Volume 14 - Issue 4 - April, 2006
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Victoria Hollingsworth Schuler
We no longer have just a cardiac catheterization lab for cardiac catheterization procedures, surgical labs for vascular surgery procedures or interventional radiology labs for angiograms. Peripheral stents are not just performed by the...
We no longer have just a cardiac catheterization lab for cardiac catheterization procedures, surgical labs for vascular surgery procedures or interventional radiology labs for angiograms. Peripheral stents are not just performed by the...
We no longer have just a cardiac...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Submitted March 2005:
We had a 4-day surprise inspection for the hospital and our angio/cath lab the end of January. We certainly did not expect it so soon in the year. The following are some of the "biggies" that inspectors really went...
Submitted March 2005:
We had a 4-day surprise inspection for the hospital and our angio/cath lab the end of January. We certainly did not expect it so soon in the year. The following are some of the "biggies" that inspectors really went...
Submitted March 2005:
We had a...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
Held March 11-14, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia
Held March 11-14, 2006 in Atlanta, Ge...
Abbott Reports Positive Results From First Human Clinical Trial Featuring ZoMaxx Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent
Abbott announced the first clinical results for its investigational ZoMaxx Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System. Data from ZOMAXX...
Abbott Reports Positive Results From First Human Clinical Trial Featuring ZoMaxx Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent
Abbott announced the first clinical results for its investigational ZoMaxx Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System. Data from ZOMAXX...
Abbott Reports Positive Results...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Industry Sponsorship
The SICP wishes to extend our appreciation and thanks to Datascope for their generous donation to SICP’s education initiative. Please extend your thanks when the Datascope representative visits your cath lab.
Have...
Industry Sponsorship
The SICP wishes to extend our appreciation and thanks to Datascope for their generous donation to SICP’s education initiative. Please extend your thanks when the Datascope representative visits your cath lab.
Have...
Industry Sponsorship
The SICP...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
06/19/2008
Jo Ann Bretz
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
We have six invasive suites:
3 cardiac catheterization,
diagnostic/interventional
1 multi-purpose
1 electrophysiology (EP) lab
1 peripheral...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
We have six invasive suites:
3 cardiac catheterization,
diagnostic/interventional
1 multi-purpose
1 electrophysiology (EP) lab
1 peripheral...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
06/19/2008
Russell W. Todd, RCIS, MGA
Setting the Scene: Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute is part of Inova Health System, a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of six hospitals and other health services...
Setting the Scene: Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute is part of Inova Health System, a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of six hospitals and other health services...
Setting the Scene: Inova Heart...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Michael "Mike" E. Tangney, AIA
Retrofitting a cath lab as part of a major facility project requires multiple approaches to meet often-complex phasing issues. Cath labs must remain operational throughout any project and construction must impact the staff as little as...
Retrofitting a cath lab as part of a major facility project requires multiple approaches to meet often-complex phasing issues. Cath labs must remain operational throughout any project and construction must impact the staff as little as...
Retrofitting a cath lab as part...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Louis Cannon, MD, FACC, FACP
What were some of the issues in treating certain vessel sizes in the past?
Five years ago, any vessel less than 3.0 mm in diameter was considered a small vessel. Now, small vessels are those that are less than 2.5 to 2.75 mm. Treating...
What were some of the issues in treating certain vessel sizes in the past?
Five years ago, any vessel less than 3.0 mm in diameter was considered a small vessel. Now, small vessels are those that are less than 2.5 to 2.75 mm. Treating...
What were some of the issues in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Bruce Couillard
These were older labs with older equipment and they were definitely in need of eventual replacement. We decided to get a modular lab because we saw a major shift in our market. Our volumes underwent an incredible increase as a result of a...
These were older labs with older equipment and they were definitely in need of eventual replacement. We decided to get a modular lab because we saw a major shift in our market. Our volumes underwent an incredible increase as a result of a...
These were older labs with older...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Can you help your fellow professionals with the following NEW question?
Nitric oxide for RH Caths
Does anyone have a written procedure for right heart cath studies using nitric oxide inhalation to determine pulmonary artery reactivity for...
Can you help your fellow professionals with the following NEW question?
Nitric oxide for RH Caths
Does anyone have a written procedure for right heart cath studies using nitric oxide inhalation to determine pulmonary artery reactivity for...
Can you help your fellow...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
