Preoperative intra aortic balloon pumps in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical assist device which improves cardiac function. The device has a well-established place in algorithms for managing low cardiac output following cardiac surgery. There is increasing evidence that certain cardiac surgery patients benefit from a period of preoperative augmentation with the intra aortic balloon pump.

Objectives

To determine the effect of the preoperative intra aortic balloon pump on mortality and morbidity in a number of different patients groups undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Search strategy

The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) on The Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2009), MEDLINE (2000 to August 2009), EMBASE (1998 to August 2009), BIOSIS previews (1969 to Aug

SUBMITTER: Theologou T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094869 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature