Volume 10 - Issue 9 - September, 2002
06/19/2008
Robert Petrocelli, MS, BS
When I was younger and training as a physicist, I learned a lot about laws of nature, the rules that guide the way things work. However, there was one important law that was never taught: the law of unintended consequences.
Understanding the...
When I was younger and training as a physicist, I learned a lot about laws of nature, the rules that guide the way things work. However, there was one important law that was never taught: the law of unintended consequences.
Understanding the...
When I was younger and training...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
James B. Sherwood, MHA
Warning signs of a suffering cardiovascular program due to a lack of capacity include the following:
Occupancy of inpatient units, especially telemetry and intensive care units, is greater than 80% during non-peak seasons;
Emergency...
Warning signs of a suffering cardiovascular program due to a lack of capacity include the following:
Occupancy of inpatient units, especially telemetry and intensive care units, is greater than 80% during non-peak seasons;
Emergency...
Warning signs of a suffering...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Sue Apple, DNSc, RN
Washington Hospital Center has an annual case volume of approximately 15,000, and between four and five thousand are interventional procedures. There isn’t a toy or device we don’t use! Thus, I could easily discuss interventional cardiology,...
Washington Hospital Center has an annual case volume of approximately 15,000, and between four and five thousand are interventional procedures. There isn’t a toy or device we don’t use! Thus, I could easily discuss interventional cardiology,...
Washington Hospital Center has...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Elizabeth Harris, RN, MBA; Patricia Tyson, RN, MSA; Dan Ketter, BA; Susana Rangel, RN
More than ever, catheterization laboratory managers need access to comparative benchmark data in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing healthcare environment. The following article is the third in a series featuring just such benchmark...
More than ever, catheterization laboratory managers need access to comparative benchmark data in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing healthcare environment. The following article is the third in a series featuring just such benchmark...
More than ever, catheterization...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Alan Bennett, RCIS
Why and how did you become an educator?
I began my career in education at Rhode Island College in Social Studies Secondary Education. My first medical training was at Shepard Air Force Base’s Medical Service School. I decided teaching...
Why and how did you become an educator?
I began my career in education at Rhode Island College in Social Studies Secondary Education. My first medical training was at Shepard Air Force Base’s Medical Service School. I decided teaching...
Why and how did you become an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
David Joffe, MD, FACC
Hospitals are continually trying to improve patient satisfaction levels by offering the most advanced clinical practices. Ideally, these practices are executed through creative programs that result in time saving for patients and hospital...
Hospitals are continually trying to improve patient satisfaction levels by offering the most advanced clinical practices. Ideally, these practices are executed through creative programs that result in time saving for patients and hospital...
Hospitals are continually trying...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
The Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group
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We frequently give aspirin and Plavix to patients after they receive conscious sedation if we are proceeding to angioplasty after an angiogram. The patients...
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We frequently give aspirin and Plavix to patients after they receive conscious sedation if we are proceeding to angioplasty after an angiogram. The patients...
HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR A FUTURE...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
David Joffe, MD, FACC
Hospitals are continually trying to improve patient satisfaction levels by offering the most advanced clinical practices. Ideally, these practices are executed through creative programs that result in time saving for patients and hospital...
Hospitals are continually trying to improve patient satisfaction levels by offering the most advanced clinical practices. Ideally, these practices are executed through creative programs that result in time saving for patients and hospital...
Hospitals are continually trying...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
The Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion Group
The Cath Lab Digest Email Discussion ...
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We frequently give aspirin and Plavix to patients after they receive conscious sedation if we are proceeding to angioplasty after an angiogram. The patients...
HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR A FUTURE QUESTION?
Email us at cathlabdigest@hotmail.com
We frequently give aspirin and Plavix to patients after they receive conscious sedation if we are proceeding to angioplasty after an angiogram. The patients...
HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR A FUTURE...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Sandeep Khosla, MD, FACC, FSCAI
*Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago is a Level I Trauma Center and is a Teaching Institution for Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School. For in-depth discussion and case reviews, visit www.peripheralangioplasty.com
...
*Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago is a Level I Trauma Center and is a Teaching Institution for Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School. For in-depth discussion and case reviews, visit www.peripheralangioplasty.com
...
*Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
This is your publication, and we’re grateful for your interest and contributions. Without you, we are not of much use! Cath Lab Digest always attempts to reflect the dedication and intelligence of our readers. If CLD makes a mistake or...
This is your publication, and we’re grateful for your interest and contributions. Without you, we are not of much use! Cath Lab Digest always attempts to reflect the dedication and intelligence of our readers. If CLD makes a mistake or...
This is your publication, and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Bernadette S. Speiser, BSN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS
What is the size of your facility and number of staff members?
We have a single digital cath lab and just opened up a second lab dedicated to EP. We have a total of three employees:
1 BSN-prepared RN
1 MSN-prepared RN
1 radiology...
What is the size of your facility and number of staff members?
We have a single digital cath lab and just opened up a second lab dedicated to EP. We have a total of three employees:
1 BSN-prepared RN
1 MSN-prepared RN
1 radiology...
What is the size of your...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
This is your publication, and we’re grateful for your interest and contributions. Without you, we are not of much use! Cath Lab Digest always attempts to reflect the dedication and intelligence of our readers. If CLD makes a mistake or...
This is your publication, and we’re grateful for your interest and contributions. Without you, we are not of much use! Cath Lab Digest always attempts to reflect the dedication and intelligence of our readers. If CLD makes a mistake or...
This is your publication, and...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Long-Term: Abciximab & Tirofiban Similar
A recent study clarifies the differences between tirofiban and abciximab. This study looked at outcomes for 4,809 people six months after they had coronary-artery angioplasty with stent placement....
Long-Term: Abciximab & Tirofiban Similar
A recent study clarifies the differences between tirofiban and abciximab. This study looked at outcomes for 4,809 people six months after they had coronary-artery angioplasty with stent placement....
Long-Term: Abciximab & Tirofiban...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Medcon Provides Cardiac Image Management and Archiving
for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has selected Medcon Telemedicine Technology as a provider of cardiac image management and archiving...
Medcon Provides Cardiac Image Management and Archiving
for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has selected Medcon Telemedicine Technology as a provider of cardiac image management and archiving...
Medcon Provides Cardiac Image...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Thomas H. Maloney, MS, MHA, RCIS, FSICP
I have been given the task of defending the position of early invasive therapy against that of early conservative therapy. My goal is to take the clinical trial data and incorporate it into our everyday practice. I believe that the concept of...
I have been given the task of defending the position of early invasive therapy against that of early conservative therapy. My goal is to take the clinical trial data and incorporate it into our everyday practice. I believe that the concept of...
I have been given the task of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Lowell F. Satler, MD; Martin B. Leon, MD
Use of eMedcon is focused around a facility-individualized website developed and hosted by Medcon. eMedcon software uploads angiographic and echo images for online access. Users might be referring physicians who wish to send images to...
Use of eMedcon is focused around a facility-individualized website developed and hosted by Medcon. eMedcon software uploads angiographic and echo images for online access. Users might be referring physicians who wish to send images to...
Use of eMedcon is focused around...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Kathy Beaver, RN
Use of eMedcon is focused around a facility-individualized website developed and hosted by Medcon. eMedcon software uploads angiographic and echo images for online access. Users might be referring physicians who wish to send images to...
Use of eMedcon is focused around a facility-individualized website developed and hosted by Medcon. eMedcon software uploads angiographic and echo images for online access. Users might be referring physicians who wish to send images to...
Use of eMedcon is focused around...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
I love invasive cardiology because the work is never routine. It’s direct contact with the patients that depend on your skills and knowledge. I love the fact that interventional...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
I love invasive cardiology because the work is never routine. It’s direct contact with the patients that depend on your skills and knowledge. I love the fact that interventional...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
