March 1, 2000Journal of ExtraCorporeal TechnologyOpen Access

Factors Affecting Perfusionists′ Decisions on Equipment Utilization: Results of a United States Survey

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Why the study?

What factors affect perfusionists' decisions on equipment utilization in open-heart surgery?

Population

Chief perfusionists at U.S. hospitals performing open-heart surgery

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ASAlfred H. StammersUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln BMBrian MejakChildren's Hospital Colorado EREric D. RauchNebraska Medical Center

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Cost drives over half of perfusion device discontinuations; cross-sectional data leaves open whether targeted cost interventions improve utilization.

Structured PICO

What factors affect perfusionists' decisions on equipment utilization in open-heart surgery?

Population

Chief perfusionists at U.S. hospitals performing open-heart surgery (n=524 completed surveys, representing 797 hospitals and 671,290 procedures over a 2-year period)

Intervention

Survey on factors affecting decisions on equipment utilization

Outcome

Factors affecting decisions on equipment utilization (e.g., cost, ineffectiveness)

Cost and clinical ineffectiveness are the primary factors driving perfusionists' decisions to discontinue specific extracorporeal equipment in U.S. hospitals.

Cite This Study

Stammers et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a919de7d2f4cbd6c5fa4e8a https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/2000322004

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Implication

Cost drives over half of perfusion device discontinuations; cross-sectional data leaves open whether targeted cost interventions improve utilization.