Cardiopulmonary bypass, also called the heart-lung machine or the pump, is a device operated by a cardiac perfusionist that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery. It maintains the circulation of oxygenated blood throughout the body while the heart is stopped for the operation, which makes it an extracorporeal device.
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or heart-lung machine, also called the pump or CPB pump, is a machine, operated by a cardiac perfusionist, that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery by maintaining the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body.
2. Cardiopulmonary Bypass (Wikipedia)
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The first successful open heart procedure on a human utilizing the heart lung machine was performed by John Gibbon and Frank F. Allbritten Jr. on May 6, 1953, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
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What does the heart lung machine do during open heart surgery
It takes over the job of the heart and lungs, keeping oxygenated blood circulating while the heart itself is stopped for surgery.
Cardiopulmonary bypass, also called the heart lung machine or the pump, is a device operated by a cardiac perfusionist that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open heart surgery. It maintains the circulation of oxygenated blood throughout the body while the heart is stopped for the operation, which makes it an extracorporeal device, one that works outside the patient's own body.
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