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Percutaneous Removal of a Surgically Inserted Intra‐Aortic Balloon Catheter
Author(s) -
Tovar Eduardo A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1996.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , surgery , femoral artery , balloon catheter , catheter , balloon , hematoma , radiology
A bstract A simple and safe technique of open sheathless insertion and percutaneous removal of an intra‐aortic balloon catheter is described. The insertion can be performed through the common femoral artery or, when necessary, through the external iliac artery. The latter is particularly useful in patients with small‐caliber vessels and/or peripheral vascular disease. Percutaneous removal has been performed at the bedside without hematoma formation or late vascular complications allowing patients to resume immediate mobility.