Population
Perfusionists in all identifiable cardiac surgery units in Australia and New Zealand
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
18 months (January 1994 to July 1995)
Authors
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Low injury rates support current Australasian perfusion practices; leaves open whether targeted protocols can reduce heater/cooler failures.
A survey of Australasian perfusionists indicates a high level of safety in perfusion practices, with a perfusion-related injury rate of 1 per 2500 perfusions.
Jenkins et al. (1997) studied this question.
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