Perfusion describes when fluids such as blood and lymph pass through tissue. A perfusionist is a professional who operates machinery when this process requires assistance, such as during heart surgery ...

When doing open-heart surgery, the surgeon needs a still heart and lungs to work. The patient still needs oxygen circulated through the bloodstream to survive. Thus, cardiovascular perfusionists (also ...

A Plymouth-based contractor that has become the nation's largest private company providing a medical specialty critical to some major surgeries is now expanding globally. Plymouth-based perfusion ...

When a patient's heart and lungs need to be stopped during coronary artery bypass or valve repair surgery, Chad Brady takes over the vital organs' functions. It's a big responsibility for Brady who ...

A perfusionist is someone who specializes in operating the heart/lung machine during open-heart surgery. We operate various pieces of equipment during open-heart surgery. We're acting as the patient's ...

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UPMC perfusionist describes cell saver device during heart surgery Eric Michael, a UPMC perfusionist, describes how a cell saver device collects a patient's lost blood during surgery and recycles the ...

Alex Hank, MS, CCP, is a pediatric perfusionist specializing in cardiopulmonary bypass and mechanical circulatory support for children. Her expertise spans pediatric cardiac surgery, heart ...