Patient Care

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Same-Day Discharge Greatly Impacts Cost to PCI

03/06/2017

Despite tremendous improvements in PCI devices, technology and pharmacotherapy, we have not yet streamlined care pathways to mirror these technological advancements. Thus, the current care pathways are leading to unnecessary high costs of...

Despite tremendous improvements...

03/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Safety

Patient Safety in the Cath Lab: Someone Has to Keep Flying the Plane

09/05/2016

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

A team that has good situational awareness has all of their zones covered, and will win over any team that relies on a single star player.

A team that has good situational...

09/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Education

Trick Question!

05/09/2016

Marshall W. Ritchey , MS, MBA, RCIS;

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

Clinical Editor's Corner

“Let the Patient Eat.” Isn’t It Time to Change the NPO Rule for the Cath Lab?

01/31/2016

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

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John Bittl , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

What is the rationale for continuing the NPO order

What is the rationale for...

01/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Improving the Process of TAVR at Piedmont Heart Institute’s Marcus Heart Valve Center

09/07/2015

Christopher U. Meduri , MD, MPH;

Initially, Piedmont’s length of stay was around the national average of 6 to 7 days and we felt there was room for improvement.

Initially, Piedmont’s length of...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: What to Do if Your Patient Can’t Take Aspirin After Stenting

10/15/2014

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

“I just put two drug-eluting stents into a native vessel and a distal graft anastomosis in a patient who is already on clopidogrel AND who has an aspirin allergy that cannot be touched or addressed. What additional drug, if any, would you...

“I just put two drug-eluting...

10/15/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Digital Store and Forward Imaging as a Quality Assessment Tool for Emergency Plastic Surgery Consultations

08/01/2014

Ian C. Hoppe , MD, BA;

Mark S. Granick , MD;

Matthew G. Stanwix , MD;

Gedge D. Rosson , MD;

Digital Store and Forward Imaging as a Quality Assessment Tool for Emergency Plastic Surgery Consultations Ian C. Hoppe, MD,a Yoomie Lee, BA,a Mark S. Granick, MD,a and Sandra S. Scott, MDb aDivision of Plastic Surgery,...

Digital Store and Forward...

08/01/2014

ePlasty

Clinical Editor's Corner

Ideal Practice Building Focuses First on Patient Care

05/04/2011

Frank J. Criado, MD

My perspective overall may be a little different given the surgical background — no surprise here. However, I find little to disagree with in Dr. Benenati’s answers and advice.

My perspective overall may be a...

05/04/2011

Vascular Disease Management