Three-Minute Review: Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

The aim of this Three-Minute Review is to enable junior doctors to study and memorize topics in cardiac surgery in a simplified manner based on the rationale of things rather than rote memorization. In this publication, the authors set a mind map of how to study cardiopulmonary bypass. They simplify the major criteria, processes, and components in a rational manner, which helps one recall it easily.