An Evaluation Trial of The National Perfusion Registry.

In cardiovascular surgery, perfusion using an artificial heart–lung machine is performed as a basic life support control method. In recent years, the demand for evidence-based medicine has been increasing. The International Consortium for Evidence-Based Perfusion (ICEBP) is a partnership and collaboration among perfusion societies, medical societies, clinicians, and industry to improve continuously the delivery of care and outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. To achieve this end, the ICEBP supports the development of perfusion registries to evaluate clinical practices and has established evidence-based guidelines for perfusion (1,2) Scientific evidence is derived from randomized controlled trials, observational studies, meta-analysis, and expert opinion. Registries have an important role in identifying variation in practice or for pilot observational studies.