title: Hemorrhage control after removal of surgically implanted intraaortic balloon pump.
abstract: Surgically implanted intraaortic balloon catheters have a substantial potential to cause hemorrhage on percutaneous removal. Because of the unacceptably high incidence of uncontrollable hemorrhage in patients in a life-threatening situation, a new percutaneous surgical modification allowing removal of these balloons with low blood loss has been devised and has proved highly successful in hemorrhage control.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Opie
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000517:prevention & control; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000295:instrumentation; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013537:Sutures; D014111:Tourniquets
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene