Heart rhythm society expert consensus statement on electrophysiology laboratory standards: Process, protocols, equipment, personnel, and safety

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Haines, David E ^a   Beheiry, Salwa ^b   Akar, Joseph G ^c   Baker, Janice L ^d   Beinborn, Doug ^e   Beshai, John F ^f   Brysiewicz, Neil ^g   Chiu Man, Christine ^h   Collins, Kathryn K ⁱ   Dare, Matthew ^j   Fetterly, Kenneth ^e   Fisher, John D ^k   Hongo, Richard ^l   Irefin, Samuel ^m   Lopez, John ^m   Miller, John M ⁿ   Perry, James C ^o   Slotwiner, David J ^p   Tomassoni, Gery F ^q   Weiss, Esther ^r  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d The Chester County Hospital   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^j TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation   (United States)

^m LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁿ INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^o RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^p Hofstra School of Medicine North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

^q Lexington Cardiology Consultants   (United States)

^r Advocate Sherman Hospital   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cardiac electrophysiology laboratory; Cardiac electrophysiology laboratory staffing; Cardiac electrophysiology staff credentialing; Laboratory equipment; Occupational safety; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOLOGY; CONSENSUS; DEVICES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOLOGY; CONSENSUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84904885649     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.03.042     Document Type: Article

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