Volume 13 - Issue 1 - January, 2005
Infographic
06/19/2008
Some Cases of Sudden Cardiac Death May Start in Brain
Disrupted signals from the brain to the heart may be responsible for sudden cardiac death caused by emotional stress, says a University College London study. Disrupted signals from the...
Some Cases of Sudden Cardiac Death May Start in Brain
Disrupted signals from the brain to the heart may be responsible for sudden cardiac death caused by emotional stress, says a University College London study. Disrupted signals from the...
Some Cases of Sudden Cardiac...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Re: Streem M. Comparison of Arterial Puncture Closure Devices with Standard Manual Compression After Cardiac Catheterization at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Cath Lab Digest 2004;12(11):1-8.
Dear Editor:
As the physician who brought this...
Re: Streem M. Comparison of Arterial Puncture Closure Devices with Standard Manual Compression After Cardiac Catheterization at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Cath Lab Digest 2004;12(11):1-8.
Dear Editor:
As the physician who brought this...
Re: Streem M. Comparison of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Room Utilization
Does anyone have a cath lab room utilization formula to calculate to what percentage a room is utilized? I am looking for the amount of time the room is in use.
Andrew J. Graves, RCIS,FSICP
Centennial Medical Center
...
Room Utilization
Does anyone have a cath lab room utilization formula to calculate to what percentage a room is utilized? I am looking for the amount of time the room is in use.
Andrew J. Graves, RCIS,FSICP
Centennial Medical Center
...
Room Utilization
Does anyone...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Mark Paquin; Daniel P. Link, MD
Closure Devices and the Cath Lab of the 21st Century
It has been close to a decade since the first vascular hemostasis device was approved by the FDA for commercial use. The adoption and use of closure devices following catheterization and...
Closure Devices and the Cath Lab of the 21st Century
It has been close to a decade since the first vascular hemostasis device was approved by the FDA for commercial use. The adoption and use of closure devices following catheterization and...
Closure Devices and the Cath Lab...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Re: Streem M. Comparison of Arterial Puncture Closure Devices with Standard Manual Compression After Cardiac Catheterization at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Cath Lab Digest 2004;12(11):1-8.
Dear Editor:
As the physician who brought this...
Re: Streem M. Comparison of Arterial Puncture Closure Devices with Standard Manual Compression After Cardiac Catheterization at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Cath Lab Digest 2004;12(11):1-8.
Dear Editor:
As the physician who brought this...
Re: Streem M. Comparison of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Dan Scharbach, CCPT, MBA
Why did you choose to work in the CV field?
I grew up in a small farming town in eastern Washington. Our high school advisor (and basketball coach) did not really provide a great deal of future planning for the graduating students. I was...
Why did you choose to work in the CV field?
I grew up in a small farming town in eastern Washington. Our high school advisor (and basketball coach) did not really provide a great deal of future planning for the graduating students. I was...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Room Utilization
Does anyone have a cath lab room utilization formula to calculate to what percentage a room is utilized? I am looking for the amount of time the room is in use.
Andrew J. Graves, RCIS,FSICP
Centennial Medical Center
...
Room Utilization
Does anyone have a cath lab room utilization formula to calculate to what percentage a room is utilized? I am looking for the amount of time the room is in use.
Andrew J. Graves, RCIS,FSICP
Centennial Medical Center
...
Room Utilization
Does anyone...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Jonathan Clopton, PhD, RCIS
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, P. A. is a physician owned and operated clinic that provides multiple cardiac diagnostic services. The clinic is comprised of twelve...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, P. A. is a physician owned and operated clinic that provides multiple cardiac diagnostic services. The clinic is comprised of twelve...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Shannon E. Wilson, CVT
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
St. Rose has a single-suite combo lab with a new Philips Integris Allura Flat Detector (Philips Medical Systems, Bothell, WA). We find it to be phenomenal in its...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
St. Rose has a single-suite combo lab with a new Philips Integris Allura Flat Detector (Philips Medical Systems, Bothell, WA). We find it to be phenomenal in its...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Regenia Evans, RT; Linda Galvin, RN, MSN; Nancy Glorius, RN, MEd; Vicki Ulland, RN, AD
Since 2001, Bethesda North’s Cardiac Program has experienced a 14% increase in cath volume and a 46% increase in PTCI volume. The hospital is seeking to become a trauma facility, which will significantly increase the acuity of patients...
Since 2001, Bethesda North’s Cardiac Program has experienced a 14% increase in cath volume and a 46% increase in PTCI volume. The hospital is seeking to become a trauma facility, which will significantly increase the acuity of patients...
Since 2001, Bethesda North’s...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
Our job as cath lab professionals is very specific and demanding. As a result, our profession has developed, and continues to develop on a regular basis, in order to meet the challenges of the complex disease states we encounter. We as cath...
Our job as cath lab professionals is very specific and demanding. As a result, our profession has developed, and continues to develop on a regular basis, in order to meet the challenges of the complex disease states we encounter. We as cath...
Our job as cath lab...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Richard N. Beveridge, MBA
Over the past decade, many trends have impacted cardiac and vascular services. Two of the most notable trends occurring in the cardiovascular (CV) arena are the projected increase in population in age categories which utilize cardiac and...
Over the past decade, many trends have impacted cardiac and vascular services. Two of the most notable trends occurring in the cardiovascular (CV) arena are the projected increase in population in age categories which utilize cardiac and...
Over the past decade, many...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
I went to the hospital on my regular clinical day to find a team already there. They said they had been called in for an emergency for a patient early in the morning. My mentor said that the patient presented with Beck’s triad. I was...
I went to the hospital on my regular clinical day to find a team already there. They said they had been called in for an emergency for a patient early in the morning. My mentor said that the patient presented with Beck’s triad. I was...
I went to the hospital on my...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Mark A. Turco, MD, FACC
Dr. Turco, there’s an increasing focus on simulation training. Could you describe simulation training and why it’s becoming more widely used?
Simulation training provides hands-on training in a true-to-life but risk-free environment with...
Dr. Turco, there’s an increasing focus on simulation training. Could you describe simulation training and why it’s becoming more widely used?
Simulation training provides hands-on training in a true-to-life but risk-free environment with...
Dr. Turco, there’s an increasing...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
Our job as cath lab professionals is very specific and demanding. As a result, our profession has developed, and continues to develop on a regular basis, in order to meet the challenges of the complex disease states we encounter. We as cath...
Our job as cath lab professionals is very specific and demanding. As a result, our profession has developed, and continues to develop on a regular basis, in order to meet the challenges of the complex disease states we encounter. We as cath...
Our job as cath lab...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
I went to the hospital on my regular clinical day to find a team already there. They said they had been called in for an emergency for a patient early in the morning. My mentor said that the patient presented with Beck’s triad. I was...
I went to the hospital on my regular clinical day to find a team already there. They said they had been called in for an emergency for a patient early in the morning. My mentor said that the patient presented with Beck’s triad. I was...
I went to the hospital on my...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Welcome to Cath Lab Digest‘s first issue of 2005! We decided to jump feet first into this new year with a double-spotlight issue. Two labs, two regions of the country, and two different focuses. Little Rock, home of the recently named Clinton...
Welcome to Cath Lab Digest‘s first issue of 2005! We decided to jump feet first into this new year with a double-spotlight issue. Two labs, two regions of the country, and two different focuses. Little Rock, home of the recently named Clinton...
Welcome to Cath Lab Digest‘s...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
