PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rajdip Dulai
AU  - Stanislav Hadjivassilev
AU  - Rick A Veasey
AU  - Nikhil Patel
AU  - Stephen Furniss
TI  - Utilising video technology in the cardiac catheter lab and operating theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic
AID  - 10.7861/fhj.2020-0051
DP  - 2020 May 25
TA  - Future Healthcare Journal
PG  - fhj.2020-0051
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/05/25/fhj.2020-0051.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/05/25/fhj.2020-0051.full
AB  - The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered working practices within hospitals. This includes surgical theatres and cardiac catheter laboratories. Here we describe how we have harnessed the use of video technology to improve the running of the cardiac catheter lab in our institution, reducing the exposure of staff members to COVID-19, reducing the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintaining and enhancing educational and teaching opportunities for trainees.