Large Bore Access for the Interventional Cardiologist
Expert guidance on insertion, maintenance and closure from members of SCAI's Quality Improvement Committee.
Point-of-Care App
A free resource that the entire cardiovascular care team can use in the Cath Lab and clinic to quickly and easily refer to our clinical documents and interactive tools, such as the cardiogenic shock classification tool, risk calculators, and critical treatment algorithms, to improve patient care.
Jul 11th, 2024
Training
Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access
In this Tip of the Month, we highlight practical aspects of ultrasound guidance for vascular access in the field of interventional cardiology, focusing ma...
Mar 19th, 2024
Training
Maximizing Guide Catheter Support in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Guide catheter support is key to successful percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). With various shapes and sizes to choose from, understanding the fa...
Feb 8th, 2024
Cath Lab Administration
Implementing a Same-Day Discharge Pathway After a PCI
An same-day discharge (SDD) is defined as a post- percutaneous coronary intervention procedure stay without supervised overnight monitoring in a hospital ...
Jan 8th, 2024
Occupational Health and Well-Being
Tips and Tricks for Radiation Safety and Reduction
As interventional cardiologists, we have some of the highest exposures to ionizing radiation across all medical specialties. In this Tip of the Month, we ...
Nov 8th, 2023
Occupational Health and Well-Being
Cognitive Workload and Task Saturation
Interventional cardiologists are often required to think in the moment and make quick decisions that have lifelong implications for patients. Using effect...
Oct 19th, 2023
Quality Improvement
Safe Femoral Access: Tips & Tricks
Transfemoral access is often required while using large-bore catheters in high-risk patients, and sometimes in urgent or emergent situations. In this Tip ...
Jul 20th, 2023
Quality Improvement
Mar 16th, 2023
Quality Improvement
Feb 14th, 2023