ST Alpha - "question: If you're on bypass, doesn't blood still go to your brain? -- nm" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Login
Create Account

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 152

In response to "Crankyanker--it's a bilateral carotid endartectomy" by Trish

question: If you're on bypass, doesn't blood still go to your brain? -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) May 22 '10, 14:03

(No message)

Responses:

The surgeon explained it to me like they'll start the bypass as usual, but it catches the blood after it goes through the heart and blooks it from - Trish May 22, 14:15 4
- weird. I guess the hole is potentially causing clots or something? -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 14:17 3
  - Yeah, it allows oxygenated blood to mix with dirty unfiltered blood and gunks up the arteries. - Trish May 22, 14:30 2
    - that's like ... food touching! -- nm - loosilu May 22, 16:45
    - dirty blood!! -- nm - Redmond, Gemma fan! May 22, 15:09

Post a message top

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.