. Pre-bypass and Post-bypass C. Post-bypass only D. Not performed Vote View Results Total Answers 181 Total Votes 181 Date: 04/01/2014 - 04/30/2014 Poll Results: Will the Affordable Health Care Act improve access to health care for adults with congenital heart disease? No - ( 1 vote ) Yes - ( 1 vote ) September 2021 At your institution, which of the following regional or neuraxial techniques are you or the surgical team utilizing routinely in your pediatric cardiac surgical patients? (Choose all that apply) A. Single shot caudal injection with opioid B. Single shot spinal injection with opioid C. Erector spinae plane block D. Paravertebral block E. Serratus anterior plane block F. Pectoralis I (PEC I) nerve block I/Pectoralis II (PEC II) nerve block G. Pecto-Intercostal Fascial (PIF) block/Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane (TTMP ) block H. Thoracic Epidural Catheter I. Parasternal nerve blocks J. Intercostal nerve blocks Vote View Results Total Answers 133 Total Votes 85 October 2021 At your institution, where are routine delayed sternal closures done after surgery for neonatal/infant cardiac surgery such as a Norwood or arterial switch operation? A. In the cardiac operating room B. At bedside in the ICU C. Depends on the patient Vote View Results Total Answers 164 Total Votes 164 November 2021 In your routine practice, do you replete potassium in the cardiac operating room? A. Yes. If K+ < 3.0 mmol/L B. Yes. If K+ < 2.5 mmol/L C. Occasionally, but only if the patient is experiencing significant ectopy or arrhythmias D. Never Vote View Results Total Answers 129 Total Votes 129 December 2021 At your institution, how often are in-line filters used in infusion tubing during the anesthetic care of congenital cardiac patients? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Never Vote View Results Total Answers 144 Total Votes 144 February 2021 For pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery at your institution, which patients are tested for COVID-19 preoperatively? A. All patients B. Only symptomatic patients C. No testing is routinely performed Vote View Results Total Answers 215 Total Votes 215 January 2022 At your institution, is a nitroglycerin infusion used routinely during a neonatal arterial switch operation? A. Always B. Never C. Sometimes Vote View Results Total Answers 161 Total Votes 161 February 2022 At your hospital, what is the minimum time that Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are held prior to elective surgery? A. 12 hours B. 24 hours C. 48 hours D. Not routinely held Vote View Results Total Answers 169 Total Votes 169 Date: 05/01/2015 - 05/31/2015 Poll Results: is S/P Bidirectional Glenn Procedure. She is scheduled to have a Fontan procedure in the next month. She also has non-incarcerated inguinal hernia that needs surgical repair. When would you recommend scheduling the elective inguinal hernia repair? A) While she is still in a Glenn Physiology - ( 215 votes ) B) After she has successfully undergone the Fontan repair. - ( 119 votes ) « Previous 1 2 3 4 … 12 Next »