The “November Scientific Meeting” was held through the cooperation of the Department of Perfusion at Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences and the Perfusion Club operating under the Department of Health, Culture, and Sports (HCS). At the meeting, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), open heart surgery during pregnancy, and extraordinary cannulation techniques encountered in ECMO applications were discussed with case examples.
The meeting was held at the Ibn Sina Auditorium of Üsküdar University NP Health Campus.
The event was chaired by Prof. Ali Kocailik, Head of the Department of Perfusion at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof. Murat Bülent Rabuş, Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Health Sciences, and Prof. Erdal Polat, Faculty Member of the Department of Surgical Medical Sciences at the University of Health Sciences Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital.
Perfusionists Buket Işık Daloğlu, Zekeriya Telli, and Emine Oruç participated as speakers, while Perfusionists Tarık Demir, İsmail Yerli, and Yasemin Beril Orhanel took part as panelists.
Şevval Sena Aydın: “Our meetings are a bridge for the transfer of experience”
Delivering the opening speech, President of the Perfusion Club Şevval Sena Aydın emphasized that these meetings have become a tradition. Aydın stated, “We have been continuing to come together on the last Thursday of every month since last year. These meetings are not merely presentations where theoretical knowledge is discussed, but also valuable bridges through which experience is transferred to us as students. Benefiting from the experience of professional practitioners is an invaluable opportunity for us.”
Perfusionist Buket Işık Daloğlu: “We extended survival time with the system we built ourselves”
Perfusionist Buket Işık Daloğlu from Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital shared the details of the homemade system they use in her presentation titled “HIPEC in Chemotherapy.” Daloğlu said, “Since access to commercial HIPEC devices is costly, we use a system that we built ourselves at Koşuyolu. With this system, which we created using an oxygenator, heater, and pumps, we raise the intraabdominal temperature to 43 degrees and administer chemotherapeutic agents. While a one year survival is generally predicted for these patients, with HIPEC we can extend this to an average of 40 months. We have now reached 250 cases and are achieving increasingly efficient results every day.”
Perfusionist Zekeriya Telli: “Strategic planning is essential for fetal protection”
Perfusionist Zekeriya Telli from Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital drew attention to the risks of cardiac surgery during pregnancy with his presentation titled “Valve Replacement in a 20 Week Pregnant Patient.” Telli stated, “Cardiac surgery during pregnancy carries high risk for both the mother and the fetus. Physiological changes can rapidly worsen a previously stable patient. In our case, a 19 week pregnant patient had an intracardiac thrombus. With a multidisciplinary approach, minimizing pump time and using high perfusion pressure and pulsatile flow, we managed the operation. In such cases, surgical priority, preparation, and meticulous practices during the operation are of vital importance.”
Perfusionist Emine Oruç: “Alternative cannulations are life saving in extraordinary situations”
Perfusionist Emine Oruç from Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital discussed Veno Venous (VV) ECMO applications in her presentation titled “Extraordinary Cannulations in ECMO.” Oruç said, “Our main goal in ECMO is to regulate the physiological environment and allow the damaged organ time to recover. In emergencies where standard cannulation is not possible and vascular structures are unsuitable, we must develop different strategies. For example, in a case where we could not use the jugular and femoral veins, we provided ECMO support by using a dual lumen cannula (Avalon) directly through the right atrium in a patient with an open sternum. Choosing the correct cannulation and preventing recirculation play a key role in the success of treatment.”
Following the presentations, a question and answer session was held. Participants had the opportunity to discuss case examples interactively with the panelists.
The meeting concluded with a group photo session.