Cath Lab Utilization
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December 13, 2004 at 2:36 pm #25126
Chris DillingerParticipant@Chris-DillingerInclude @Chris-Dillinger in your post and this person will
be notified via email.I am scoping projects in the Cardiac Cath Lab. I am struggling to find documented benchmarks for room utilization. Any knowledge or referrals would be gretaly appreciated.
0December 13, 2004 at 5:53 pm #60409
madtexanParticipant@madtexanInclude @madtexan in your post and this person will
be notified via email.You might try this link to IHI.org: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/
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heterisationLabforPatientswithAcuteMyocardial.htmDonald Bryant
http://www.bryantsstatisticalconsulting.com0December 14, 2004 at 9:16 pm #60410Please take a look at The Journal of Cardiovascular Management, March/April 2004, “A Six Sigma Approach to Maximizing Productivity in the Cardiac Cath Lab” Faye LeBlanc BSN, MHA
0December 31, 2004 at 11:24 pm #60426From the time that I in a medical device design and manufacturers role have spent in cath labs (not always as a welcomed guest sometimes in complaint resolution) Id say that you have opportunity to look in the direction of optimization of the pre-kitted trays and sets for everything from drapes to meds. You also have an immense opportunity to optimize the calibration process for opticaths, thermodilution catheters, etc. Too often the calibration of catheter, optical module and monitor is done minutes prior to application and when you are ready to thread through an introducer is not when you need to know that your system is experiencing drift, etc. Cath labs are usually a series of separate modules and space is a premium so anything to optimize space utilization and improve sequential flow of the process would be of value. A good place to start would be using value stream mapping to document and begin the evaluation of your current as found cath lab condition.
Vinny0January 19, 2005 at 2:43 pm #60444
Marie WeissmanParticipant@Marie-WeissmanInclude @Marie-Weissman in your post and this person will
be notified via email.Cardiac Cath Lab room utilization is dependent upon multiple variables (x’s) such as types of cases performed (diagnostic, interventional, vascular, other), severity of cases (including number of vessels), physician proficiency, patient preparedness prior to entry into the room, recovery room availability, and case demand. I am not aware of any professional industry-wide standards for room utilization. Rather, I have found that Cardiology Programs can improve their room utilization by analyzing patient throughput and focusing the teams efforts on reducing the time the room is not being used for actual performance of the procedure
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