Reference Articles

Articles and Presentations by Syntervention

Article published in Endovascular Today, October 2014:  Keeping the Room out of the Patient [pdf]

Article published in Endovascular Today, September 2012:  Foreign Body Contamination During Interventional Procedures [pdf]

Podium presentation at New Cardiovascular Horizons 6/9/12:  Microscopic Foreign Body Contamination during Interventional Procedures [pdf]

Poster presentation from CVPath: Pathologic Identification of Foreign Materials Associated with Cardiovascular Interventional Devices [pdf]

Full review of fiber and lint contamination literature:  Cotton Fiber Contamination in the Sterile Field: Literature Review [pdf]

Additional Supporting Documents

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17. Truscott W. Impact of Microscopic Foreign Debris on Post-Surgical Complications. Surgical Technology International (2004). Vol. 12, 334-46.
18. Truscott W. Lint and Particle Contamination During Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Cath Lab Digest (2006), online.
19. Truscott W. Patients, Particles, Pathology and Pathogens: Understanding and Avoiding the Risk of Particle-Associated Infection. Managing Infection Control (2009). 94-97.
20. Bayes-Genis A, Camrud AR, Jorgensen M, Donovan J.  Pressure Rinsing of Coronary Stents Immediately Before Implantation Reduces Inflammation and Neointimal Hyperplasia. JACC 2001; Vol 38 (2);562-8.
21. Tinker MA, Burdman D, Deysine M, Teicher I, Platt N, Aufses AH Jr. Granulomatous peritonitis due to cellulose fibers from disposable surgical fabrics: laboratory investigation and clinical implications. Ann Surg. 1974;180(6):831–835