Complication Management In The Cardiac Catheter Laboratory

The management of complications in the cardiac catheterization laboratory systematically prepared for the prospective interventional cardiologist and already existing "heart teams".

patient care
Risk stratification, patient preparation
Legally compliant clarification and documentation
Aftercare of the patient

Procedural complications
Puncture site related
For wire placement, catheter placement
PTCA associated, stent associated
Drug and mechanical thrombus management

Periprocedural complications
Hemodynamic management, cardiogenic shock and use of support systems
Airway Management
Conscious sedation in the cath lab
Contrast allergy and contrast induced nephropathy
CPR in the cath lab

Error management
Teamwork Error culture. What can we learn from aviation
Concrete training recommendations, simulation trainings

Guideline-based therapy and training according to
European Society of Cardiology
German Society for Cardiology
Recommendations of the Simulation Working Group of the DGK and the AGIK