heart-lung machine

Definition of heart-lung machine

: a mechanical pump that maintains circulation during heart surgery by shunting blood away from the heart, oxygenating it, and returning it to the body

Examples of heart-lung machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sequentially, where one lung is replaced, and then the other; or at the same time, in which the patient is put on a heart-lung machine that does the work of the heart and lungs while the heart and lungs are stopped for the surgery. — Korin Miller, Health.com, "US Doctors Perform 1st COVID-19 Double Lung Transplant. Will it Become a Potential Treatment for Severe Cases?," 12 June 2020 The patient, who is her 20s, was on a ventilator and heart-lung machine for almost two months before her operation June 5 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. — USA TODAY, "Rock Hall, Hard Rock resort, full-service gas: News from around our 50 states," 13 June 2020 The Chicago patient is in her 20s and was on a ventilator and heart-lung machine for almost two months before her operation. — CBS News, "Young woman with coronavirus receives double lung transplant in Chicago," 12 June 2020 That means most patients are put on a heart-lung machine during surgery. — Korin Miller, Health.com, "US Doctors Perform 1st COVID-19 Double Lung Transplant. Will it Become a Potential Treatment for Severe Cases?," 12 June 2020 The Chicago patient is in her 20s and was on a ventilator and heart-lung machine for almost two months before her operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Latest: 2 Florida theme parks reopen as lockdown eases," 11 June 2020 The patient, who is her 20s, was on a ventilator and heart-lung machine for almost two months before her operation last Friday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. — NBC News, "After COVID-19 destroyed her lungs, young Chicago woman receives double transplant," 11 June 2020 With barely any heart-lung machines in the US, Robicsek traveled to the Cleveland Clinic to see the one that was being used there. — Alicia Lee, CNN, "Renowned surgeon, known for his generosity and humanitarian work, asked to be buried in his scrubs," 6 Apr. 2020 Baisey's circulation was now reduced to two tubes that fed out behind the surgeon and into a heart-lung machine. — oregonlive, "The tragic, redemptive journey of one human heart," 5 Oct. 2019

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“Heart-lung machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart-lung%20machine. Accessed 15 Aug. 2020.

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