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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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=9;spage=760;epage=767;aulast=Sarkar |