How To Use Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

[postlink]http://abcheart.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-use-intra-aortic-balloon-pump.html?m=0[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU1gEBNK1pYendofvid

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Intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) is used in patients with Cardiogenic shock. The procedure involves
passing a catheter through the groin like the cardiac catheterization. Through a guide wire the balloon is
placed with its tip distal to the left subclavian artery. This video explains the entire procedure in detail.
Trouble shooting the common problems encountered when a patient is on IABP is also well explained.

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