Catheter Shapes: Basic to Challenging Cases w/ Dr. Kumar Madassery & Dr. Shelly Bhanot | Ep. 362

In this episode, host Dr. Aaron Fritts interviews interventional radiologists Dr. Kumar Madassery and Dr. Shelly Bhanot about catheter shapes and when to use each type in basic and challenging cases.

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SHOW NOTES

Kumar serves as an Associate Professor and Director of Peripheral Vascular Interventions/Critical Limb Ischemia and Shelly is a PGY-6 IR resident at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.

Kumar and Shelly walk us through a number of different catheters and techniques, along with tips that they have learned from their experiences in the cath lab. They pair complex and challenging anatomy with catheter types, and they describe their reasoning behind different approaches.

After going through case-based examples, both Kumar and Shelly share advice on how trainees can become more familiar with tools on the back table. These include observing supply shelves, asking questions, and learning from IR techs and device representatives.

We conclude the episode by emphasizing the power of teaching and how experience is a big factor in becoming more and more familiar with all the catheters that are available to our specialty.

Disclaimer: The content, information, opinions and viewpoints contained in this presentation are for educational purposes only. Some opinions expressed may represent those of the speaker and are based on their own clinical experience in their practice. This information is not meant or intended to serve as a substitute for a healthcare professional’s clinical training, experience or judgment. Guest speakers are paid consultants of Cook Medical. Always refer to the Instructions for Use for complete prescribing information including indications for use, warnings, precautions, adverse events and deployment/use instructions.

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