Perfusion is nothing new in bioprocess engineering, according to Jacobtorweihe, but oncolytic viruses can be more challenging for manufacturers using continuous processes because they can have a ...

When doing open-heart surgery, the surgeon needs a still heart and lungs to work. The patient still needs oxygen circulated through the bloodstream to survive. Thus, cardiovascular perfusionists (also ...

A perfusionist is someone who specializes in operating the heart/lung machine during open-heart surgery. We operate various pieces of equipment during open-heart surgery. We're acting as the patient's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Michael, a UPMC perfusionist, describes how a cell saver device collects a patient's lost blood during surgery and recycles ...