| 1992 |
Begin of the cardio-thoracic
surgery at the St.Elisabeth Hospital. Before 1992, all
open heart surgery patients were transfered abroad. The
first perfusionist is a bioengineer educated in Germany
and in Belgium |
| 1995 |
A registered nurse in
anesthetics was trained on the job and passed an oral
and written examination before the board of the
Ministery of Health. In the same year he passed the
written test of the EBCP |
| 1999 |
A theatre nurse, trained at
the academy of perfusion in Berlin, joined the team. |
| 2001 |
The open heart surgery
department of the St.Elisabeth Hospital and the
cardiology department of the Centre Hospitalier fused
and were renamed to INCCI ( Institut Nationale de
Chirurgie cardiaque et de Cardiologie Interventionelle
). They moved to a new site in the city of Luxembourg |
|
Until now all perfusionists
are certified by the EBCP and will apply for
recertification.
All three have been authorirized to work as
perfusionists, but the profession of perfusionist has as
yet not been accredited by the Ministery of Health. |
