PREVENTING PERFUSION INCIDENTS: A RISK REGISTER by Gary Grist RN CCP Emeritus
Playing It Safe A recent Perfusion Improvement Reporting System (PIRS) report (8/12/2021) describes the changeout of an oxygenator because it appeared to have a manufacturing defect that was only noticed once blood entered the fiber bundle of the oxygenator (1)…. Read More
A Guide to Good Practice in Clinical Perfusion by Gary Grist RN CCP Emeritus*
On May 27, 2005, there was an incident resulting in the death of a child undergoing heart surgery at the United Bristol Healthcare Trust. The Bristol hospital is a part of the British National Health Service (NHS). The death was… Read More