Basics of cardiopulmonary bypass

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) provides a bloodless field for cardiac surgery. It incorporates an extracorporeal circuit to provide physiological support in which venous blood is drained to a reservoir, oxygenated and sent back to the body using a pump. Team effort between surgeon, perfusionist and an...

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Published inIndian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 760 - 767
Main Authors Sarkar, Manjula, Prabhu, Vishal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2017
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Summary:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) provides a bloodless field for cardiac surgery. It incorporates an extracorporeal circuit to provide physiological support in which venous blood is drained to a reservoir, oxygenated and sent back to the body using a pump. Team effort between surgeon, perfusionist and anaesthesiologist is paramount for the successful use of CPB. However, it also has its share of complications and strategies to reduce these complications are the area of the current research.
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ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/ija.IJA_379_17