heart-lung machine
Temporary cardiac substitute
A heart-lung machine is a device that temporarily takes over the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery, pumping and oxygenating blood so the heart can be stopped and operated on.
Also called a cardiopulmonary bypass machine: The patient was on the heart-lung machine for three hours during the transplant.
Machine replaces heart and lung function
- coronary artery bypassGrafting new blood routes
- CABGCoronary artery bypass grafting
- valve replacementInstalling new heart flap
- sternotomySurgical cut through breastbone
thoracotomy · grafting · anastomosis · cardiac arrest · operating room · anesthesia · surgeon · cardiothoracic
Gas-exchange medical device
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- primingMaking ready beforehand
circuit · tubing · reservoir · blood flow · heat exchanger · flow rate · heparin · anticoagulation
Systems maintaining vital functions
- respiratory failureInadequate lung gas exchange
- critical careTreatment for severe illness
- ICUAcute care ward
- cannulationInserting tube into body
Acute care ward
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- critical careTreatment for severe illness
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
vital signs · recovery · sedation · postoperative · nursing · bedside · blood gas · transfusion
Machine replaces heart and lung function
- biomedical engineeringTechnical solutions for medicine
- medical breakthroughSignificant advance in treatment
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
patent · 1953 · healthcare technology · research and development · technological advancement
Moving tissue between bodies
- lung transplantReplacing diseased respiratory organs
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- harvestingGathering mature crops
preservation · immunosuppression · rejection · graft · compatibility · tissue matching · cadaveric · allocation
cardiopulmonary bypass
Machine replaces heart and lung function
- coronary artery bypassGrafting new blood routes
- CABGCoronary artery bypass grafting
- valve replacementInstalling new heart flap
sternotomy · thoracotomy · grafting · anastomosis · cardiac arrest · operating room · anesthesia · surgeon · cardiothoracic · saphenous vein
oxygenator
Gas-exchange medical device
priming · circuit · tubing · reservoir · blood flow · heat exchanger · flow rate · heparin · anticoagulation
life support
Systems maintaining vital functions
- respiratory failureInadequate lung gas exchange
- critical careTreatment for severe illness
- ICUAcute care ward
cannulation · neonatal · pediatric · decannulation · portable
ICU
Acute care ward
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- critical careTreatment for severe illness
stabilization · vital signs · recovery · sedation · postoperative · nursing · bedside · blood gas · transfusion · complication
cardiopulmonary bypass
Machine replaces heart and lung function
- biomedical engineeringTechnical solutions for medicine
- medical breakthroughSignificant advance in treatment
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
prototype · patent · 1953 · healthcare technology · research and development · technological advancement
organ transplant
Moving tissue between bodies
- lung transplantReplacing diseased respiratory organs
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
harvesting · preservation · immunosuppression · rejection · graft · compatibility · tissue matching · cadaveric · allocation · waitlist
- cardiac surgerybypass surgery, coronary bypass, valve replacement, cardiopulmonary bypass, perfusion
- heart surgerybypass surgery, valve replacement, coronary bypass, CABG, cardiopulmonary bypass
- PerfusionECMO, cardiopulmonary bypass, blood pump, priming, cannulation
- transplantsorgan transplant, liver transplant, bone marrow transplant, kidney transplant, stem cell transplant
- Blood Therapiesblood transfusion, transfusion, plasma therapy, packed cells, apheresis
- surgical instrumentsscalpel, forceps, retractor, clamp, clamps
heart-lung machinebeating heart
heart-lung machineventilator
Mechanical breathing apparatus
pacemaker · respirator · defibrillator · ECMO
heart, machine, hearty, sweetheart, hearts, hearten, heartily, heartsick, disheartened