Perfusion Technology Courses (Cardiothoracic Surgery) (PERF)

PERF Courses

This is a list of courses with the subject code PERF. For more information, see Cardiothoracic Surgery (Carver College of Medicine) in the catalog.

PERF:4161 Instrumentation in Perfusion Technology 3 s.h.

Electrical circuitry, filters, pressure transducers, thermistors, cardiac output computers, fluid dynamics, intra-aortic balloon pumps, blood gas analyzers. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4162 Pathophysiology of Perfusion Technology 5 s.h.

Hemostasis, acid base physiology, gas transfer, heart anatomy, heart embryology, congenital cardiac defects. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4163 Clinical Experience I 2 s.h.

Perfusion in operating room: patient workup, observation, and reporting on extracorporeal setup, surgical procedure. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4164 Clinical Experience II 3 s.h.

Continuation of PERF:4163; setup of extracorporeal circuit; ancillary duties of perfusionist. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4165 Clinical Experience III 12 s.h.

Continuation of PERF:4164; management of cardiopulmonary bypass system. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4166 Clinical Experience IV 12 s.h.

Continuation of PERF:4165; emphasis on supply maintenance, perfusion department management. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4167 Perfusion Seminar 1 s.h.

Ethics in perfusion. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4168 Research in Perfusion 1 s.h.

From topic selection to manuscript. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4169 Clinical Experience V 12 s.h.

Continuation of PERF:4166. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4170 Principle and Practice of Perfusion Technology 6 s.h.

Hypothermia, hemodilution, left heart bypass, dialysis, ultrafiltration, membrane and bubbler oxygenation. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.

PERF:4171 Devices in Perfusion Technology 3 s.h.

Components of extracorporeal circuit; in vitro laboratory evaluation of components. Requirements: Perfusion Technology Program enrollment.