title: Late paraplegia as a consequence of intraaortic balloon pump support.
abstract: There have been several reports of paraplegia after intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in the surgical literature. In each instance, the paraplegia occurred during the period of counterpulsation support. We describe a patient in whom late paraplegia occurred three days after the removal of an intraaortic balloon catheter.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors