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PROFUSIONIST [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Staff
  • The Heart
  • The Lungs
DEF

A specially trained individual who manages the cardiopulmonary bypass heart/lung machine.

OBS

The heart-lung machine is the machine that the body's blood is pumped through while the heart is being operated on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel médical
  • Cœur
  • Poumons
DEF

Professionnel de la santé spécialement formé pour assister le médecin dans le traitement des patients nécessitant une variété de support cardiovasculaire.

Spanish

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