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Elective peri‐operative intra‐aortic balloon counterpulsation during maxillofacial free flap reconstructive surgery in a patient with severe cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Jennings A.,
Norman A.,
Whitelock D.,
Haynes S.,
James G.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06182.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , balloon , reconstructive surgery , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , heart failure
Summary A key anaesthetic goal in reconstructive free flap surgery is to maintain optimum blood flow to maximise flap survival. We describe the use of intra‐aortic balloon counterpulsation in a patient with severe cardiac dysfunction, in whom surgery was initially felt to be contraindicated.