Related Experiment Videos
Trends and patterns in electrophysiologic and ablation catheter reuse in the United States
S Mickelsen1, C Mickelsen, C MacIndoe
1Cardiology Department, Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|February 13, 2001
Abstract:
In a survey of 140 electrophysiologic laboratories in the USA, 49% reuse catheters to some extent. Catheter reuse is associated with significant reductions in cost but is not conducted in a standardized fashion.