Bill Smith walks into a conference room at Jackson Hospital several minutes late for an interview. I'm sorry, he says. We had an emergency patient. The former U.S. Navy welder was helping stop a heart ...

The use of a dedicated accessory lead shield was associated with a significant reduction in radiation exposure among nurses and technologists working in the cath lab, according to a study. Data have ...

The cardiovascular laboratory department at the hospital is centered on the care of a person's heart and blood vessel problems. The cardiac "cath lab," as it's called, has a pre- and post-procedure ...

Systematic improvements made to the operations of a busy cath lab—including the institution of a pyramidal nurse staffing system, an electronic whiteboard, and greater use of a patient “holding” ...

SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital has completed and opened its newly upgraded cardiac catheterization laboratory (cath lab), ...

Sharon Holmes, a catheterization laboratory — cath lab — nurse at Sinai Hospital, has been in the profession for 18 years. What does your job entail? All aspects of diagnostic and interventional ...

Emory Healthcare has a rich history of innovation in interventional cardiology, having been home to world-renowned experts such as Andreas Gruentzig, Spencer King III, and John S. Douglas Jr. Across ...

July 28, 2008 — Extremely obese patients are posing logistical and safety challenges for interventionalists, and many hospitals don't know what to do when it comes to treating patients who exceed the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A survey of nurses and technologists who work in cardiac catheterization laboratories found high rates of ...