Paraplegia following balloon assistance after cardiac surgery.
Contrapulsation by means of an intra-aortic balloon is an effective and well-known therapeutic measure in the postoperative period after cardiac surgery, mainly when interrupting cardiopulmonary bypass in left ventricular failure situation (3, 4). We present the case of a patient who developed paraplegia 38 hours after surgery, which was attributed to contrapulsation.
D000328:Adult; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*