Poll Archive January 2024 At your institution, how often is an uncuffed endotracheal tube exchanged for a cuffed endotracheal tube prior to interventional and/or diagnostic procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory? A. Always B. Never C. Sometimes Vote View Results Total Answers 148 Total Votes 148 December 2023 At your institution, what is the first-line antihypertensive agent used in neonates after cardiac surgery? A. Sodium nitroprusside B. Nicardipine C. Esmolol D. Nitroglycerine E. Other Vote View Results Total Answers 151 Total Votes 151 November 2023 At your institution, what is the most common depth of anesthesia for sedated transthoracic echocardiography provided by the anesthesia care team or anesthesiologist? A. Minimal sedation/Anxiolysis B. Moderate sedation C. Deep sedation D. General anesthesia (with or without an invasive airway) Vote View Results Total Answers 175 Total Votes 175 October 2023 At your institution, are patients routinely discharged home on the same day after an interventional cardiac catheterization? A. Yes B. No C. Sometimes (on a case by case basis) Vote View Results Total Answers 136 Total Votes 136 September 2023 At your institution, what is the standard practice for sedating pediatric patients after cardiac catheterization procedures to facilitate bed rest in the post-anesthesia care unit? A. Dexmedetomidine infusion B. Intermittent boluses of dexmedetomidine C. Intermittent doses of opioids D. Intermittent doses of benzodiazepines E. Any combination of the above medications F. Other Vote View Results Total Answers 166 Total Votes 166 August 2023 At your institution, is it standard practice to transfuse platelets to neonatal patients during cardiopulmonary bypass? A. Yes B. No C. Sometimes Vote View Results Total Answers 199 Total Votes 199 November 2022 At your institution, what is the standard route of tracheal intubation for neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass? A. Nasal B. Oral C. Either nasal or oral (no standard route) Vote View Results Total Answers 206 Total Votes 206 January 2023 At your institution, are intubated cardiac patients routinely transported to and from procedural locations on a transport ventilator? A. Always B. Never C. Sometimes Vote View Results Total Answers 182 Total Votes 182 December 2022 In your practice, a teenager undergoing an electrophysiology study with ablation receives which of the following anesthetic techniques: A. General anesthesia with inhalational agents B. General anesthesia with Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) C. General anesthesia with combination of inhalational and IV agents D. Monitored Anesthesia Care Vote View Results Total Answers 233 Total Votes 233 June 2023 In your institution, is pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship training required to provide anesthetic care for pediatric patients undergoing procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass? A. Yes B. No Vote View Results Total Answers 171 Total Votes 171 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 11 Next »