Department of Anesthesiology

Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology Fellowship Clinical Experience

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We believe that our clinical volume and complexity are one of the greatest strengths of our program.   Reflecting this volume are our anesthetizing locations, which include: 

  • 4 cardiovascular operating rooms
  • 3 cardiac catheterization labs
  • 1 electrophysiology lab
  • A procedure room suite
  • CT
  • MRI
  • Interventional radiology

At all of these sites, our fellows are paired 1:1 with an attending anesthesiologist, thereby increasing the fellows’ procedural experience as well as fellow-level directed learning.  In our operating rooms, fellows routinely place the necessary central and arterial lines.  

Below are data demonstrating our Heart Center case volume as well as fellows’ case numbers over recent years. The end-result of our clinical experience is that our fellows are well-prepared to manage any patient presenting for any procedure.  

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Selected Surgical Case Volumes, Texas Children’s Hospital, 2021-2024
Case TypeTotal
Stage 1 Palliation (Norwood)54
Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (BDG)89
Fontan120
Arterial switch (dTGA and dTGA/VSD)48
Truncus arteriosus 17
Tetralogy of Fallot102
Complete atrioventricular septal defect50
Coarctation of the aorta, off-bypass73
Heart transplant120
Lung transplant28
VAD implant86
Adult congenital 421
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Case Volumes and Procedures Per Fellow, 2021-2025, n = 8 fellows 

Procedure

AverageRange
Bypass cases, fellow as sole trainee10795-136
Stage 1 Palliation (Norwood)73-10
Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (BDG)85-10
Fontan73-10
Arterial switch65-9
Other neonatal surgical procedures144-26
Coarctation of the aorta43-5
Cardiac or lung transplant76-10
Placement of circulatory assist device1410-19
Catheterization/EP procedures7330-102
Central venous line placement10390-112
Arterial line placement113102-143
Neonatal anesthetics, total4928-75
Adult congenital anesthetics, total3120-48