Poll Archive Date: 11/01/2016 - 11/30/2016 Poll Results: Which of the following techniques does your institution use on cardio-pulmonary bypass? Zero-Balance Ultrafiltration (Z-BUF) during bypass - ( 3 votes ) Continuous/Conventional Ultrafiltration (CUF) during bypass - ( 25 votes ) Modified Ultrafiltration (MUF) after completion of bypass - ( 82 votes ) Both ZBUF/CUF and MUF - ( 58 votes ) None - ( 7 votes ) Date: 12/01/2016 - 12/31/2016 Poll Results: Who performs the intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for pediatric patients with congenital heart disease at your institution? Cardiologist - ( 234 votes ) Anesthesiologist - ( 17 votes ) Date: 01/01/2017 - 01/31/2017 Poll Results: As a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist, how often do you utilize the TEE probe to assess function or conduct an anatomic exam after the cardiologist has finished their exam? Never - ( 97 votes ) Always - ( 61 votes ) In select cases only - ( 81 votes ) Date: 04/01/2017 - 04/30/2017 Poll Results: For an otherwise healthy 11 year old undergoing an electrophysiology procedure to ablate a WPW pathway, which of the following anesthetic techniques would be employed? A. General Anesthesia with inhalational maintenance - ( 88 votes ) B. General Anesthesia with Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) - ( 65 votes ) C. General Anesthesia with combination of inhalational and IV agents - ( 85 votes ) D. Monitored Anesthetic Care - ( 21 votes ) Date: 06/01/2017 - 06/30/2017 Poll Results: At your hospital during Stage I/Sano, where is the preferred placement of central lines? A. Internal jugular vein - ( 104 votes ) B. Subclavian vein - ( 6 votes ) C. Femoral vein - ( 53 votes ) D. Intracardiac line - ( 70 votes ) Date: 07/01/2017 - 07/31/2020 Poll Results: In a patient with Williams-Beuren syndrome who has undergone an uncomplicated, simple non-cardiac anesthetic (eg. MRI), what is the most common postoperative disposition? A) Discharge as an outpatient - ( 58 votes ) B) Admit the patient for 24 hours observation - ( 41 votes ) C) Disposition is dependent on extent of outflow tract obstruction and coronary artery ostial compromise - ( 109 votes ) Date: 08/01/2017 - 08/31/2017 Poll Results: At your hospital during vascular ring repairs performed through a thoracotomy incision on an otherwise healthy three year old, are regional anesthetic techniques used for post-operative pain control? A) No - ( 28 votes ) B) Yes, the anesthesia team performs a paravertebral block or thoracic epidural - ( 57 votes ) C) Yes, the surgeon performs an intercostal nerve block - ( 63 votes ) Date: 09/01/2017 - 09/30/2017 Poll Results: What modes of neurocognitive monitoring for cardiopulmonary bypass cases are used on a routine basis at your institution? a) transcranial doppler - ( 1 vote ) b) near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) - ( 174 votes ) c) jugular venous O2 saturation - ( 1 vote ) d) no neurocognitive monitors are used - ( 12 votes ) e) more than one of the above modalities are used in combination - ( 7 votes ) Date: 10/01/2017 - 10/31/2017 Poll Results: In order to place an upper extremity arterial line in a child less than 5 kg without umbilical arterial access, what method do you utilize for the FIRST ATTEMPT: A. Palpation - ( 87 votes ) B. Ultrasound - ( 193 votes ) C. Cut-down by anesthesia - ( 3 votes ) D. Cut-down by surgery staff - ( 10 votes ) E. Doppler - ( 6 votes ) Date: 11/01/2017 - 11/30/2017 Poll Results: Which of the following would you consider placing in the operating room for a neonate less than 1 week of age presenting for cardiac surgery? A. Umbilical Artery Catheter (UAC) only - ( 6 votes ) B. Umbilical Venous Catheter (UVC) only - ( 5 votes ) C. Both UAC and UVC - ( 40 votes ) D. Neither - ( 145 votes ) « Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 12 Next »