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Abstract
Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance of the right atrium directly to the aorta (or femoral artery) via an oxygenator thus bypassing both the heart and lungs.
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8 entry terms
- Bypass, Cardiopulmonary
- Heart-Lung Bypass
- Bypass, Heart-Lung
- Bypasses, Cardiopulmonary
- Bypasses, Heart-Lung
- Cardiopulmonary Bypasses
- Heart Lung Bypass
- Heart-Lung Bypasses
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
diverts blood from right atrium; HEART BYPASS, LEFT which diverts blood from left atrium is also available; /instrum: consider HEART-LUNG MACHINE
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History Note
77(75); was see under EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION 1967-76
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Previous Indexing
- Extracorporeal Circulation (1967-1976)
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WG 168.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002315. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002315
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_bypass
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552304