Management of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Rupture and Entrapment.
Aorta (Stamford)
; 4(2): 61-63, 2016 Apr.
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While the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) itself has many useful and life-saving indications, it has a high complication rate, up to 30% in some studies. This report discusses the surgical removal and subsequent vascular repair in a patient with a ruptured and subsequently entrapped IABP and reviews the literature on the presentation and management of this rare but major complication.
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