Con: Prophylactic preoperative use of an intra-aortic balloon pump is not indicated in high-risk coronary patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Apr;29(2):534-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.018. Epub 2014 Dec 12.

Authors

Andrew B Barker¹, Matthew M Townsley²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Burmingham, AL. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Burmingham, AL.

PMID: 25791692
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.018

No abstract available

Keywords: high-risk coronary artery bypass graft; intra-aortic balloon pump; preoperative.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects
Heart-Assist Devices / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / adverse effects
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / statistics & numerical data*
Preoperative Care / adverse effects
Preoperative Care / methods*
Risk Factors