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Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome! Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com. Sheaths Left in Place When an arterial sheath is left in place for whatever reason, what is the accepted connection? Is a pressurized saline flush necessary to prevent clot formation? This sheath is to be removed in 4 hours. Mary Floyd, RN, BSN, CCRN, RCIS, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab Lewis Gale Medical Center Email: Mary.Floyd@hcahealthcare.com Cc: cathlabdigest@aol.com At the end of the procedure, we flush the sheath with heparinized saline and insert an obturator. It does not matter how long it is in — we do nothing else with it except remove it at the appropriate time. Doris Wald, CVT Director of Cardiac Cath Lab Prairie Lakes HealthCare Systems Watertown, South Dakota Email: Doris.Wald@prairielakes.com Cc: cathlabdigest@aol.com Inventory Coordinator Duties At the Medical University of South Carolina, we are trying to gather more information about a specific job title that was represented in the Cath Lab Digest March 2008 Salary Survey results. The job title was Inventory Coordinator. I'm looking for qualifications and job descriptions from any hospital that has this position. Thank you! Kelly N. Howard, RT(R), Billing/Supply Coordinator Adult Heart Catheterization MUSC- Ashley River Tower Charleston, SC Email: howardk@musc.edu Cc: cathlabdigest@aol.com The inventory coordinator (see job description) at our facility reports directly to me (Director Cardiac & Vascular Services). The person in the role worked as a cardiac vascular assistant for years and was formerly a patient care assistant on a nursing unit. Jo Ann K. Bretz, RN, MBA, CNA-BC Director Cardiac & Vascular Services The Reading Hospital Regional Heart Center, Reading, PA Email: BretzJ@readinghospital.org Cc: cathlabdigest.com

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