Volume 12 - Issue 12 - December, 2004
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
I’m pleased to welcome a new group of professionals to the Cath Lab Digest Editorial Board. It’s a long-overdue step, as our current consulting editors have been working very hard to ensure CLD continues to provide valuable, useful, and most...
I’m pleased to welcome a new group of professionals to the Cath Lab Digest Editorial Board. It’s a long-overdue step, as our current consulting editors have been working very hard to ensure CLD continues to provide valuable, useful, and most...
I’m pleased to welcome a new...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Two Topics Under Discussion:
Infection Control Policy
I am an Infection Control nurse and have recently worked with our cardiac cath lab to revise their infection control policy. My references included: CDC guidelines for prevention of...
Two Topics Under Discussion:
Infection Control Policy
I am an Infection Control nurse and have recently worked with our cardiac cath lab to revise their infection control policy. My references included: CDC guidelines for prevention of...
Two Topics Under...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Response: Call Team Suggestions
Assuming that a call team contains 3 members, create four teams:
Team A: 7 am -3:30 pm
Team B: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Team C: 9:30am - 6:00 pm (Extended call team)
Team D: 11:00am -7:30 pm (Call team)
All...
Response: Call Team Suggestions
Assuming that a call team contains 3 members, create four teams:
Team A: 7 am -3:30 pm
Team B: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Team C: 9:30am - 6:00 pm (Extended call team)
Team D: 11:00am -7:30 pm (Call team)
All...
Response: Call Team...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Christian F. Witzke, MD; Francisco Martin-Herrero, MD; Sarah C. Clarke, MD; Eugene Pomerantzev, MD; Igor F. Palacios, MD
Coronary perforation is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Advanced patient age, female gender and the use of ablative devices seem to be the key factors predisposing to this...
Coronary perforation is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Advanced patient age, female gender and the use of ablative devices seem to be the key factors predisposing to this...
Coronary perforation is a rare...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Two Topics Under Discussion:
Infection Control Policy
I am an Infection Control nurse and have recently worked with our cardiac cath lab to revise their infection control policy. My references included: CDC guidelines for prevention of...
Two Topics Under Discussion:
Infection Control Policy
I am an Infection Control nurse and have recently worked with our cardiac cath lab to revise their infection control policy. My references included: CDC guidelines for prevention of...
Two Topics Under...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Peggy Healey, RN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Maimonides Medical Center, located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, is a 705-bed not-for-profit hospital with very active cardiac services. The cardiac cath lab...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Maimonides Medical Center, located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, is a 705-bed not-for-profit hospital with very active cardiac services. The cardiac cath lab...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Igor F. Palacios, MD; Christian F. Witzke, MD; Francisco Martin-Herrero, MD; Sarah C. Clarke, MD; Eugene Pomerantzev, MD
Coronary perforation is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Advanced patient age, female gender and the use of ablative devices seem to be the key factors predisposing to this...
Coronary perforation is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Advanced patient age, female gender and the use of ablative devices seem to be the key factors predisposing to this...
Coronary perforation is a rare...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Hartford Hospital
Ed Messer, BSN, MBA, Hartford, CN
Hartford Hospital is a tertiary care center with the capacity of caring for 674 patients at any given time. The cardiac catheterization labs are comprised of four suites, two monitoring...
Hartford Hospital
Ed Messer, BSN, MBA, Hartford, CN
Hartford Hospital is a tertiary care center with the capacity of caring for 674 patients at any given time. The cardiac catheterization labs are comprised of four suites, two monitoring...
Hartford Hospital
Ed Messer,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Mark R. Rasmussen, BA, BSN, RN-C, CCRN
Labs are drawn and the cardiology fellow comes down to assess the patient. He determines that this patient meets criteria to go to the cardiac cath lab. The fellow activates the on-call team. The patient is started on a NTG drip at 20...
Labs are drawn and the cardiology fellow comes down to assess the patient. He determines that this patient meets criteria to go to the cardiac cath lab. The fellow activates the on-call team. The patient is started on a NTG drip at 20...
Labs are drawn and the...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Cardiology Manager, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington
Cardiology Manager, Sacred Heart Medi...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
While finishing a degree in anthropology, I worked as a janitor at Sacred Heart. One of the areas I cleaned was the cath/specials labs. I was intrigued by the high-tech...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
While finishing a degree in anthropology, I worked as a janitor at Sacred Heart. One of the areas I cleaned was the cath/specials labs. I was intrigued by the high-tech...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Low Cost Drug Helps Reduce Deaths, Repeat Heart Attacks
Reviparin is simple, effective therapy for heart attack patients worldwide
A major Canadian-led global study has found that an inexpensive anti-blood-clotting drug significantly...
Low Cost Drug Helps Reduce Deaths, Repeat Heart Attacks
Reviparin is simple, effective therapy for heart attack patients worldwide
A major Canadian-led global study has found that an inexpensive anti-blood-clotting drug significantly...
Low Cost Drug Helps Reduce...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Infographic
06/19/2008
Study Shows Impact of Coreg® (carvedilol) on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension
Beta-blocker Coreg® (carvedilol) may provide advantages in patients with diabetes and hypertension, according to study...
Study Shows Impact of Coreg® (carvedilol) on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension
Beta-blocker Coreg® (carvedilol) may provide advantages in patients with diabetes and hypertension, according to study...
Study Shows Impact of Coreg®...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
High-dose Statin Therapy Outperforms Typical Care
Study compares aggressive cholesterol-lowering to usual treatment in real-world settings
Patients treated with high doses of atorvastatin had about a one percent lower annual rate of heart...
High-dose Statin Therapy Outperforms Typical Care
Study compares aggressive cholesterol-lowering to usual treatment in real-world settings
Patients treated with high doses of atorvastatin had about a one percent lower annual rate of heart...
High-dose Statin Therapy...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Rose Czarnecki, RN, BSN, MPM
Growth and Changes Since 2000
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a family of health care databases, developed through a federal, state and industry partnership and sponsored by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...
Growth and Changes Since 2000
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a family of health care databases, developed through a federal, state and industry partnership and sponsored by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...
Growth and Changes Since...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Stone, at the recent TCT Conference, findings were presented on a variety of TAXUS Clinical Trials. What trials did you report on, and what were some of the overall findings?
At TCT my colleagues and I delivered extensive long-term TAXUS...
Dr. Stone, at the recent TCT Conference, findings were presented on a variety of TAXUS Clinical Trials. What trials did you report on, and what were some of the overall findings?
At TCT my colleagues and I delivered extensive long-term TAXUS...
Dr. Stone, at the recent TCT...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
