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  2. Perfusionist - Wikipedia

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    A perfusionist in front of a heart–lung machine (upper right) early in a coronary artery bypass surgery. A cardiovascular perfusionist, clinical perfusionist or perfusiologist, and occasionally a cardiopulmonary bypass doctor [1] [2] or clinical perfusion scientist, [3] is a healthcare professional who operates the cardiopulmonary bypass machine (heart–lung machine) during cardiac surgery ...

  3. American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion - Wikipedia

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    The American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion (AACP) is a professional association located in Fogelsville, PA, that aims to increase knowledge of cardiovascular perfusion by providing educational resources to its members. [1] The organization was founded in 1979. [1]

  4. Perfusion - Wikipedia

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    A Lindbergh perfusion pump, c. 1935, an early device for simulating natural perfusion. Perfusion is the passage of fluid through the circulatory system or lymphatic system to an organ or a tissue, [1] usually referring to the delivery of blood to a capillary bed in tissue. Perfusion may also refer to fixation via perfusion, used in histological ...

  5. Respiratory therapist - Wikipedia

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    Respiratory therapists are able to fulfill the role of perfusionist with appropriate training. The perfusionist is a highly trained member of the cardiothoracic surgical team (often time an RT with extra training) which consists of cardiac surgeons , anesthesiologists , physician assistants , surgical technicians , other respiratory therapists ...

  6. Oxygen saturation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    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. Tissue oxygen saturation (StO 2) can be measured by near infrared spectroscopy. Although the measurements are still widely discussed, they give an idea ...

  7. Machine perfusion - Wikipedia

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    Machine perfusion (MP) is an artificial perfusion technique often used for organ preservation to help facilitate organ transplantation.MP works by continuously pumping a specialized solution through donor organs, mimicking the body's natural blood flow while actively controlling temperature, oxygen levels, chemical composition, and mechanical stress within the organ.

  8. Isolated organ perfusion technique - Wikipedia

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    Isolated organ perfusion technique is employed to precipitate an organ's perfusion and circulation that are independent/isolated from the body's systemic circulation for various purposes such as organ-localized chemotherapy, organ-targeted delivery of drug, gene or anything else, organ transplantation, and organ injury recovery.

  9. Rush University - Wikipedia

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    The program is built around a core of basic and advanced theoretical knowledge and clinical practice. The School became part of Rush's College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences in 1973. In 1975, the College of Health Sciences separated from the College of Nursing and, along with what was then the Graduate School, became an independent college.