LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION
The Anesthesia Consultant
APRIL 26, 2018
Even though the patient was brain dead, it was imperative to maintain his or her vital signs and oxygenation at optimal levels to preserve the cardiac function for the eventual recipient. The surgeons then cut the heart out of the body, placed it in a sterile bag, and placed the bag into an Igloo chest full of ice.
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