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Intra-aortic balloon rupture causing femoral entrapment
J M Alvarez1, P W Brady, R Mc Wilson
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Rupture of an intra-aortic balloon counterpulsator (IABCP) demands immediate removal. We report a case of thrombus formation within a Datascope IABCP secondary to IABCP rupture, necessitating surgical exploration for removal. There is a disturbing pattern of balloon ruptures with this type of IABCP.