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| Issue : 1 | Page : 73-75 |
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Successful surgical extraction of an entrapped intra-aortic balloon pump
Jayarama Pai1, Shivaprasad Babu Mukkannavar1, Bharat Siddharth1, R Geethika1, D Krishna Shriram2
1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Dr. Ramesh Cardiac and Multispecialty Hospitals Private Limited, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Bharat Siddharth
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Ramesh Cardiac and Multispecialty Hospitals Private Limited, Doctor Ramesh Hospital Road, Near ITI College Bus Stop, Vijayawada - 520 008, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_84_22
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Intra-aortic balloon pump use is an approach for the provision of mechanical support to improve cardiac output and perfusion in the perioperative period in patients undergoing coronary intervention. Despite its beneficial use, rupture of the balloon and entrapment of blood clots in the lumen may occur in very rare cases. We discuss a postoperative presentation, plan, and operative management for the removal of an entrapped balloon catheter.
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