title: [Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. Percutaneous insertion at surgical units. Apropos of 170 cases].
abstract: From 1st January 1985 to 31st December 1987, an intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation device (IABCP) was inserted in 170 patients: 166 balloons were inserted percutaneously and 4 surgically after failure of the percutaneous route. The indications for insertion of IABCP are classified into 3 categories. Category 1 (N = 28) consists of non-operated patients, category 2 (N = 60) consists of patients in whom IABCP balloons were inserted by necessity before, during of after a surgical operation under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and category 1 (N = 82) consists of patients in whom the IABCP balloons were inserted prophylactically prior to an operation under CPB in patients at high risk. Sixteen patients with a percutaneous IABCP balloon developed a major complication related to the balloon (9.6 +/- 2.3%). The early mortality for the entire population was 49.4 +/- 3.8% (84/170). The mortality was 89 +/- 6% (25/28), 65 +/- 6% (39/60) and 24 +/- 5% (20/80) respectively in categories 1, 2 and 3. In category 3, 56 IABCP balloons (68.3%) were retrospectively considered to be necessary (group A). Nineteen patients in group A died (34 +/- 6%). The mortality observed in the 30 patients in category 2 in whom an IABCP balloon was required during the intra- or post-operative period (group B) was 76.6 +/- 7.7% (23/30). It was significantly higher than that observed in group A (p less than 0.001). However, the retrospective nature of this study prevented any formal conclusions concerning the benefit provided by prophylactic IABCP.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kreitmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teboul
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Popoff
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Contre-pulsion par ballon intra-aortique. Insertion par voie percutanée en milieu chirurgical. A propos de 170 cas.