Volume 10 - Issue 10 - October, 2002
06/19/2008
Kate Acquaviva, RCIS, RTR,
Director of Invasive Cardiology;
Barbara Bloom, RN, Supervisor;
William Bachinsky, MD, Medical Director; Robert Aronoff, MD
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Kate Acquaviva, RCIS, RTR,
Director o...
Imaging Quality & Our Purchase of ACIST
Just before we considered purchasing the ACIST Contrast Management System (CMS), Pinnacle was evaluating 4F diagnostic catheters. It was suggested that we try the ACIST system for more consistent...
Imaging Quality & Our Purchase of ACIST
Just before we considered purchasing the ACIST Contrast Management System (CMS), Pinnacle was evaluating 4F diagnostic catheters. It was suggested that we try the ACIST system for more consistent...
Imaging Quality & Our Purchase...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Antonio Abarca, RT, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Supervisor, Modesto, California
Antonio Abarca, RT, Cardiac Catheteri...
Right now, Memorial Medical Center is in the process of getting a third lab. We currently have two single plane cath labs. The new addition is a dual Shimadzu Cath/Angio lab (Torrence, CA). It houses a 9 inch and a 16 inch II, both...
Right now, Memorial Medical Center is in the process of getting a third lab. We currently have two single plane cath labs. The new addition is a dual Shimadzu Cath/Angio lab (Torrence, CA). It houses a 9 inch and a 16 inch II, both...
Right now, Memorial Medical...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, Director,
J.G. Mudd Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory,
Saint Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Morton J. Kern, MD, Director,
J.G. M...
Advances in laboratory construction, table design, and manifold materials have added incremental benefit over the last two decades. However, little advancement has been made in power injection systems for ventriculography and coronary...
Advances in laboratory construction, table design, and manifold materials have added incremental benefit over the last two decades. However, little advancement has been made in power injection systems for ventriculography and coronary...
Advances in laboratory...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Karen Armero, RN, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Theresa Caton, RT(R) (CV), Lead Tech,
Cardiac Cath Lab, Towson, Maryland
Karen Armero, RN, Manager, Cardiac Ca...
From the Beginning
We initially purchased the ACIST Contrast Management System (CMS) as a result of physician interest, and didn™t consider any other systems. As a group, we experienced some difficulties in the beginning, which was several...
From the Beginning
We initially purchased the ACIST Contrast Management System (CMS) as a result of physician interest, and didn™t consider any other systems. As a group, we experienced some difficulties in the beginning, which was several...
From the Beginning
We initially...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
What™s your experience with the ACIST CMS?
I think we were among the first labs to use it. We have embraced the ACIST CMS system since the day it was invented, and use it in all of our labs exclusively. We find it speeds up the cases and...
What™s your experience with the ACIST CMS?
I think we were among the first labs to use it. We have embraced the ACIST CMS system since the day it was invented, and use it in all of our labs exclusively. We find it speeds up the cases and...
What™s your experience with...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Kim Carter, BS, RCIS, MSM, Administrative Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, Skokie, Illinois
Kim Carter, BS, RCIS, MSM, Administra...
Our 12 staff members include:
1 administrative director,
1 clinical coordinator, RN;
3 registered cardiovascular invasive specialists (RCISs);
1 radiologic technologist;
3 registered nurses;
2 per-diem nurses;
1 office...
Our 12 staff members include:
1 administrative director,
1 clinical coordinator, RN;
3 registered cardiovascular invasive specialists (RCISs);
1 radiologic technologist;
3 registered nurses;
2 per-diem nurses;
1 office...
Our 12 staff members include:
...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
06/19/2008
Jean Glock, RN, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Englewood, Colorado
Jean Glock, RN, Clinical Nurse Coordi...
Purchase & Implementation of the ACIST CMS
We purchased the ACIST CMS system in a effort to conserve contrast and provide better image quality. The decision was made by an administrator as well as a cardiologist, and we did not really...
Purchase & Implementation of the ACIST CMS
We purchased the ACIST CMS system in a effort to conserve contrast and provide better image quality. The decision was made by an administrator as well as a cardiologist, and we did not really...
Purchase & Implementation of...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
