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Practice_NO_with_me t1_iv95rko wrote

Reply to comment by Fluapaveggen in During heart transplanting, how does the body survive before the heart is replaced? by harkhinz

Isn't there a guy who has survived 100+ days on a portable heart machine? It's like a backpack he carried everywhere.

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Brendan87 t1_iv98v3w wrote

You’re thinking of the movie Crank 2 starring Jason Statham. Hope this helps!

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TheGatsbyComplex t1_iv98gja wrote

That is not quite the same. Cardiopulmonary bypass is for patients whose hearts and lungs don’t work… they are 100% comatose.

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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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