B.Sc Perfusion Technology / Bachelor of Science in Perfusion Technology is one of the most important B.Sc allied medical care courses in the last few decades mainly due to the introduction of the developments in the heart-lung machines. Perfusion is the science of providing extracorporeal circulation to artificially and temporarily support and replace a person’s circulatory and respiratory systems. This health course trains the students to care, treat and maintain the human body when the lungs are not properly functioning and failing.
This is achieved by removing the carbon dioxide from the lungs and the addition of oxygen into the blood. A clinical perfusionist helps the surgeons in open-heart surgeries and selects, sets up and assists in the operation of heart-lung machines and life support systems for patients needing extracorporeal circulation during vascular transplant surgeries, cardiothoracic surgery or for the support of patients who are critically ill. Alternatively, Bachelor of Science in perfusion technology is also called as the bachelor of science in cardiac perfusion or CPT. It is a three-year undergraduate science course in the allied medical sciences or allied health sciences. It also includes a six-months-long internship and rotations.
Students will need to have finished a two year pre-university or 10+2 course with physics, biology, and chemistry as major subjects for their studies or have completed a diploma course in allied health sciences are eligible for lateral entry into the second year of the bachelor of science in perfusion technology.
Those students who want to get a seat for B.Sc in perfusion technology in government medical college or a government seat in private medical colleges they need to apply for the admission of B.Sc allied health sciences or admission to B.Sc allied health science (lateral entry) through the Karnataka examination authority. This is only applicable to students in Karnataka. Other states also offer similar application modes for admissions into a bachelor of science course in top allied health medical colleges.
Students can apply an online application through the KEA‘s main website when the notification comes, generally during the end of August every year. They can submit all their marks details and documents. There will be a release of merit list with respect to the category, reservation and marks. Then students can choose their preference for colleges as per their wish. You can feel free to contact any of the top admission consultants at eduprov to know more about the current trends, college options and aid in admissions.
During the course of bachelor of science in perfusion technology, the students will be learning about human anatomy, human physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, pathology, applied pathology, applied microbiology, pharmacology, applied pharmacology, applied perfusion technology, advanced perfusion technology, advanced perfusion technology, etc.