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Cath lab room size.
How to build a cath lab operating room johannes bonatti et al.
A catheterization laboratory commonly referred to as a cath lab is an examination room in a hospital or clinic with diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualize the arteries of the heart and the chambers of the heart and treat any stenosis or abnormality found.
Here are the recommended components of a cardiac cath lab.
The catheterization laboratory procedure room should provide ample space for the equipment in room storage and movement of the patient into and out of the room via stretcher or patient bed.
The acc suggests 500 600 sq ft for the procedure area and 150 200 sq ft for the control room.
After all this is why the cath lab exists.
Providing enough space for the equipment to exercise its full range of motion and for doctors and technicians to work is critical for patient care.
Authors johannes bonatti 1.
We ve been asked so many times by so many people that several of us got the dimensions tattooed on our forearms for quick reference.
Proper room dimensions for a ge cath angio lab continue to be a topic of frequent discussion here in the block imaging project management department.
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