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 Healthopedia.com - Open Heart Surgery (Intracardiac Surgery)
Although the heart is not technically cut open for most bypass procedures, many experts consider this a form of open heart surgery.
He or she is put on an artificial breathing machine, or ventilator, during the surgery.
Once the person is connected to the bypass machine, the heart is cut open.
www.healthopedia.com /open-heart-surgery   (438 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Lung transplant
While the recipient is unconscious and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made in the chest.
Tubes are used to re-route blood to a heart-lung bypass machine to provide oxygen and circulation during the surgery.
One or both of the patient's lungs are removed, and the donor lung or lungs are stitched (sutured) into place.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003010.htm   (494 words)

  
 brain bypass surgery
… heart-lung bypass machine is used to re-route the blood from the heart while the surgery is being done to provide adequate circulation to the brain and other …
The extracranial-intracranial bypass is a surgical procedure that will route blood from the scalp to the brain, thus aiding in the prevention of strokes....(Continue Reading)
Traditional coronary artery bypass surgery involves a median sternotomy and the use of a heart-lung machine to stabilize the heart during suturing.
www.apexconstructions.com /brain-bypass-surgery.html   (456 words)

  
 Heart-and-lung transplant Information on Healthline
While the patient is deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made through the breast bone (sternum).
Tubes are used to re-route the blood to a heart-lung bypass machine.
This keeps the blood oxygenated and circulating during the surgery.
www.healthline.com /health/cardiovascular/003004.html   (555 words)

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