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Cardiopulmonary bypass: Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through a heart-lung machine (a pump-oxygenator) before returning it to the arterial circulation. The machine does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (supply oxygen to red blood cells).
Cardiopulmonary bypass procedure information provided in the Heart Encyclopedia by Heart Institute staff at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Cardiopulmonary bypass is commonly used for heart surgery and to treat heart failure patients. Find out when and why cardiopulmonary bypass is used.
Cardiopulmonary bypass: Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through a heart-lung machine (a ...
Cardiopulmonary bypass (also known as extracorporeal circulation) was first used clinically in surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 1954 by Dr.
The incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) is 2-10 cases per 1000 live births.