Selected Abstracts for the Australasian Society of Cardio-Vascular Perfusionists Inc

Selected Abstracts for the Australasian Society of Cardio-Vascular Perfusionists Inc. 21st Annual Scientific Meeting November 5–6, 2004 Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia REDESIGNING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS—A FOCUS ON MODIFIABLE PRECURSORS TO NEUROLOGIC INJURY

Education for the Australian and New Zealand perfusionist.

The certification and education processes for perfusion have played a major role in the success of the cardiovascular perfusion profession over the past 20 years. Now, more than ever, the role of education, both initial and continuing, and the technical base upon which we practice requires updating and expanding to ensure the role of the perfusionist into the future. In Australia and New Zealan...

SELECTED ABSTRACTS Presented at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists November 9–10, 2007 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia IMPROVING CARDIAC SURGERY: DOES CONTINUOUS BLOOD GAS MONITORING HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY?

The European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion adopts Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery as its official publication.

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) is pleased to announce that the European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP) has adopted ICVTS (www.icvts.org) as its official publication. The EBCP (www.ebcp.org) was founded in 1991 in order to unite the European perfusionists in their desire for equality of standards in both training and professional status, goals which were strong...

Investigation of Normal Electrocardiographic Indices in 500 Healthy Adult Persons

In all medical centers electrocardiography is one of the first steps in the evaluation of patients suspected of heart disease. It is therefore clear that distinguishing normal from pathologic patterns in electrocardiography is of utmost importance. The aim of this descriptive and analytical study was to determine the normal electrocardiographic indices in all leads and to investigate the influe...