What type of device is used to prolong resuscitation after a patient is removed from cardiopulmonary bypass?

a. BCMA
b. ACLS
c. CPRS
d. ECMO


ANS: D
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used as a resuscitative device for patients who have potentially reversible respiratory and/or cardiac failure, and it can prolong extracorporeal circulation after cardiopulmonary bypass ends.

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