Volume 16 - Issue 2 - February, 2008
Feature
06/19/2008
Answer or pose a question at cathlabd...
New Questions Manual Pressure I work in the cath lab. My main job is to hold manual pressure on all post cath patients. I am trying to find out how many cath labs use manual pressure compared to closure devices. Do any other cath labs have...
New Questions Manual Pressure I work in the cath lab. My main job is to hold manual pressure on all post cath patients. I am trying to find out how many cath labs use manual pressure compared to closure devices. Do any other cath labs have...
New Questions Manual Pressure I...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Martin B. Leon, MD
The Endeavor Stent is currently under review for approval by the FDA. Medtronic presented pre-clinical and clinical data to an FDA Advisory Panel on October 10, 2007. What is unique about the Endeavor stent?
All drug-eluting stents are...
The Endeavor Stent is currently under review for approval by the FDA. Medtronic presented pre-clinical and clinical data to an FDA Advisory Panel on October 10, 2007. What is unique about the Endeavor stent?
All drug-eluting stents are...
The Endeavor Stent is currently...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Lowell F. Satler, MD
Recently, the Washington Hospital Center presented a unique analysis on the clinical impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on drug-eluting stent (DES) placement at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Heart Association. What was the...
Recently, the Washington Hospital Center presented a unique analysis on the clinical impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on drug-eluting stent (DES) placement at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Heart Association. What was the...
Recently, the Washington...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Jeffrey W. Moses, MD
What is the first step in using this technology? It has two aspects. First of all, CTA is the foundation. We are building on an emerging treatment paradigm for total occlusions that uses cardiac CTA as a primary planning tool. The final step,...
What is the first step in using this technology? It has two aspects. First of all, CTA is the foundation. We are building on an emerging treatment paradigm for total occlusions that uses cardiac CTA as a primary planning tool. The final step,...
What is the first step in using...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
James Burns, RN, MBA
Several years ago, I attended an educational seminar that focused on healthcare finance and economics. While I don’t remember a great deal about what was presented that day, one thing stands out in my mind as clear as if it happened...
Several years ago, I attended an educational seminar that focused on healthcare finance and economics. While I don’t remember a great deal about what was presented that day, one thing stands out in my mind as clear as if it happened...
Several years ago, I attended an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Rose Czarnecki, RN, BSN, MPM
With the rising cost of health care and decreasing reimbursements from third-party payers, health care organizations must find a way to protect their bottom line. One area frequently reviewed is supply utilization and costs. Although supply...
With the rising cost of health care and decreasing reimbursements from third-party payers, health care organizations must find a way to protect their bottom line. One area frequently reviewed is supply utilization and costs. Although supply...
With the rising cost of health...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
The registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) exam does require the candidate to be familiar with a few different ways to calculate cardiac output. In reality, some are more reliable and accurate than others. It also appears that...
The registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) exam does require the candidate to be familiar with a few different ways to calculate cardiac output. In reality, some are more reliable and accurate than others. It also appears that...
The registered cardiovascular...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Annie Ruppert, RN, BSN
This well-written article by Rose Czarnecki, RN, BSN, MPM, highlights some good points that may lead to long turnaround times between patients. Years ago, our lab looked at turnaround times and changed many of the practices we had in place in...
This well-written article by Rose Czarnecki, RN, BSN, MPM, highlights some good points that may lead to long turnaround times between patients. Years ago, our lab looked at turnaround times and changed many of the practices we had in place in...
This well-written article by...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Annie Ruppert, RN, BSN
This well-written article by Rose Czarnecki, RN, BSN, MPM, highlights some good points that may lead to long turnaround times between patients. Years ago, our lab looked at turnaround times and changed many of the practices we had in place in...
This well-written article by Rose Czarnecki, RN, BSN, MPM, highlights some good points that may lead to long turnaround times between patients. Years ago, our lab looked at turnaround times and changed many of the practices we had in place in...
This well-written article by...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA
Imagine a patient involved in an automobile accident on the Florida turnpike while driving from Miami to Orlando, and sustaining a laceration and a thigh fracture. Within minutes, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will rescue and transport...
Imagine a patient involved in an automobile accident on the Florida turnpike while driving from Miami to Orlando, and sustaining a laceration and a thigh fracture. Within minutes, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will rescue and transport...
Imagine a patient involved in an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
