title: Transthoracic intraaortic balloon pump: a simplified technique.
abstract: A technique of transthoracic intraaortic balloon pump insertion and a clinical experience with 14 patients is reported. The technique of transthoracic intraaortic balloon pump insertion can be done in a rapid and atraumatic fashion. A short prosthetic graft is used, and intraaortic balloon pump removal does not require resternotomy. The technique is a safe alternative in postcardiotomy failure patients with inadequate peripheral arterial access.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, State University of New York-Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Burack
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uceda
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene