Normal Heart and Heart Cross Section with Blood Flow

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The medlegal case involved a patient who was undergoing an open heart surgery procedure.  While preparing to put the patient on a heart lung bypass machine to oxygenate the patient's blood, the aortic cannula was placed facing the wrong direction and the cross clamp was placed across the cannula.  This lead to blood loss back through the aorta into the heart.

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Parent Topic: Incorrectly Placed Heart Lung Bypass
Topic Media ID: project_2687