INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP ENTRAPMENT - AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MANAGEMENT - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
HARRIS LM GUARINO RL JENNINGS LJ RICOTTA JJ
Citation
Lm. Harris et al., INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP ENTRAPMENT - AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF MANAGEMENT - A CASE-REPORT, Vascular surgery, 30(3), 1996, pp. 239-244
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Vascular surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00422835
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
239 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-2835(1996)30:3<239:IBPE-A>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) is an important component in the m anagement and support of the failing heart. Despite the benefits of th e IABP, major vascular complications have been documented to occur. En trapment of an IABP is a rare, but potentially catastrophic, complicat ion. The authors report a case of IABP entrapment, review the previous reports in the literature, and detail their method of extraction.