perfusionist

So, effective Jan. 11, his new business cards will carry some variation of the words "staff perfusionist."

Respiratory Therapists are able to fulfill the role of Perfusionist with appropriate training.

Perfusionist: A certified medical technician monitors the heart-lung bypass machine.

Employment as a trainee perfusionist is also required.

In countries such as China and Egypt, a perfusionist is a medical doctor who has completed subspecialty training.

Clinical perfusionist graduating from a school of perfusion.

Once a trainee has been the primary perfusionist in 150 clinical procedures, they must undertake a practical exam.

The perfusionist, Tammy Hart, rolled the heart-lung machine into the room.

What does a perfusionist do?

Most hospitals or perfusion employers have stipulations on the duration of board-eligible status for an employed perfusionist.

Once a perfusion student graduates from a perfusion program, he or she is not a certified clinical perfusionist but must begin the certification process.

An oxygenator is typically utilized by a perfusionist in cardiac surgery in conjunction with the heart-lung machine.

A two-part exam is required to become a certified clinical perfusionist and use the designation C.C.P.

Then, like a general reviewing his troops, he moved around the room, nodding to Phil Baxter, the perfusionist, who stood behind his heart-lung machine.

The journal publishes research, selected papers and collaborative ventures and aims to be practical and directly relevant to the working perfusionist.

Perfusionist certifications are maintained and awarded by The American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Heparin-coated blood oxygenators are one option available to a surgeon and a perfusionist to decrease morbidity associated with CPB to a limited degree.

These recertification requirements and subsequent verification process occur every three years and are mandatory to maintain certified status to use the designation certified clinical perfusionist.

His father is a clinical perfusionist, responsible for the operation of heart-lung machines, at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y.

A perfusionist turned the pump on, and as he adjusted the oxygen and temperature and flow through the system, the clear tubing turned maroon with her blood.

The perfusionist is a highly trained member of the cardiothoracic surgical team which consists of cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, surgical technologists, and nurses.

Once the Clinical Applications in Perfusion Exam has been successfully passed, a perfusionist can use the designation C.C.P.

This measurement is often used under treatment with a heart-lung machine (extracorporeal circulation), and can give the perfusionist an idea of how much flow the patient needs to stay healthy.

The perfusionist's main responsibility is to support the physiological and metabolic needs of the cardiac surgical patient so that the cardiac surgeon may operate on a still, unbeating heart.