PE 7101 - Clinical Perfusion Practicum I

• Level 1 - Adult (Perfusion Observation & Orientation)
• The student will become familiar with ASLMC and the operating room environment; including the roles of the operating room personnel, locations of equipment and supplies, OSHA policies, and concepts of the sterile environment
• An understanding of the surgical patient with respect to the normal course to surgery, surgical preparation, monitoring, procedure(s), ICU transition, and postoperative course will be gained
• A general familiarity with the basic CPB pump components, supplies, and ancillary equipment
• Level 2 - Adult (Basic Clinical Perfusion)
• The student will learn more details about the CPB circuit, including operational characteristics, inspection and evaluation of equipment and supplies, assembling a CPB back-up and circuit, and priming
• An even greater understanding of the patient will be gained, with respect to, history, physical, and cardiac catheterization lab and blood gas data
• Prior to surgery the importance of the pre-bypass checklist and surgical/CPB plan and routine, will be acknowledged
• An ability, during surgery, to participate in patient charting and some basic perfusion tasks

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