Submitted by harkhinz t3_yn6uev in askscience
TheGatsbyComplex t1_iv98gja wrote
Reply to comment by Practice_NO_with_me in During heart transplanting, how does the body survive before the heart is replaced? by harkhinz
That is not quite the same. Cardiopulmonary bypass is for patients whose hearts and lungs don’t work… they are 100% comatose.
southbysoutheast94 t1_iv9zqi5 wrote
Not necessarily while being “on pump” typically is during GA, on ECMO no sedation is inherently needed.
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