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Volume 19 - Issue 8 - August 2011

An Objective Allen’s Test
08/02/2011
Tod Tolan, MD; Herbert J. Semler, MD, MS; Gil Drake Tolan, MD; Philip Benz, MBA, MPH
Today’s invasive vascular procedures demand trustworthy documentation of adequate collateral flow in the human palmar arch. For years, the modified Allen’s test1 served as the quick bedside test of radial and ulnar collateral flow to the...
Today’s invasive vascular procedures demand trustworthy documentation of adequate collateral flow in the human palmar arch. For years, the modified Allen’s test1 served as the quick bedside test of radial and ulnar collateral flow to the...
Today’s invasive vascular...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Escalation of Care for the Decompensated Heart Failure Patient: The Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute Experience With Axillary Placement of Impella 5.0
08/02/2011
Mark A. Grise, MD, FACC, FSCAI
AbstractMechanical support devices have long been used in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous interventions and to treat patients who present with hemodynamic instability and cardiogenic shock. Surgical left ventricular assist devices...
AbstractMechanical support devices have long been used in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous interventions and to treat patients who present with hemodynamic instability and cardiogenic shock. Surgical left ventricular assist devices...
AbstractMechanical support...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Lane Cardiovascular Center
08/01/2011
Eric Rome, BSN, CCRN, RN
Can you tell us about your cath lab? Lane Regional Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Center has one cath lab with a Toshiba Infinix (Tustin, Calif.) system and one 64-slice computed tomography (CT) room. Our program first began with a modular...
Can you tell us about your cath lab? Lane Regional Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Center has one cath lab with a Toshiba Infinix (Tustin, Calif.) system and one 64-slice computed tomography (CT) room. Our program first began with a modular...
Can you tell us about your cath...
08/01/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Expert
The Role of the Nurse in Treating Patients With INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection
08/02/2011
Susan D. Housholder-Hughes, RN, MSN, ANP-BC, FAHA
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08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Transradial Approach to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of an Anomalous Single Coronary Artery Using Intravascular Ultrasound
08/02/2011
Aaron VanHise, DO; Jon C. George, MD, MBA
AbstractTransradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has gained progressive interest with growing emphasis on minimizing post-procedural bleeding complications while maintaining procedural success. We describe a unique case of a...
AbstractTransradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has gained progressive interest with growing emphasis on minimizing post-procedural bleeding complications while maintaining procedural success. We describe a unique case of a...
AbstractTransradial (TR)...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Market Development & Outreach in Today’s Healthcare Environment: Strategies for Success
08/02/2011
Conrad Vernon
In today’s competitive healthcare environment, effective program differentiation is a significant challenge. And, as many hospitals begin to realize the effects of healthcare reform and prepare for further changes in the years to come,...
In today’s competitive healthcare environment, effective program differentiation is a significant challenge. And, as many hospitals begin to realize the effects of healthcare reform and prepare for further changes in the years to come,...
In today’s competitive...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Letters to the Editor
Thanks to Cath Lab Digest
08/02/2011
As professionals, we don’t often take the time to thank individuals or teams of individuals who really make a difference and impact our professional lives and careers.I have been receiving the Cath Lab Digest for many years now. I have also...
As professionals, we don’t often take the time to thank individuals or teams of individuals who really make a difference and impact our professional lives and careers.I have been receiving the Cath Lab Digest for many years now. I have also...
As professionals, we don’t often...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A Column for Those New to the Cath Lab
08/02/2011
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
“I am currently developing practice standards for nurses in the cath lab at my facility and am having difficulty finding standards related to frequency of monitoring, assessments, and documentation during procedures.” — Patricia Gilman APRN,...
“I am currently developing practice standards for nurses in the cath lab at my facility and am having difficulty finding standards related to frequency of monitoring, assessments, and documentation during procedures.” — Patricia Gilman APRN,...
“I am currently developing...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
What Do You Think?
08/02/2011
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered by Readers
Reader-Submitted Questions Answered b...
Submit your question or respond to a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com, or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cathlabdigest. Answered!Turnaround Time DefinitionsAs part of a Process Improvement Initiative, my facility is compiling...
Submit your question or respond to a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com, or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cathlabdigest. Answered!Turnaround Time DefinitionsAs part of a Process Improvement Initiative, my facility is compiling...
Submit your question or respond...
08/02/2011
Cath Lab Digest
SICP Section
News from the Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP)
08/02/2011

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Inaugural Electrophysiology/ Invasive Review Course Presented at Sentara CollegeSally Elliott, CCT, CRAT, RCIS, Program Coordinator, Sentara College, Chesapeake, VirginiaThe Sentara College of Health Sciences in Chesapeake, Virginia, hosted...
Inaugural Electrophysiology/ Invasive Review Course Presented at Sentara CollegeSally Elliott, CCT, CRAT, RCIS, Program Coordinator, Sentara College, Chesapeake, VirginiaThe Sentara College of Health Sciences in Chesapeake, Virginia, hosted...
Inaugural Electrophysiology/...
08/02/2011
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