title: Intra-aortic balloon pump for hemodynamic support in hepatobiliary surgery: report of a case.
abstract: The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) can be used transiently to improve cardiac function mechanically, in patients with severe cardiomyopathy and heart failure refractory to medical therapy. In the field of surgery, the IABP is most commonly used for patients with myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or other chronic cardiac conditions, who are undergoing cardiac surgery. Conversely, it is rarely used in hepatobiliary surgery, with only two reports found in the literature, excluding cases of emergency cholecystectomy. We describe how we used an IABP successfully during surgery to repair a transected bile duct in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. shelby.resnick@surgery.usc.edu
authors.forename: Shelby
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darwish
authors.forename: R Rick
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Selby
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*