Perfusion

A perfusionist operates and maintains the heart-lung machine, also known as a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, during open-heart surgeries. They are required to standby inside the operating theatre for cases that may need a pump run or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. At times, our Perfusionists travel to other government-restructured hospitals to assist ECMO patients and bring them back to NHCS for further care.