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