Welcome all! I have worked as a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for almost a decade. Within this time I have been able to care for thousands of people and have worked on teams that have helped pioneer cutting edge technology that furthered the field of Cardiac Care. It is my hope that the information I provide in this blog can help educate those seeking knowledge in order to relieve some pain and suffering in the world.
Introduction This blog is intended for physicians and staff seeking to hone their skills on Impella. This is part one of a two part blog. I will post a follow up blog that has considerations for advanced caregivers in the next few weeks. Currently, the FDA has approved the Impella catheter for use in patients in cardiogenic shock and for patients undergoing unprotected left main PCI. I have been using Impella since 2009 and have seen the use of Impella steadily increase. The initial iteration of the device had an extremely complicated set-up and maintenance. The console screen was a third of the size of the current console screen and displayed a green background with black wave-forms and text (basically a big 1990's Texas Instrument calculator). Now the console display is much more user friendly, the set-up has easy to follow steps and the pressure wave-forms are much clearer to read. I can honestly say without reservations that several of my patients would not have ma
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