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Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS

03/04/2016
Where is my stent? I need it now! What do you mean you don’t have one!!! Please note there is no question mark in the last sentence.  
Where is my stent? I need it now! What do you mean you don’t have one!!! Please note there is no question mark in the last sentence.  
Where is my stent? I need it...
03/04/2016
Cath Lab Digest
Journal Club
03/03/2019
Complications are uncomfortable and scary for our patients. Now is the time to focus on how to avoid radial artery complications in the future, and how to quickly respond and treat complications appropriately when they do occur.
Complications are uncomfortable and scary for our patients. Now is the time to focus on how to avoid radial artery complications in the future, and how to quickly respond and treat complications appropriately when they do occur.
Complications are uncomfortable...
03/03/2019
Cath Lab Digest
12/05/2014
We share a list that you may change to make your own. You may make it part of each job description or personnel handbook, and/or post it in strategic places.  
We share a list that you may change to make your own. You may make it part of each job description or personnel handbook, and/or post it in strategic places.  
We share a list that you may...
12/05/2014
Cath Lab Digest
Reader-Author Exchange
07/01/2015
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...
07/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
02/04/2013
“Why do I have more on-call than the next person on this schedule? This is not justifiable. I always get stuck with on-call…[grumble, grumble].” And so it goes!
“Why do I have more on-call than the next person on this schedule? This is not justifiable. I always get stuck with on-call…[grumble, grumble].” And so it goes!
“Why do I have more on-call than...
02/04/2013
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
02/07/2017
Bedside ultrasound revealed a long 0.5 x 0.5 x 7.0 cm pulsatile radial artery pseudoaneurysm. Treatment with ultrasound-guided compression for over one hour was unsuccessful.
Bedside ultrasound revealed a long 0.5 x 0.5 x 7.0 cm pulsatile radial artery pseudoaneurysm. Treatment with ultrasound-guided compression for over one hour was unsuccessful.
Bedside ultrasound revealed a...
02/07/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Editorial
08/01/2015
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...
Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA,...
08/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
04/30/2019
Happy staff stay. Stressed, scared, or sad staff depart your cardiac cath lab in search of a better life.
Happy staff stay. Stressed, scared, or sad staff depart your cardiac cath lab in search of a better life.
Happy staff stay. Stressed,...
04/30/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
09/07/2015
A huddle can be a tool to increase patient care and efficiency in the cath lab.
A huddle can be a tool to increase patient care and efficiency in the cath lab.
A huddle can be a tool to...
09/07/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Education
05/09/2016
I have a trick question that I ask of newcomers to the cardiac cath lab. How many major coronary arteries does the human heart have? Are there 2, 3, or 4 arteries?
I have a trick question that I ask of newcomers to the cardiac cath lab. How many major coronary arteries does the human heart have? Are there 2, 3, or 4 arteries?
I have a trick question that I...
05/09/2016
Cath Lab Digest