Perfusion standards and guidelines

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Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation . Essentials and Guidelines for an accredited educational program for the perfusionist. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association , 1980.

American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion . Education for perfusionists; a statement of position by the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1987; 8: 271-271 .

American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Society for Thoracic Surgeons . Proposed statement on perfusionists affairs . Ann Thorac Surg 1982; 34: 475-475 .

American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Society for Thoracic Surgeons . Proposed statement on perfusionists affairs . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 84: 636-636 .

Clark RE , Magovern GJ. Training and certification of cardiovascular perfusionists . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 83: 324-325 .

American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion . Characteristics of an effective perfusion education program . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1993; 14: 193-193 .

Anderson RP , Nolan SP , Edmunds LH , Rainer WG , Brott WH. Cardiovascular perfusion: evolution to allied health profession and status . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986; 29: 790-794 .

American Society of Anesthesiologists . Standards, guidelines and statements. Park Ridge, IL: ASA , 1996.

American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology . Standards of practice: recommended minimum standards, permanent perfusion records . J Extra-Corporeal Technol 1978; 10: 46-46 .

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs . Progress report: subcommittee for blood gas exchangers . Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs 1974; 20: 765-769 .

Clark RE. Cardiopulmonary bypass device standards: a surgeon’s perspective . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1981; 2: 47-49 .

Mortensen JD. Potential methods for controlling risks and hazards of CPB devices . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1981; 2: 57-68 .

Kurusz M. Cardiopulmonary bypass devices/development of performance standards: a perfusionist’s perspective . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1981; 2: 52-56 .

Thibault LE. Cardiopulmonary bypass device standards: an engineering perspective . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1981; 2: 50-51 .

Carstensen P. Cardiopulmonary bypass device standards: the FDA perspective . Proc Am Acad Cardiovasc Perfusion 1981; 2: 45-46 .

American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology . Pre-bypass perfusion safety checklist . Perfusion Life 1990; 7: 76-77 .

American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology . Guidelines for perfusion practice . Perfusion Life 1995; 12: 20-22 .

American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology . Members accept essentials; approve revised code of ethics . Perfusion Life 1993; 10: 14-14 .

American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology . Perfusion practice survey, September, 1993 . Perfusion Life 1994; 11: 42-45 .

Kurusz M. Perfusion manpower survey . AMSect Today 1996 (Feb); 17-20 .

Koska MT. New JCAHO report assesses hospitals’ standards compliance . Hospitals 1991; 65: 32-33 .

Weismans E. The JCAHO’s agenda for change in 1994 and beyond: more of the same... just totally different . Health Facil Manage. 1994; 7: 16-16, 18-19 .

Carlson DA. Point of care testing: regulation and accreditation . Clin Lab Sci 1996; 9: 298-302 .

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Walpole JK. Preparing for a JCAHO survey . Health Facil Manag Ser 1995 (April); 1-8 .

Skarzynski JJ , Gropper EI. Interdisciplinary, functional approach to quality review . Physician Exec. 1995; 21: 34-36 .

Kuhn RC. Development of outcome standards in critical care . AACN Clin Issues Crit Care Nurs 1991; 2: 23-30 .

Ambruster DA. The quintessence of quality in the critical laboratory . Clin Lab Manage Rev 1995; 9: 207-222 .

Simpson S. JCAHO standards: options and opportunities . Semin Nurse Manag 1994; 2: 218-223 .

Peddecord KM , Hammond HC. Clinical laboratory regulation under the Clinical laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988: can it be done? Clin Chem 1990; 36: 2027-2035 .

Clark GB. Quality assurance, an administrative means to a managerial end: Part II. The JACHO ten-step process - selecting indicators of quality . Clin Lab Manage Rev 1990; 4: 224-233 .

Health Care Financing Administration . 42 CFR Parts 405, 416, 440, 482, 483, 488 and 493: Medicare, Medicaid and CLIA Programs; Regulations Implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ’88) . Federal Register 1990; 55: 20896-20959 .

American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion . Annual report. Hattiesburg, MS: ABCP , 1996.

Trick OL. How to keep the Joint Commission happy and plaintiff’s attorneys frustrated . Physician Exec 1995; 21: 25-28 .

American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology . Perfusion scope of practice . Perfusion Life 1991; 8: 25-25 .