Yes, brain, heart &: lungs, etc. because clots form in blood while being moved through the long plastic, non-endothelium lined tubing between your chest & within the heart lung machine a few feet away from your body. Thus heparin is infused into the blood shortly after leaving your body (too much would ↑ bleeding) yet can never prevent all microscopic clots which block microcirulation after blood is returned to body.
Answered 6/5/2015
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Unusual: There are multiple reasons for lung dysfunction after cardiac surgery especially if significant transfusions were needed and time on bypass was long. Most of these factors resolve over 1-3 months if healing is adequate and rehab is successful. Diaphragm dysfunction or lung trapping may be reasons for prolonged problems. Get a pulmonary evaluation at this point unless recovery slowed by some issue
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To a degree: depending on ore existent situation: obstructive lung disease,recent smoking, heart failure and congestion. It is common to have peri operative atelectasis, fluid shifts, blood or fluid in pleural spaces
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