Douglas Beinborn, RN, BSN, MA

Review

Implantable Hemodynamic Monitoring for Managing Patients with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension: An Early Case Report

05/01/2008

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Barbro Kjellstrom , MS;

Amy Roettger , RN;

Tom Bennett , PhD;

Michelle Anderson , BS;

Michael McGoon , MD;

Use of the Chronicle Implantable Hemodynamic Monitor system has the potential to allow more precise titration of drugs by providing data continuously during rest and exercise, and when drugs and doses are modified.

Use of the Chronicle Implantable...

05/01/2008

EP Lab Digest

Feature Story

SCA Screening: New Techniques for Identifying Patients at Risk

02/26/2009

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Tracy Webster , RN, BSN;

Nancy Acker , RN;

Douglas Beinborn, MA, RN, and colleagues describe a new system being used at the Mayo Clinic to assess patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

Douglas Beinborn, MA, RN, and...

02/26/2009

EP Lab Digest

Electrophysiology Procedures Without Radiation in the Pediatric Population

09/26/2012

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Bryan Cannon , MD;

BackgroundCardiac rhythm disturbances are relatively common in the pediatric age group, occurring in about 1 in 1,000 children. Although most of these arrhythmias tend to be benign, some can be debilitating or life-threatening. These...

BackgroundCardiac rhythm...

09/26/2012

EP Lab Digest

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Mayo Clinic

10/30/2008

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Jennifer K. Diggins , MSN, RN;

Along with the lab facilities, the Heart Rhythm Center includes the Implantable Device Clinic, Arrhythmia Clinic, Atrial Fibrillation Clinic, Long QT/Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic, Pediatric and Adolescent Arrhythmia Clinic, and Syncope Clinic.

Along with the lab facilities,...

10/30/2008

EP Lab Digest

All About My Job: Technician Supervisor

10/23/2008

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

In this new section, we’ll highlight the job duties of a different position (RN, RCIS, MD, etc.) in the EP lab to give readers an idea about what others do in their daily role. This month, Douglas Beinborn, MA, RN interviews Lisa Fanning, a...

In this new section, we’ll...

10/23/2008

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Cost Containment: Single-Use Vs. Third-Party Reprocessing Issues for Review and Consideration

05/01/2008

David Distel , RN, MSN, MBA;

Stephen Hammill , MD;

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

As in all facets of health care, close attention must be paid to the supply costs of procedures. As a result of regulatory enhancements, reprocessing EP catheters is one strategy being more widely used to keep costs in check.

As in all facets of health care,...

05/01/2008

EP Lab Digest

All About My Job: Technician Supervisor

07/31/2008

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Lisa Fanning is the technician supervisor for Heart Rhythm Services (HRS) for the Mayo Clinic, located in Rochester, Minnesota. She supervises 17 RCIS/CVT personnel. She works with 22 physicians, 3 mid-level providers, and 34 RNs in the HRS...

Lisa Fanning is the technician...

07/31/2008

EP Lab Digest

Ask the EP Editorial Board

05/03/2008

Laurie Potter , RN;

Jose Nazari , MD;

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

I have a question concerning some issues here at our EP lab thought you may be able to steer me in the right direction. I am looking for some information on the protective measures everyone else is using to reduce the radiation exposure to...

I have a question concerning...

05/03/2008

EP Lab Digest

Bipolar Leads: New Options for CRT Implants

05/01/2008

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Tracy Webster , RN, BSN;

Amy Beeman , RN, BSN;

Keith L. Herrmann , PhD;

Mary Jane Rasmussen , RN;

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), also known as biventricular pacing, provides symptomatic relief, clinical improvement, prolonged survival, and a better quality of life for many heart failure patients. CRT defibrillators (CRT-D) also...

Cardiac resynchronization...

05/01/2008

EP Lab Digest

Syncope Management in the Emergency Department Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Approach (SEEDS Study)

05/01/2008

Win-Kuang Shen , MD;

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

Dr. Shen and his colleagues at the Mayo Clinic conducted the Syncope Evaluation in the Emergency Department Study (SEEDS). The genesis of the study was based on the central question whether an area designated for syncope evaluation in the...

Dr. Shen and his colleagues...

05/01/2008

EP Lab Digest