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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
Although the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) saves many lives, complication rates as high as 36% have been reported. Many of the complications require surgical attention. In 794 patients of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, an IABP was inserted into either the femoral or iliac artery between Nov 1, 1968, and June 30, 1981. Eighty-seven major vascular complications occurred in 70 (8.8%) of them. Of those 70 patients, 95% denied previous symptoms of vascular disease, and 78% had had normal pulses before insertion. The two most common complications were limb ischemia (n = 36) and arterial trauma (n = 20). Other complications included sepsis (n = 14), wound problems (n = 10), and hemorrhage (n = 7). No limbs were lost. Analysis of each group of complications allowed specific conclusions to be drawn concerning prevention, early diagnosis, and the most appropriate treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
957-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Assisted Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Coronary Circulation, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Female, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Femoral Artery, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Heart Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Iliac Artery, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Leg, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Male, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Pulse, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Shock, Cardiogenic, pubmed-meshheading:6870525-Vascular Diseases
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascular complications of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article