As with all coronary procedures the vital core competencies
described must be an integral part of the expectation from
staff as well as operators in the cardiac catheterization
laboratory. Staff should be informed of procedural
requirements and educated about the use of each of the
interventional devices that is anticipated to be required.
They should be an integral part of the process. They should
be educated as to the complications that might occur, so as
to best alert the operator at the earliest time when
a potential untoward event appears imminent.