Reflections on the Evolution of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

The concept of cardiopulmonary bypass is more than a century old. Although the first clinical application occurred in 1953, there were great deficits in knowledge and materials that had to be overcome before we could achieve the outcomes of cardiac surgery that we have today.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1997-11, Vol.64 (5), p.1540-1543
Hauptverfasser:	Nolan, Stanton P., Zacour, Richard, Dammann, J. Francis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Surgical Procedures - history Cardiopulmonary Bypass - history History of medicine History, 20th Century Humans Medical sciences Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:	The concept of cardiopulmonary bypass is more than a century old. Although the first clinical application occurred in 1953, there were great deficits in knowledge and materials that had to be overcome before we could achieve the outcomes of cardiac surgery that we have today.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01022-9