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It is imperative that a chapter on medical-legal issues be included in this book, since all members of the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) team (surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, and nurses) have significant potential medical liability in caring for patients undergoing CPB. The complexity of CPB, even with all of the current safeguards, makes it inevitable that problems will occur. It is not a question of if, but a question of when.
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Martin, T.D., Hatcher, C.R. (1995). Medical-Legal Aspects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass. In: Mora, C.T., Guyton, R.A., Finlayson, D.C., Rigatti, R.L. (eds) Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2484-6_33
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