title: [Intraaortic counterpulsation balloon].
abstract: The pumping or counterpulsation with an intraaortic balloon is currently the most widely used circulatory support technique due to the fact that it fulfills a unique role in the treatment of patients suffering from serious cardiovascular problems. No medication currently available can combine the two basic effects of the Intraaortic Counterpulsation Balloon Pump: reduction of the left ventricle aftercharge and of the increased diastolic arterial pressure. Since this procedure is a vital support for these patients, this challenges nurses' abilities and performance; therefore, continuous monitoring is necessary along with am immediate evaluation of the signs or symptoms of a patient's clinical and hemodynamic state and a precocious detection of possible complications.
authors.affiliation: H.U. de Salamanca.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López Díaz
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Díaz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borrego Blanco
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D012769:Shock / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Balón de contrapulsación intraaórtico.