Poll Archive Date: 09/01/2015 - 09/30/2015 Poll Results: What is your usual anesthetic plan for a routine cardiac catheterization in a 7 years old presenting for annual myocardial biopsy after transplant two years ago? a. General anesthesia with endotracheal tube and muscle relaxation - ( 94 votes ) b. General anesthesia with LMA and no muscle relaxation - ( 146 votes ) c. General anesthesia with propofol infusion - ( 35 votes ) d. Sedation by anesthesiologist - ( 33 votes ) e. Sedation by non-anesthesia provider - ( 9 votes ) Date: 10/01/2015 - 10/31/2015 Poll Results: Where is your preferred insertion site for a central venous catheter in a child presenting for a Bidirectional Glenn procedure? A. Internal jugular vein - ( 164 votes ) B. Femoral vein - ( 82 votes ) C. Femoral vein plus a small catheter in internal jugular vein - ( 36 votes ) D. Intracardiac line placed by the surgeon - ( 45 votes ) E. No central access - ( 12 votes ) Date: 11/01/2015 - 11/30/2015 Poll Results: What is the oxygenation strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass at your institution? normoxic (100-250mmHg) - 75% ( 197 votes ) hyperoxic (>250mmHg) - 25% ( 67 votes ) Date: 12/01/2015 - 12/31/2015 Poll Results: What is your first option for monitoring of coagulation after protamine administration in a bleeding child following cardiopulmonary bypass? Standard coagulation assays (e.g. PTT, INR) - ( 7 votes ) Activated clotting time (ACT) - ( 214 votes ) Visco-elastic test (e.g. TEG, ROTEM) - ( 40 votes ) No monitoring, transfusion based on clinical experience - ( 18 votes ) Date: 01/01/2016 - 01/31/2016 Poll Results: Who is responsible for obtaining consent for a Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) done during a cardiac surgical procedure? No separate consent. - ( 147 votes ) The anesthesiologist. - ( 62 votes ) The cardiologist. - ( 41 votes ) The surgeon. - ( 33 votes ) Date: 02/01/2016 - 02/29/2016 Poll Results: A 3kg neonate undergoing a coarctation repair off bypass, via a thoracotomy incision. What is your preferred method for postoperative pain control? Caudal block - ( 47 votes ) Paravertebral block - ( 34 votes ) Intercostal block - ( 57 votes ) Intravenous analgesia only - ( 80 votes ) Local infiltration by the surgeon - ( 87 votes ) Date: 03/01/2016 - 03/31/2016 Poll Results: A 3-kg neonate diagnosed with D-Transposition of the great arteries presents for an arterial switch operation. What is your strategy for venous access pre-CPB? One or more peripheral intravenous catheters - ( 90 votes ) Umbilical vein catheter - ( 50 votes ) Internal jugular vein catheter - ( 153 votes ) PICC line - ( 14 votes ) Date: 03/01/2016 - 03/31/2016 Poll Results: A 3-kg neonate diagnosed with D-Transposition of the great arteries presents for an arterial switch operation. What is your strategy for venous access pre-CPB? One or more peripheral intravenous catheters - ( 0 votes ) Date: 04/01/2016 - 04/30/2016 Poll Results: At your institution, the infusion for an arterial line is composed of Saline - ( 107 votes ) Unfractionated heparin - ( 165 votes ) Date: 05/01/2016 - 05/31/2016 Poll Results: For children with pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing non-cardiac surgery, what is your first drug of choice to maintain coronary perfusion during the anesthetic? Vasopressin - ( 99 votes ) Norepinephrine - ( 35 votes ) Phenylephrine - ( 154 votes ) Dopamine - ( 62 votes ) « Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 11 Next »