Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP) is used to temporarily perform the functions of the heart (circulation of blood) and lungs (gas exchange) during surgical procedures on the heart and great vessels. It involves a pump and oxygenator connected through an extracorporeal circuit that provides oxygenated blood flow to the systemic circulation, bypassing the heart and lungs.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Cardiopulmonary Bypass." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728318/3/Anesthesia_for_Geriatric_Patients___Physiologic_Changes_Associated_with_Aging.
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Cardiopulmonary Bypass. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728318/3/Anesthesia_for_Geriatric_Patients___Physiologic_Changes_Associated_with_Aging. Accessed July 16, 2025.
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Cardiopulmonary Bypass. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728318/3/Anesthesia_for_Geriatric_Patients___Physiologic_Changes_Associated_with_Aging
Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery - Cardiopulmonary Bypass [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 16]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728318/3/Anesthesia_for_Geriatric_Patients___Physiologic_Changes_Associated_with_Aging.
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