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 red blood cells with oxygen).
BYPASS, CARDIOPULMONARY
Meaning of BYPASS, CARDIOPULMONARY in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012