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cardiotomy

Indications: - cardiac surgery & cardiopulmonary bypass - CABG for coronary artery disease - congenital heart disease Procedure: - incision in heart wall - during cardiac surgery & cardiopulmonary bypass, it is necessary to aspirate variable but often large amounts of blood from the cardiac chambers & surgical field to prevent distension of cardiac chambers & air embolization & provide adequate exposure of the surgical field - it is not practical to discard the blood, & most of it is returned to the extracorporeal circuit via the cardiotomy reservoir - the cardiotomy reservoir receives blood that has been aspirated from the heart or pericardium or out of various vents

General

cardiac surgery (heart surgery)

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Practice CHAPTER 6: CARDIOTOMY SUCTION AND VENTING http://www.wildcatanesthesia.com/Lippincott%20Interactive%20CD/text/gr/gr006.htm