PediPERForm Learning Network (PLN) Registry
Few nationwide clinical registries exist to collect data regarding the practice of cardiopulmonary bypass and none
exist which focus specifically on congenital perfusion. The PERForm registry was established over a decade ago and
is embedded in the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative with the American
Society of Extracorporeal Technology (AmSECT) for mutual endorsement and is focused on adult perfusion.
Being a very robust perfusion registry with years of experience collecting and analyzing perfusion data,
representatives from Cincinnati Children's and Children's of Colorado engaged principal actors in the PERForm
registry to develop the PediPERForm registry, the database component of the PediPERFrom Learning Network (PLN).
The mission of the PediPERForm Learning Network (PLN), in partnership with the American Society of Extracorporeal
Technology and Cardiac Networks United (CNU), is to advance quality and research surrounding the care and outcomes
for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery. To achieve this mission, PLN established a pediatric and
congenital perfusion registry and facilitates the use of complementary databases within the national and
international pediatric and congenital perfusion community.
Key Benefits:
- Collaboration between pediatric centers to improve patient care for all congenital cardiac patients by promoting
and sharing information critical to surgical outcomes
- Collect data to assist in the development and success of quality assurance and improvement programs
- Implement quality improvement initiatives based on collected data to provide evidence-based perfusion guidelines
and practices
- Provide participating centers with benchmark data reports reflecting important perfusion related data points
- Compare perfusion practices with other institutions
- Identify relationships between specific perfusion practices and outcomes
- Provide programs with a safe and reliable platform to assess the quality of clinical practices
Registry Data Collection & Reporting
(sample dashboard reports)
Participating Sites
PediPERForm website: https://www.pediperform.org/
Join the PediPERForm Learning Network: https://www.pediperform.org/new-page-1