Certified perfusionists in Japan

Yasuko Tomizawa; Naoki Momose

doi:10.1007/s10047-006-0372-x

Certified perfusionists in Japan

J Artif Organs. 2007;10(2):122-3. doi: 10.1007/s10047-006-0372-x. Epub 2007 Jun 20.

Authors

Yasuko Tomizawa¹, Naoki Momose

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan. 4CRNRY@hij.twmu.ac.jp

PMID: 17574517
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-006-0372-x

Abstract

This year, the 20th qualifying examination on the extracorporeal circulation technique for a certified perfusionist was conducted. A total of 569 certified perfusionists had qualified in Japan up to November 2006.

MeSH terms

Allied Health Personnel / standards*
Certification
Extracorporeal Circulation / standards*
Health Workforce / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Japan
Perfusion / standards