Phoenix—An anonymous survey of cardiac anesthesiologists has revealed significant variability in preferences for cannulation site selection and technique used, as well as unexpectedly low compliance with the CDC recommendations on sterility precautions.
“There’s been a lot of discussion about sterility precautions for the line placement,” said Christopher Y. Tanaka, MD, an attending cardiothoracic anesthesiologist at Montefiore Medical Center and an assistant professor of