Conditions treated by the Perfusion service

The Perfusion service provides clinical perfusion services to the Cardiothoracic Unit at GOSH which is responsible for all aspects of the diagnosis, management and treatment of heart conditions in infants and adolescents.

The type of heart surgery that is undertaken at GOSH varies enormously from the relatively straightforward, such as an atrial septal defect repair, to the more complex such as hypoplastic left heart surgery.

GOSH also cares for and performs surgery on children with tracheal and airway problems. GOSH is also one of two hospitals performing heart and lung transplants in children in the UK.

Our perfusion department provides the services that enable our surgeons to carry out this complex surgery.

We are one of two referral centres in the UK for paediatric heart/lung transplants and are currently one of the world’s busiest heart/lung transplant centres for paediatrics.