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because there lung and heart don't work propely

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Q: How long can a person be on a heart lung machine?
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What is the heart-lung machine called?

Heart-lung machine


Who is the person who operates the heart-lung bypass machine during open heart surgery?

The cardiovascular perfusionist is who operates the heart-lung bypass machine during open heart surgery.


The person in this career manages the heart-lung machine?

doctor


What is a heart-lung machine made up of?

The standard heart-lung machine typically includes up to five pump assemblies


What does a Heart-lung machine do for caval-pulmonary artery anastomosis?

what does a heart-lung machine do for caval-pulmonary artey anastomosis


How long can you heart live after you die?

It can't live after brain death unless your body is on a heart/lung bypass machine.


What are the steps you could use to prevent using a heart lung machine?

to prevent using a heart lung machine you could excercise regularly to keep your heart strong


When was the heart and lung machine invented?

1953


What is Cost of Heart Lung Machine?

A heart lung machine can range in cost. However, the cheapest seems to be around $2,699.00. The batteries are approximately $700.00.


What is a Heart-lung bypass machine also called?

heart lung machine is very important because without a pumping system for the duration of the surgery the patient will die. Therefore a machine is needed to do the work of the heart, which is what the heart-lung machine does, it pumps blood and re oxygenates it at the same time.


What is surgical valvulotomy?

This is open heart surgery performed with a heart-lung machine


What types of situations may warrant the use of a heart-lung machine?

Use of this treatment in the emergency room is not limited to patients suffering heart or lung failure. In severe cases of hypothermia, a patient's body temperature can be corrected by extracorporeal circulation with the heart-lung machine.