A perfusionist is a healthcare professional who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery to manage the patient's physiological status and keep their heart still and unbeating while the cardiac surgeon operates. To become a perfusionist requires a 10+2 medical education with 55% marks minimum, and some institutes require an entrance exam for admission to the B.Sc. degree program. Perfusionists work primarily in operating rooms and ICUs of hospitals and have job prospects managing heart-lung machines and devices like ventricular assist devices. Starting pay for a perfusionist with one year experience is Rs. 10,000-12,000 per month.

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Perfusionist
Introduction
Eligibility
Job Prospects
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2. Introduction
A perfusionist, also known as a clinical perfusionist or a
cardiovascular perfusionist, is a specialized healthcare
professional who uses the heart-lung machine during
cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require
cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient's
physiological status. The perfusionist is a highly trained
member of the cardiothoracic surgical team which consists
of cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists, physician assistants, surgical
technologists, and nurses. The perfusionist is solely
responsible for the management of the physiological and
metabolic needs of the cardiac surgical patient so that
the cardiac surgeon may operate on a still, unbeating heart.
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3. Eligibility
10+2 (Medical) or equivalent with minimum 55% marks.
Some of the very reputed institutes conduct entrance
examination for admission to their B.Sc. Degree course.
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4. Job Prospects
Perfusionists mainly work in operating rooms in hospitals and
surgical centers during heart and lung surgery, they also work
in ICUs. The perfusionist keeps the surgical team informed of
the patient’s condition throughout the surgery. One of the
main roles performed by Perfusionist is to operate the heart-
lung machine that keep a patient alive during serious
procedures such as open-heart surgery. Perfusionists are also
key personnel in placing and managing patients on
ventricular assist devices as a bridge to recovery or heart
transplantation and supporting patients receiving lung or liver
transplants.
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5. A Perfusionist with one year experience having B.Sc and
certification in perfusion technology, will get pay ranging
between Rs. 10,000-12,000 per month. Moreover,
perfusionists working in East & North India earn a higher
salary structure than those employed in South India
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6. Institutes
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences - RGUHS,
Bangalore
Kerala University of Health Sciences - KUHS, Thrissur
Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Chennai
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical
Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
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7. Institutes
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences - RGUHS,
Bangalore
Kerala University of Health Sciences - KUHS, Thrissur
Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Chennai
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical
Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
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