Leg amputation: A rare complication of intra-aortic balloon pump
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loss of guide wire: a rare complication of intra-aortic balloon pump insertion
at the final stages of a coronary artery bypass graft operation on a 64-year-old man, an experienced physician attempted to insert an intra-aortic balloon pump into the femoral artery via the seldinger technique. however, while the balloon pump was being passed over the guide wire, the latter was completely lost. the guide wire should be held at the tip at all times to prevent passage into the ...
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At the final stages of a coronary artery bypass graft operation on a 64-year-old man, an experienced physician attempted to insert an intra-aortic balloon pump into the femoral artery via the Seldinger technique. However, while the balloon pump was being passed over the guide wire, the latter was completely lost. The guide wire should be held at the tip at all times to prevent passage into the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesia: Essays and Researches
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0259-1162
DOI: 10.4103/0259-1162.171442