Beating Heart Bypass Surgery

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Beating Heart Bypass Operation
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Traditionally bypass operation or CABG (Coronary
Artery Bypass Grafting) is done using the help of
Heart Lung Bypass (CPB or Cardio-pulmonary
Bypass) machine.
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This machine does what heart and lungs do
normally in the body. It gives Oxygen to the
blood, takes away Carbon-dioxide from it and
pumps the blood to all parts of the body. This
enables surgeon to stop the heart and make it
bloodless.
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Complicated surgical procedures can thus be
performed safely and with greater precision.
However the CPB machine is not without its share
of dangers.
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As the blood comes in contact with the tubes and
the pumps of the machine, the body systems
recognize it as a foreign atmosphere and reacts
to it.
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This reaction can create a variety of harmful
effects on different organs and some of them can
even be fatal.
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