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During open-heart surgery, the heart-lung machine temporarily takes over the pumping function of the heart.
An oxygenator temporarily takes over the functions of the lungs, exchanging gases including oxygen and then returning oxygenated blood back to the patient via the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.