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Volume 13 - Issue 7 - July, 2005

Industry Insider
July 2005 Clinical and Industry News
06/19/2008
Omnicell and Witt Biomedical Announce Inventory Management Partnership to Enhance Cardiology Customers’ Workflow Omnicell, Inc., focusing on supply management technology, and Witt Biomedical Corporation, a cardiology image and information...
Omnicell and Witt Biomedical Announce Inventory Management Partnership to Enhance Cardiology Customers’ Workflow Omnicell, Inc., focusing on supply management technology, and Witt Biomedical Corporation, a cardiology image and information...
Omnicell and Witt Biomedical...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
E-Mail Discussion Group
06/19/2008
I. Monitoring of vital signs I am looking for any information or standards with regard to monitoring of vital signs with femoral sheath removal. Currently we do q5- signs till hemostasis is achieved, i.e., blood pressure and pulse ox with...
I. Monitoring of vital signs I am looking for any information or standards with regard to monitoring of vital signs with femoral sheath removal. Currently we do q5- signs till hemostasis is achieved, i.e., blood pressure and pulse ox with...
I. Monitoring of vital signs I...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Re: An Update on New Jersey Scope of Practice
06/19/2008
Robert J. Basile, Sr., RT(R)
Dear Editor, The State of New Jersey (Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Radiologic Health) is now discussing certain roles and scopes of practice in the cardiac cath lab. I have received a letter from The New Jersey...
Dear Editor, The State of New Jersey (Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Radiologic Health) is now discussing certain roles and scopes of practice in the cardiac cath lab. I have received a letter from The New Jersey...
Dear Editor, The State of New...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
DRUG-ELUTING STENT SOLUTIONS: Treating Diabetics with Coronary Artery Disease
06/19/2008
Michael R. Jones, MD
What do we know about the use of DES versus bare-metal stents (BMS) in diabetics with CAD? To compare DES and BMS in diabetics, you first have to review the issues that diabetics have that non-diabetics only partially share. With either...
What do we know about the use of DES versus bare-metal stents (BMS) in diabetics with CAD? To compare DES and BMS in diabetics, you first have to review the issues that diabetics have that non-diabetics only partially share. With either...
What do we know about the use of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
A New Online RCIS Review Class
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
A new online Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) class is helping cath lab technologists and nurses work together to prepare for their board exams. It is a web-based Continuing Education class from Spokane Community college...
A new online Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) class is helping cath lab technologists and nurses work together to prepare for their board exams. It is a web-based Continuing Education class from Spokane Community college...
A new online Registered...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Where is Denise P., CVT?
06/19/2008
Denise Putland, CVT
The lakes are frozen, people are ice fishing and I can see that they are boiling the sap. We recently visited Burlington, Vermont and it was a totally new experience from the last time we visited. Previously, we had gone swimming in Lake...
The lakes are frozen, people are ice fishing and I can see that they are boiling the sap. We recently visited Burlington, Vermont and it was a totally new experience from the last time we visited. Previously, we had gone swimming in Lake...
The lakes are frozen, people are...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Multi-Stent Multi-Vessel Procedure Coding Alert
06/19/2008
David E. Banko, CPA
While the new ICD-9-CM codes are obviously positive news, the downside is the estimated amount of time required to implement a change (Target date CMS FY 2008 that begins October 1, 2007: see Table 1). The upside is that the new coding...
While the new ICD-9-CM codes are obviously positive news, the downside is the estimated amount of time required to implement a change (Target date CMS FY 2008 that begins October 1, 2007: see Table 1). The upside is that the new coding...
While the new ICD-9-CM codes are...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The SICP and Cath Lab Digest at EuroPCR 2005
06/19/2008
Sandy Watson, RN, BN; Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, BSN
Paris in May: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre (home of the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo), the Arc de Triomph, the Palace of Versailles, blossoms in bloom, young lovers walking hand-in-hand, and EuroPCR. EuroPCR is an international...
Paris in May: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre (home of the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo), the Arc de Triomph, the Palace of Versailles, blossoms in bloom, young lovers walking hand-in-hand, and EuroPCR. EuroPCR is an international...
Paris in May: the Eiffel Tower,...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
ASOCC: The Cath Lab Digest 4th Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular CareHeld June 2-4, 2005Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
06/19/2008
Christopher M. Nelson, RN, RCIS, FSICP
The votes are in! Another successful conference. The Cath Lab Digest 4th Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular Care (ASOCC) took place June 2-4, 2005 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the direction of Chris Nelson, RN, RCIS,...
The votes are in! Another successful conference. The Cath Lab Digest 4th Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular Care (ASOCC) took place June 2-4, 2005 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the direction of Chris Nelson, RN, RCIS,...
The votes are in! Another...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
ASOCC: The Cath Lab Digest 4th Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular CareHeld June 2-4, 2005Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
06/19/2008
Christopher M. Nelson, RN, RCIS, FSICP
The votes are in! Another successful conference. The Cath Lab Digest 4th Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular Care (ASOCC) took place June 2-4, 2005 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the direction of Chris Nelson, RN, RCIS,...
The votes are in! Another successful conference. The Cath Lab Digest 4th Annual Symposium on Cardiovascular Care (ASOCC) took place June 2-4, 2005 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the direction of Chris Nelson, RN, RCIS,...
The votes are in! Another...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Re: Useful Technique for Continuous Pulse Monitoring During Sheath Removal. Cath Lab Digest, May 2005
06/19/2008
From an unsigned writer. (Please email cathlabdigest@aol.com if you would like to contact this person.)
From an unsigned writer. (Please emai...
Dear Editor, I have been a cath tech for 25 years and I must say I was blown away by some of the information in the article on sheath removal. A minimum" hold of 20 minutes?!! Somebody has got to be kidding. My usual hold time is 3-4...
Dear Editor, I have been a cath tech for 25 years and I must say I was blown away by some of the information in the article on sheath removal. A minimum" hold of 20 minutes?!! Somebody has got to be kidding. My usual hold time is 3-4...
Dear Editor, I have been a cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Re: Useful Technique for Continuous Pulse Monitoring During Sheath Removal. Cath Lab Digest, May 2005
06/19/2008
From an unsigned writer. (Please email cathlabdigest@aol.com if you would like to contact this person.)
From an unsigned writer. (Please emai...
Dear Editor, I have been a cath tech for 25 years and I must say I was blown away by some of the information in the article on sheath removal. A minimum" hold of 20 minutes?!! Somebody has got to be kidding. My usual hold time is 3-4...
Dear Editor, I have been a cath tech for 25 years and I must say I was blown away by some of the information in the article on sheath removal. A minimum" hold of 20 minutes?!! Somebody has got to be kidding. My usual hold time is 3-4...
Dear Editor, I have been a cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Lee Memorial Health System
06/19/2008
Brian Crosby, RCIS, BSN; Beth Moss, RN, MA
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Lee Memorial Health System has three locations in southwest Florida: HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, and Cape Coral...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members? Lee Memorial Health System has three locations in southwest Florida: HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, and Cape Coral...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the ClinicalInstructor
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
My lab is focusing more and more on peripheral vascular disease. Are other labs doing this and why are we doing it? More and more facilities are evaluating and treating peripheral vascular disease in cardiac cath labs. Being more familiar...
My lab is focusing more and more on peripheral vascular disease. Are other labs doing this and why are we doing it? More and more facilities are evaluating and treating peripheral vascular disease in cardiac cath labs. Being more familiar...
My lab is focusing more and more...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Technology Pulse
Advanced Imaging`s Impact On The Cardiac Catheterization Lab Will Depend Upon Philosophy
06/19/2008
Carolyn C. Weaver, RN, BSN, MBA
Development of new and effective technological innovations creates demand by the consumer and the physician. Until recently, the option to have a dynamic view of the coronary and vascular systems by a noninvasive technique seemed unrealistic....
Development of new and effective technological innovations creates demand by the consumer and the physician. Until recently, the option to have a dynamic view of the coronary and vascular systems by a noninvasive technique seemed unrealistic....
Development of new and effective...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Advanced Imaging Technology in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease: One Step at a Time
06/19/2008
Michael J. Lim, MD
In 1958, while performing an ascending aortogram, the tip of Mason Sones’ catheter inadvertently cannulated the right coronary artery and injected contrast material. The patient survived and thus began a new paradigm of investigation for the...
In 1958, while performing an ascending aortogram, the tip of Mason Sones’ catheter inadvertently cannulated the right coronary artery and injected contrast material. The patient survived and thus began a new paradigm of investigation for the...
In 1958, while performing an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Ask the ClinicalInstructor
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
My lab is focusing more and more on peripheral vascular disease. Are other labs doing this and why are we doing it? More and more facilities are evaluating and treating peripheral vascular disease in cardiac cath labs. Being more familiar...
My lab is focusing more and more on peripheral vascular disease. Are other labs doing this and why are we doing it? More and more facilities are evaluating and treating peripheral vascular disease in cardiac cath labs. Being more familiar...
My lab is focusing more and more...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
The 2nd half of 2005: Surprises awaitBut first, the calm of summer & quality improvement
06/19/2008
Rebecca Kapur (Yospyn)
About this time of year, I begin thinking about the fall (working with Cath Lab Digest, you’re always looking a few months ahead) and the contrast between the peace of the summer and the fall frenzy that awaits us in invasive cardiology. It’s...
About this time of year, I begin thinking about the fall (working with Cath Lab Digest, you’re always looking a few months ahead) and the contrast between the peace of the summer and the fall frenzy that awaits us in invasive cardiology. It’s...
About this time of year, I begin...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Targeted Radioimaging Probes
06/19/2008
Hu Liu, PhD
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) constitutes the greatest single serial killer in many parts of the world. According to the American Heart Association1, about 40% of deaths in the United States are due to CVD. The treatment of CVD is the most...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) constitutes the greatest single serial killer in many parts of the world. According to the American Heart Association1, about 40% of deaths in the United States are due to CVD. The treatment of CVD is the most...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
06/19/2008
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Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite...
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