title: Modified application of intra-aortic balloon pump after repair of thoracic dissecting aneurysm.
abstract: We describe a patient who could not be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass without mechanical circulatory assistance because of severe cardiac failure after surgical repair of a dissecting aneurysm of the descending aorta. Placement of an intra-aortic balloon in a conduit attached to the proximal aorta enabled the patient to recover from perioperative cardiac failure after all other measures had failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haruta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Todo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*