Key result
Gibbon and Lillehei pioneer modern open heart surgery using the heart-lung machine and cross-circulation.
Why the study?
Long periods of experimental research were needed to achieve the goal of substituting heart and lung functions by a machine for open heart surgery.
Comparison
Heart-lung machine method vs cross-circulation method
Design
Historical review of pioneering surgical techniques
Authors
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Reminds clinicians of open-heart surgery origins; extends the historical record for researchers.
This historical review highlights the pioneering efforts of Gibbon and Lillehei in the 1950s that established the foundation for modern open heart surgery.
H. Meisner (2014) conducted a review in Cardiac surgery. Open heart surgery (heart-lung machine and cross-circulation) was evaluated. John Gibbon and Walton Lillehei pioneered modern open heart surgery in the early 1950s using the heart-lung machine and cross-circulation, respectively, creating the foundation for cardiac surgery.