Pediatric anesthesia providers in pediatric and congenital cardiac catheterization laboratories face an evolving and complex field. Their responsibilities are complicated by variability in patient demographics, including premature infants to adults and a range of clinical conditions from simple cardiac lesions to complex single ventricle physiology. Procedures can vary significantly from straightforward diagnostic measurements of stable patients to high-risk interventional procedures involving u...

A 20-year-old healthy male presented to the emergency room with a penetrating injury to the anterior abdominal wall. On examination, he was in hypovolemic shock with no palpable peripheral pulses. Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) revealed free fluid in the abdominal cavity....