Intra-aortic balloon pumping in the treatment of cardiogenic shock following open-heart surgery.
Intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) was used in  the treatment of 29 patients in cardiogenic shock refractory to pressor drugs subsequent to open-heart surgery. Nineteen patients recovered from the shock primarily, but four died later in hospital. The remaining 15 were discharged alive. Peroperative electromagnetic flow measurements in one patient showed a 23% increase in aortic flow and a 26% increase in aortocoronary bypass flow when pumping was started.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001243:Assisted Circulation; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*