What is the difference between a heart-lung machine and a ventilator?
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A heart-lung bypass machine supplied by Heart Lung Machine Suppliers takes blood from the body and drives it into the machine, where through a sheath oxygen is added to the blood, AKA is oxygenated. After this the blood is then driven back into the body, thus sidestepping the heart and lungs altogether, mainly intended so the heart can be stationary so open-heart surgery can be done, so a different group of patients.
A ventilator: is an appliance that pumps air, with or without oxygen added, humidified, into a patient’s lungs, the capacity and the pressure of this transported air are controlled to stop/minimize lung injury due to being ventilated: volutrauma, barotrauma. This typically is completed by inserting a tube, an endotracheal tube, into the airways of the patient, typically through the mouth
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