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A heart-lung machine allows for oxygenation of the blood in a patient having a caval-pulmonary artery stenosis. Since the pulmonary circulation has to be interrupted for the surgery, the body requires an alternative mode of obtaining oxygen in the blood.

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Q: What does a heat-lung machine do for a patient who is having a caval-pulmonary artery anastomosis?
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