title: Management of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Rupture and Entrapment.
abstract: While the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) itself has many useful and life-saving indications, it has a high complication rate, up to 30% in some studies. This report discusses the surgical removal and subsequent vascular repair in a patient with a ruptured and subsequently entrapped IABP and reviews the literature on the presentation and management of this rare but major complication.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhamidipaty
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Vascular Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Barend
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mees
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wagner
keywords: Aorta; Entrapment; Intra-aortic balloon pump