Intra-aortic balloon pumping: adaptation for pediatric use.
Commercially available equipment permits the extension of intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) into the pediatric age range. The special needs of the pediatric patient, however, have to be recognized and well managed if IABP is to become an accepted mode of circulatory support for children.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000523:psychology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000517:prevention & control