FUNCTION OF PERFUSIONIST IN THE NEW PERIOD OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES TREATMENT

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to the analysis of the changes occurred in diagnostics and treatment of the cardiovascular diseases in the USA over the last ten years. In author-s opinion, the increase in number of off-pump operations in cardiosurgery is associated with the increase in number of the aged among the population at large. Discussing the changes in the role of perfusionist in the present-day clinic, the author states that 40% of doctors specialized in this line of activity have mastered new manipulations so as to enhance their professional potential.