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Cardiopulmonary bypass machine

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Cardiopulmonary bypass machine
A mechanical instrument that takes over the circulation of the body while heart surgery is taking place.


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10,11) Blood lost during surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass machine use causes reduced blood volume, hematocrit, and albumin.
Cardiac surgery involving use of a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, or CPB, requires that patients are anticoagulated prior to going on bypass, in order to avoid clot formation and other deleterious effects.
The CAB surgical procedure was performed using a median sternotomy for all participants and the cardiopulmonary bypass machine for 65% of the participants.
 
 
 
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