extracorporal circulation

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ECC
Pronunciation
/ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːrəl sɜːrkjʊˈleɪʃən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Changes of Blood Rheological Properties by Open Heart Surgery with Extracorporal Circulation
  2. Cardiotomy started from midsection of the sternum, made incision through interatrial sulcus, left atrium, right atrium or interatrial septum under general anesthesia and extracorporal circulation(ECC).
  3. Dynamic observation of serum cTn ⅰ in extracorporal circulation(ECC)
  4. Open heart surgeries under hypothermic anaesthesia with extracorporal circulation(ECC) were performed on all the patients among whom 9 underwent ASD repair, 21 VSD repair, 1 corrective surgery of TOF and 11 valve replacement.

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