title: Complications associated with percutaneous placement of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation: can unsheathed insertion reduce limb ischaemia?
abstract: Complications related to percutaneous placement of intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation are still high despite major refinements in catheter design and techniques. One hundred and forty-eight patients in whom intra-aortic balloon pumping was inserted were classified into two groups on the basis of the insertion technique. Group I included 103 patients in whom the conventional percutaneous insertion was used. A sheathless insertion technique was used in group II (n = 45). The overall complication rate was 16.6% (25 of 150), in which lower limb ischaemia was the most common complication. The limb ischaemia was noted in 12 patients (11.5%) in group I and 4 patients (8.9%) in group II (statistically not significant). Peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus and female gender were found to be significant predictors of limb ischaemia (p = 0.01, p = 0.02 and p = 0.03, respectively). In conclusion, sheathless insertion of intra-aortic balloon pump catheters does not reduce the incidence of limb ischaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. abdurrahmano@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oguzhan
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kisacik
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Varol
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abaci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kosar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kutuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors