[A 54-year old man with severe circulatory collapse].
The frequent use of mechanical circulatory assistive devices in the treatment of patients in cardiogenic shock increases the need for advanced air and ground transport services. In this article we describe a critically ill patient with acute myocardial infarction. He was treated with intraaortic balloon pump at the local hospital before transfer to a university hospital by air. Close cooperation between the university hospital, the Norwegian Air Ambulance and the Norwegian aviation authorities has facilitated this service.
Eggum
Rune
R
Thoraxkirurgisk avdeling, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo. rune.eggum@rikshospitalet.no
Saatvedt
Kjell
K
Brunvand
Harald
H
Strand
Terje
T
Pedersen
Thore H
TH
Svennevig
Jan L
JL
D000368:Aged; D017732:Air Ambulances; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014187:Transportation of Patients