Volume 16 - Issue 2 - February, 2008
Industry Insider
06/19/2008
Common Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents Appear to Have Similar Clinical Outcomes A comparison of use of the first two commercially available drug-eluting coronary stents (for the medications sirolimus and paclitaxel) among patients in “everyday...
Common Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents Appear to Have Similar Clinical Outcomes A comparison of use of the first two commercially available drug-eluting coronary stents (for the medications sirolimus and paclitaxel) among patients in “everyday...
Common Drug-Eluting Coronary...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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
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
Debbie Charlton, RN
I have been in the healthcare industry since May of 1983. I started my nursing career in the critical care unit (CCU) while working in the Army Nurse Corps. Once I left the Army Nurse Corps, I was a flight nurse with the Air National Guard...
I have been in the healthcare industry since May of 1983. I started my nursing career in the critical care unit (CCU) while working in the Army Nurse Corps. Once I left the Army Nurse Corps, I was a flight nurse with the Air National Guard...
I have been in the healthcare...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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
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
06/19/2008
Theodore L. Schreiber, MD; Neelima Penugonda, MD; J. Richard Spears, MD; Jennifer Jones, MD
Background
Although clinical trial data suggest that the incidence of hemorrhagic and vascular complications associated with invasive coronary procedures is relatively low, contemporary data from ‘real world, non-trial related’data...
Background
Although clinical trial data suggest that the incidence of hemorrhagic and vascular complications associated with invasive coronary procedures is relatively low, contemporary data from ‘real world, non-trial related’data...
Background
Although clinical...
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
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
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
06/19/2008
For more information about the SICP at New Cardiovascular Horizons, see: Powell D. The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Holds an RCIS Review Course at New Cardiovascular Horizons. Cath Lab Digest Jan 2008;16(1):43-44
For more information about the SICP a...
For more information about the SICP at New Cardiovascular Horizons, see: Powell D. The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Holds an RCIS Review Course at New Cardiovascular Horizons. Cath Lab Digest Jan 2008;16(1):43-44.
Thank...
For more information about the SICP at New Cardiovascular Horizons, see: Powell D. The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Holds an RCIS Review Course at New Cardiovascular Horizons. Cath Lab Digest Jan 2008;16(1):43-44.
Thank...
For more information about the...
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
The Illinois Chapter of the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held their winter meeting December 4th, 2007 at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Schaumburg, IL. The topic of discussion was ‘PCI Drug-Eluting Stent Safety,’ presented by...
The Illinois Chapter of the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals held their winter meeting December 4th, 2007 at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Schaumburg, IL. The topic of discussion was ‘PCI Drug-Eluting Stent Safety,’ presented by...
The Illinois Chapter of the...
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
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
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
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
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Sarah Kattus, RN
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Irene H. Seymour, RN, a southern California pioneer in the cath lab field. She passed away on Monday, January 21, 2008 from complications of renal failure. She was a treasured...
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Irene H. Seymour, RN, a southern California pioneer in the cath lab field. She passed away on Monday, January 21, 2008 from complications of renal failure. She was a treasured...
It is with great sadness that we...
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
06/19/2008
Scott Fylling, RCIS, FACVP; Willa Rousseau, BSN; Karen DiDonato, RN, MSN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
We have 39 full-time employees (FTEs), consisting of:
• 2 management staff;
• 7 cath lab registered nurses (RNs);
• 6.4 RNs for the cardiovascular care unit (CVCU, pre...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
We have 39 full-time employees (FTEs), consisting of:
• 2 management staff;
• 7 cath lab registered nurses (RNs);
• 6.4 RNs for the cardiovascular care unit (CVCU, pre...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Letter from the Editor
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Your patient requires heparin. The nurse picks up a brown heparin vial from the back counter, silently draws up the requested dose and gives it to the patient. The dose was supposed to be 1,000 units per kilogram, but 10,000 units per...
Your patient requires heparin. The nurse picks up a brown heparin vial from the back counter, silently draws up the requested dose and gives it to the patient. The dose was supposed to be 1,000 units per kilogram, but 10,000 units per...
Your patient requires heparin....
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
06/19/2008
Scott Fylling, RCIS, FACVP; Willa Rousseau, BSN; Karen DiDonato, RN, MSN
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
We have 39 full-time employees (FTEs), consisting of:
• 2 management staff;
• 7 cath lab registered nurses (RNs);
• 6.4 RNs for the cardiovascular care unit (CVCU, pre...
What is the size of your cath lab facility and number of staff members?
We have 39 full-time employees (FTEs), consisting of:
• 2 management staff;
• 7 cath lab registered nurses (RNs);
• 6.4 RNs for the cardiovascular care unit (CVCU, pre...
What is the size of your cath...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
