Modified application of intra-aortic balloon pump after repair of thoracic dissecting aneurysm.
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.
Hoka
S
S
Department of Anesthesiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
Tashiro
T
T
Haruta
Y
Y
Tanaka
K
K
Nagata
M
M
Yamaoka
A
A
Todo
K
K
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*