Open heart surgery

United States, 1958

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An operation on a five-year-old girl with a “hole in the heart” performed by Dr C. Walton Lillehei at the University of Minnesota hospital. Shows a special “heart-lung” machine which enables doctors to operate without interrupting the patient’s blood circulation. Suitable only for members of the medical and nursing professions and students of such professions.

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Credits

director

Norton Bloom

producer

Michael Sklar

production company

CBS News Production

McGraw-Hill Films

Duration

00:25:22:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1958

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