EXHIBIT 23.2



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Cardiopulmonary Corp.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-1 of Cardiopulmonary Corp. of our report dated March 19, 1994, (May
17, 1996 as to Note 10 with respect to the 2 for 5 reverse stock split) (which
includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern), relating to the financial statements in the Registration
Statement No. 333-_____ on Form S-1 contained on pages F-4 to F-20 for the year
ended December 31, 1993 and for the period from January 1, 1991 through December
31, 1993. The statements of operations and cash flows for the period from
January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1993 are not included in the Registration
Statement.

     We also consent to the reference to our firm under the headings "Experts"
in this registration statement.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Hartford, Connecticut
May 21 , 1996