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Vascular entrapment of a ruptured intra-aortic balloon: A case report of successful removal without surgery

✍ Scribed by Cipriani, Luca ;Baldereschi, Giorgio ;Boncinelli, Lorenzo ;Marchionni, Niccolò

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 30 KB
Volume: 44
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199806)44:2<218::aid-ccd19>3.0.co;2-i

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✦ Synopsis

Intra-aortic balloon pump entrapment is a rare complication that may necessitate major abdominal surgery that is potentially life threatening in the critically ill patients who require balloon counterpulsation. We report successful removal of a ruptured and entrapped intra-aortic balloon pump catheter after use of streptokinase solution to clear clots from the device. We suggest this procedure as a safer, nonsurgical method that may eliminate the need for abdominal surgery.