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cardioplegia |
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cardioplegia [ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈpliːdʒɪə] n (Medicine) Med deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We would not expect a civil society to accept the direct killing of one individual to save another, yet this is exactly what occurs when the administration of Cardioplegia is used to stop the heart from beating so that organs may be taken and given to recipients. Once cardioplegia has been established, the pulmonary veins are separated at their pericardial reflections and the pulmonary trunk is divided at the level of its bifurcation. Coram")) related to the outsourced provision of IV admixtures of Total Parenteral Nutrition, cardioplegia, renal replacement solutions, and IV drug therapies to hospital pharmacies from four locations. |
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