Key result
The use of a smaller 8Fr catheter with a sheathless technique for IABP insertion resulted in no insertion-related deaths and a 2.8% rate of limb ischemia among survivors.
Why the study?
Does the use of a smaller sized 8Fr catheter and sheathless technique reduce vascular complications during IABP insertion?
Does the use of a smaller sized 8Fr catheter and sheathless technique reduce vascular complications during IABP insertion?
The use of a smaller 8Fr catheter with a sheathless technique for IABP insertion is associated with a very low incidence of vascular complications.
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Supports sheathless 8Fr IABP evaluation for low complications; leaves open confirmation via randomized trials before practice change.
Padman Menon (2002) conducted a letter in Patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertion (n=179). Profile Co-lumen 8Fr Catheter with sheathless insertion was evaluated on Limb ischemia (requiring embolectomy or resolving with balloon removal). The use of a smaller 8Fr catheter with a sheathless technique for IABP insertion resulted in no insertion-related deaths and a 2.8% rate of limb ischemia among survivors.