INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOGENIC SHOCK SECONDARY TO VARIOUS CARDIAC CONDITIONS, INCLUDING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND SUBSEQUENT MECHANICAL COMPLICATIONS. IT COVERS THE STRUCTURE OF THE IABP DEVICE AND ITS HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS, THE COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO IABP USE, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH CARDIOGENIC SHOCK REQUIRING IABP SUPPORT CAN HELP IMPROVE THE CLINICAL OUTCOMES.