Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2022
The goals of CPB are to provide a still and bloodless field for the surgeon to operate while not damaging the heart muscle.This chapter reviews the conduct of CPB starting with cannulation (arterial and venous), general management of both the mechanical and physiologic aspects of CPB and finishes with a section regarding important aspects of CPB related to minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS).It is important that each institution has detailed protocols and procedures for CPB, and many of the points discussed in this chapter will be performed within the construct of these protocols.
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