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HEART-LUNG MACHINE [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heart Surgery
DEF

Cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation, therefore requiring the use of a heart-lung machine.

Key term(s)
  • open heart surgery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie cardiaque
CONT

En 1960, la combinaison des deux techniques (celles du cœur-poumon artificiel et de l'hypothermie) était devenue assez sûre pour qu'il soit possible de faire passer par un dispositif de refroidissement le sang qui s'en retournait au patient à travers le tube de plastique. C'était la circulation extra-corporelle pour la chirurgie à cœur ouvert telle que nous la connaissons aujourd'hui.

Key term(s)
  • opération à cœur ouvert

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

An apparatus that oxygenates and pumps blood to the body during open heart surgery.

CONT

During cardiopulmonary bypass, the function of the heart and lungs are taken over temporarily by a machine. This heart-lung machine maintains circulation throughout the body during open-heart surgery. Blood is taken out of the body from the superior and inferior venae cavae, pumped through the machine and oxygenated and then circulated back into the body through a major artery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

L'ensemble cœur-poumon artificiel. La technique qui consiste à faire passer tout ou une partie de la circulation sanguine hors du système cœur-poumon a pour finalité de maintenir les conditions métaboliques et hémodynamiques nécessaires à la vie lorsque le cœur et/ou le poumon sont inopérants. Différentes situations pathologiques peuvent exiger d'entreprendre ce type de circulation extracorporelle (CEC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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Record 3 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Circulation of blood outside the body through a heart-lung machine for oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange or through an artificial kidney for dialysis of compounds normally excreted by the kidney.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Technique de remplacement temporaire de la fonction cardio-respiratoire par une machine cœur-poumons artificiels.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

The support of the circulation by a heart-lung machine, as used in open-heart surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Terme général désignant l'ensemble du matériel ou des techniques assurant la suppléance complète mais temporaire des fonctions cardiaque et pulmonaire et permettant ainsi la chirurgie cardiaque à cœur ouvert.

Spanish

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