Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab)
Mechanical chest compressions in the coronary catheterization laboratory to facilitate coronary intervention and survival in patients requiring prolonged resuscitation efforts
... Since 2004, we have routinely used a mechanical chest compression (CC) device in cardiac arrest (CA) situa- tions in the coronary catheterization laboratory (cath- lab) when initial advanced resuscitation ...
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Activation of cardiac catheterization laboratory by emergency physicians reduces door to balloon time for acute myocardial infarction
... Zarich and colleagues in a pre/post cohort of study found the mean door to balloon times from the pre intervention cohort (n=91) and post intervention cohort (n=67) were significantly shorter (141 to 95 minutes: ...
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Is it time to rebalance the case mix? A portfolio analysis of direct catheterization laboratory costs over a 5-year period
... diac catheterization laboratories [14, ...a catheterization laboratory on different hierarchical levels (overall and with respect to different service ...
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Stent Dislodgement During Coronary Angioplasty Complicated by Left Main Thrombosis: Application of VA-ECMO in The Catheterization Laboratory
... the catheterization laboratory are VA-ECMO and Impella ...the catheterization laboratory, are more prominent in patients without previous heart failure who suffer refractory cardiac arrest due ...
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The appropriateness of single page of activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory by emergency physician for patients with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a cohort study
... Background: The early use of reperfusion therapy has a significant effect on the prognosis of patients with ST- segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and it is recommended that emergency department (ED) ...
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Pharmacotherapy in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: evolution and recent developments
... recommendations have been made with respect to the timing of the second antiplatelet drug after aspirin. Administration of a loading dose of a P2Y 12 inhibitor both before and dur- ing primary PCI has been approved. ...
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Symptoms awareness, emergency medical service utilization and hospital transfer delay in myocardial infarction
... According to the Brazilian National Center for Cardio- vascular Interventions registry for 2006 to 2010, in which 20.004 patients were studied, the mean D2B time in Brazil was 2 h [22], a value similar to that found in ...
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Association between number of institutions with coronary computed tomography angiography and regional mortality ratio of acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide ecological study using a spatial Bayesian model
... cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) as medical resources, socioeconomic factors, lifestyle fac- tors, exercise habit factors, and AMI mortality data from a Japanese national ...
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Contemporary evidence: baseline data from the D2B Alliance
... the catheterization laboratory, activation with a single call, expectation that the catheterization team is in the laboratory within 20–30 minutes of page, prompt data feedback on D2B times ...
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Retrieval of Endobronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Involving the Cardiac Catheterization Lab
... cardiac catheterization lab- oratory represents a safe and effective alternative to bronchoscopy in the management of distally placed endobronchial foreign bodies in chil- ...
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Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect in adults: report of our first experience in a developing country
... open heart surgery is located about 4 km from the cardiac catheterization laboratory. However, cardiologists are very selective in choosing patients for this intervention and can usually ensure the surgical ...
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Umbilical Artery Catheterization by a Cutdown Procedure
... During examination of the umbilicus during repeat catheterization attempts and again during the cutdown procedure, careful observations were made for causes of catheteriza- tion failure.[r] ...
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LEFT HEART CATHETERIZATION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
... On physical examination he had the classic findings of aortic stenosis, and this was confirmed by means of left ventricular puncture; tile left ventniculo-brachial artery pressure gradie[r] ...
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Jugular Venous Catheterization: A Case of Knotting
... clinicians and anesthesiologists who perform central venous or pulmonary catheterizations should keep their knowledge updated about prevention of complications and treatment options, in order to prevent the morbidity and ...
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group.
... Information on the number of manipulations of the hub was not collected, but the reason for catheterization was used as an indirect measure for this variable, as[r] ...
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Percutaneous Cardiac Catheterization of the Neonate
... The percutaneous method of catheter insertion into the femoral vessels offers a safe method for cardiac catheteriza- tion of the neonate and of insertion of monitoring catheters where th[r] ...
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Non-inferiority of short-term urethral catheterization following fistula repair surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... of catheterization was 21 days, with an interquartile range (IQR) of 14-27 days ...of catheterization following colovesical fistula ...of catheterization following colovesi- cal fistula repair ...
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Cardiac Catheterization in the Pediatric Patient
... There are several situations that require patients to be considered for postop- erative study: (1) the patient with severe hemody- namic problems in the early postoperative period who re[r] ...
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An Unusual Complication of Umbilical Artery Catheterization
... At the time of the first admission it wa; not uncommon, in our neonatal unit, for an umbili- cal venous catheter to be inserted for infusion and for an arterial catheter to be placed for[r] ...
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Achieving the earliest possible reperfusion in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a current overview
... cardiac catheterization: male gender, younger age, ventricular fibrillation as the presenting cardiac arrest rhythm, wit- nessed arrest, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and being supported with ...
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