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Volume 23 - Issue 7 - July, 2015

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Email CLD at cathlabdigest@aol.com 
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Cath Lab Digest
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An interview with A. Thomas Siachos, MD, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Greenville, South Carolina.

An interview with A. Thomas Siachos, ...
Having gone through our first ACE accreditation in 2011, we knew we could rely on ACE external reviewers to provide recommendations on areas where we could improve the quality of care in the cath lab. We also knew to expect feedback on what...
Having gone through our first ACE accreditation in 2011, we knew we could rely on ACE external reviewers to provide recommendations on areas where we could improve the quality of care in the cath lab. We also knew to expect feedback on what...
Having gone through our first...
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Cath Lab Digest
Reader-Author Exchange
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(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina)

Available online at http://www.cathlabdigest.com/articles/Call-Scheduling-%E2%80%93-Trying-Equity/

Article PDF available for download.

(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, ...
The smaller the number of your staff, the more critical adequate staffing becomes. Your need for call coverage makes advance planning all the more important.  
The smaller the number of your staff, the more critical adequate staffing becomes. Your need for call coverage makes advance planning all the more important.  
The smaller the number of your...
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Cath Lab Digest
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CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. 

J.A. Mustapha, MD, talks with George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research, Rex Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
This month, Dr. George Adams shares his experience and his personal interpretations of CLI hemodynamics in his daily practice.
This month, Dr. George Adams shares his experience and his personal interpretations of CLI hemodynamics in his daily practice.
This month, Dr. George Adams...
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Cath Lab Digest
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Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida, and Heart of Florida, Davenport, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
Prompt recognition and treatment will often allow completion of the procedure without the need to abandon the access site. 
Prompt recognition and treatment will often allow completion of the procedure without the need to abandon the access site. 
Prompt recognition and treatment...
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Column

Case Files by Dr. George
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Renee Langstaff, MSPAS, PA-C, Brian Shaw, DO, and Jon C. George, MD, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Renee Langstaff, MSPAS, PA-C, Brian S...
We present herein, a rare case of radial artery PSA following TR access for percutaneous coronary intervention treated successfully with external compression dressing.
We present herein, a rare case of radial artery PSA following TR access for percutaneous coronary intervention treated successfully with external compression dressing.
We present herein, a rare case...
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Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
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Clifford L. DeBruce, Cardiac Cath Lab RN, LNC, Kingwood Medical Center, Kingwood, Texas

Clifford L. DeBruce, Cardiac Cath Lab...
As a legal nurse consultant, I’ve had the opportunity to work on some cases involving post procedure cath lab deaths resulting from groin complications.  Reviewing cases from a legal standpoint, I’ve noted some disturbing trends and gaps in...
As a legal nurse consultant, I’ve had the opportunity to work on some cases involving post procedure cath lab deaths resulting from groin complications.  Reviewing cases from a legal standpoint, I’ve noted some disturbing trends and gaps in...
As a legal nurse consultant,...
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Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
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Pieter S. Stepaniak, PhD, Director Operating Rooms, Alex Laurenssen, Director Catheterization Laboratory, Timothy A. Simmers, MD, PhD, Cardiologist Catheterization Laboratory, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Pieter S. Stepaniak, PhD, Director Op...
From 2013-2015, we improved the efficiency of the cath labs dramatically, reducing turnover times by 50% and increasing utilization rates by 7%, up to 94%.
From 2013-2015, we improved the efficiency of the cath labs dramatically, reducing turnover times by 50% and increasing utilization rates by 7%, up to 94%.
From 2013-2015, we improved the...
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Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
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Compiled by Morton J. Kern, MD with contributions from Drs. Steve Ramee, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans; Joseph D. Babb, Greenville, North Carolina; James Tcheng, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Charles Chambers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 

Compiled by Morton J. Kern, MD with c...
“We have been referred a patient with a recurrent VSD [ventricular septal defect] after surgical closure in the remote past.  She has a history of anaphylaxis despite proper premedication for contrast media allergy during her recent cath....
“We have been referred a patient with a recurrent VSD [ventricular septal defect] after surgical closure in the remote past.  She has a history of anaphylaxis despite proper premedication for contrast media allergy during her recent cath....
“We have been referred a patient...
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Cath Lab Digest

Department

Cath Lab Spotlight
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Bob LaBonte, Heart & Vascular (H&V) Tech IV, Maria O’Reilly, RN, Janette Walker, H&V Tech IV, Debra Bailey, H&V Tech IV, Courtney Charland, RN, STEMI Coordinator, Peggie Simeoli, RN, Gordon Carr, RN, Donna Smolen, RN, Corey McKinstry, Manager, Springfield, Massachusetts

Bob LaBonte, Heart & Vascular (H&...
Baystate received the American Heart Association’s Mission:Lifeline Silver Plus award this year for quality outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients.
Baystate received the American Heart Association’s Mission:Lifeline Silver Plus award this year for quality outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients.
Baystate received the American...
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Cath Lab Digest

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