Volume 14 - Issue 11 - November, 2006
Feature
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
With the advancing technologies of echo and trans-esophageal echo (TEE), the instances of transeptal heart catheterization (TSHC) is becoming more limited. Some of the indications for TSHC include: (a) Mitral valve analysis; (b) Mitral...
With the advancing technologies of echo and trans-esophageal echo (TEE), the instances of transeptal heart catheterization (TSHC) is becoming more limited. Some of the indications for TSHC include: (a) Mitral valve analysis; (b) Mitral...
With the advancing technologies...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Donald S. Baim, MD
The Impact of DES
Since their introduction in 2003, drug-eluting stents (DES) have shown clear and substantial benefits in patients with coronary artery disease. Compared to their predecessors, bare-metal stents (BMS), DES reduce rates of...
The Impact of DES
Since their introduction in 2003, drug-eluting stents (DES) have shown clear and substantial benefits in patients with coronary artery disease. Compared to their predecessors, bare-metal stents (BMS), DES reduce rates of...
The Impact of DES
Since their...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Dear Editor,
Hello from Denton, Texas. I just read Dr. Kern’s article in the September issue of Cath Lab Digest, DTB Putting the Cath Lab’s Role in Perspective. Just last month our cath lab experienced a DTB time of 28 minutes. Fortunately...
Dear Editor,
Hello from Denton, Texas. I just read Dr. Kern’s article in the September issue of Cath Lab Digest, DTB Putting the Cath Lab’s Role in Perspective. Just last month our cath lab experienced a DTB time of 28 minutes. Fortunately...
Dear Editor,
Hello from...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Technical Supervisor, Cardiac Cath Lab, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Technical Supervisor, Cardiac Cath La...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
I re-enlisted to be trained in the cath lab for my 2nd enlistment in the Army. I felt it would be a good career choice, but little did I know that I would, literally, fall in love...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field?
I re-enlisted to be trained in the cath lab for my 2nd enlistment in the Army. I felt it would be a good career choice, but little did I know that I would, literally, fall in love...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
New Questions
Sandbags for MC
Does your cath lab routinely employ sandbags following manual compression for sheath removal? How long do you leave the sandbags on? Are sandbags utilized for all manual sheath removals or is it sheath-size...
New Questions
Sandbags for MC
Does your cath lab routinely employ sandbags following manual compression for sheath removal? How long do you leave the sandbags on? Are sandbags utilized for all manual sheath removals or is it sheath-size...
New Questions
Sandbags for...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
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Submit your story at rkapur (at) hmpc...
We were in the midst of a mock JCAHO survey and with an emphasis on outpatient services, the surveyor wanted to follow a patient from admission to the ED for chest pain, on to the cath lab for a left heart cath. Now, the patient they chose...
We were in the midst of a mock JCAHO survey and with an emphasis on outpatient services, the surveyor wanted to follow a patient from admission to the ED for chest pain, on to the cath lab for a left heart cath. Now, the patient they chose...
We were in the midst of a mock...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Abbott Reports Initial Results from World’s First Clinical Trial Featuring a Fully Bioabsorbable Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent
Early Data on First 30 Patients Enrolled in Ongoing Study Presented at TCT
Early clinical results from Abbott's...
Abbott Reports Initial Results from World’s First Clinical Trial Featuring a Fully Bioabsorbable Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent
Early Data on First 30 Patients Enrolled in Ongoing Study Presented at TCT
Early clinical results from Abbott's...
Abbott Reports Initial Results...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Tim Martin, RCIS
24 registered cardiovascular invasive specialists (RCISs)
8 registered nurses (RNs)
7 patient care assistants
one cath lab manager
one clinical supervisor
one education coordinator
3 patient care facilitators
2 image...
24 registered cardiovascular invasive specialists (RCISs)
8 registered nurses (RNs)
7 patient care assistants
one cath lab manager
one clinical supervisor
one education coordinator
3 patient care facilitators
2 image...
24 registered cardiovascular...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Mark Purpura, RCIS
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Dennis Holloway, BA, CVT, MBA
Drug-eluting stent procedure payment, total impact decreased by up to -3% (the original proposed was -33%) (DRG, 558)
Cardiac Defibrillator implant W/O cardiac cath, total impact decreased by 9.6% (DRG515)
Chest Pain, total impact...
Drug-eluting stent procedure payment, total impact decreased by up to -3% (the original proposed was -33%) (DRG, 558)
Cardiac Defibrillator implant W/O cardiac cath, total impact decreased by 9.6% (DRG515)
Chest Pain, total impact...
Drug-eluting stent procedure...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
