title: Con: Prophylactic preoperative use of an intra-aortic balloon pump is not indicated in high-risk coronary patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Burmingham, AL. Electronic address: abarker5@uab.edu.
authors: Andrew B
authors: AB
authors: Barker
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Burmingham, AL.
authors: Matthew M
authors: MM
authors: Townsley
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: high-risk coronary artery bypass graft; intra-aortic balloon pump; preoperative