background: emergence delirium (ed) is a frequent postoperative complication in children. its prevalence is about 25-80% and is observed more commonly with rapid-acting volatile anesthetics than the older inhalation agents. methods: 30 patients aging between 2 to 8 years were included in this randomized double blind study. we compared the effect of combination of two anesthetic drugs, propofol-...

Pediatric Cardiac catheterization is considered one of the most diagnostic and interventional procedures available to cardiologist. Catheterization has decreased morbidity mortality for cardiovascular defects, this invasive process not free complications. The study's objective assess nurse's knowledge practices regarding pediatric cardiac catheterization. Descriptive -analytical designs are use...

1 Cardiac catheterization has transformed the management of pediatric cardiac disease, as the indications for pediatric catheterization are broad and far-reaching.1–3 Cardiac catheterization, however, is not without risk. In pediatric patients, the rate of complications ranges from 7.8% to 16.2%.1,5–9 The most common complication is vascular injury, which accounts for nearly one third of all co...

Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology is the practice of catheter-based techniques that improve cardiac physiology and circulation through the treatment of heart disease in children and adults with congenital or acquired heart defects. Over the last decade, and since last published training guidelines for pediatric cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology were publishe...

Sedation for pediatric cardiac catheterization is a common requirement in many institutions. As the field of cardiac catheterization has evolved, the provision of sedation for these procedures has been varied. Increasingly the demand is for dedicated personnel focused on monitoring and delivery of sedation while in the catheterization suite. This article describes the considerations one must us...

Introduction During the last few years, dramatic changes have taken place in the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory. Improved noninvasive diagnostic techniques have narrowed the indications for diagnostic cardiac catheterization, and the laboratory is now increasingly being used for therapeutic procedures. Concern about the appropriateness of some applications of pediatric therapeutic...