OUR SHARED EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATORY HISTORY

Jim MacDonald, a retired Clinical Perfusionist, provides a nostalgic look into his and other colleagues earlier era and ongoing cardiac experiences. The author makes specific references to the inaugural co-operation between the pioneering Cardiac Surgeon and the Heart Lung Technologist merging open heart surgery interface following the eagerly anticipated and historical introduction of the much awaited extracorporeal technological innovation, namely, that of the Heart Lung Bypass Machine!