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Intra‐aortic balloon counterpulsation Clinical experience
Author(s) -
TOBIAS M. A.,
CHALLEN P. D.,
FRANKLIN C. B.,
PHILLIPS GLENYS,
VARLEY EDITH M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb08533.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , balloon , myocardial infarction , intra aortic balloon pump , intra aortic balloon pumping , cardiology , cardiopulmonary bypass , shock (circulatory) , surgery
From March 1975 until September 1978, seventy patients were referred for intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation for cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction or for the treatment of low cardiac output states following cardiopulmonary bypass. Sixty of these received adequate intra-aortic balloon pump assistance; fifty-two ped successfully off the balloon pump. Twenty-three patients survived to leave hospital.