Heart Lung Bypass Machine

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Heart surgery is a process that some people must face, whether it is family members or them personally having the surgery and is better living through science for our society because of the many changes it has made over the years. There have been many changes in the scope of heart surgery and transplants, one major change that has helped is the Heart Lung Bypass Machine, it keeps the heart beating while doing any kind of heart surgery. This keeps the patient alive while the doctors are able to work on the vital organ. Heart surgery is a risky procedure that can greatly increase the life of the patient, and it can also end life quickly; though it is a necessary risk. This procedure is something that should be viewed as a good thing of science and better living because of all of the help that it has given to people who have had it and successfully completed all recovery processes that went on to live healthier and longer lives.
One way heart surgery is better living through science for our society is with the invention of a mechanical, temporary heart in the 1950’s; the IVOX was invented to save the lives of people with lung disease. The IVOX was also used to replace the ECMO. Georg Matheis, writer for Perfusion, states in his article “New Technologies for respiratory assist” that the IVOX is surgically implanted into a patient and is used to exchange gases within the body. The IVOX operates off of a small pump, which exchanges gases in the patient’s near dead lungs (Matheis). This led to the invention of the IMO, which uses a balloon to help exchange oxygen at a better and faster rate than before (Matheis). This IMO allowed a higher survivability in patients with lung disease. The death sentence that certain lung disease would...

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Hote, Milind, Ajay Kumar Jha, and Viswas Malik. “Minimally invasive cardiac surgery and transesophageal echocardiography.” Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (2014): 125-131. Web.
Matheis, Georg. “New Technologies for respiratory assist.” Perfusion. 2003. Web. 28 April 2014.
Palmgren, Gabriella, Anna Lindgren et al. “Platelet Retention in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With and Without a Heart- Lung Machine.” Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal December 16, 1989. Web. 28 April 2014.
President and Fellows of Harvard College. “Should bypass surgery be done off-pump?” Harvard Heart Letter. March 2013. Web. 28 April 2014.
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