Prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump in high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a propensity score analysis
Why the study?
Does prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump reduce postcardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome in hemodynamically stable, high-risk patients undergoing CABG?
Population
141 consecutive hemodynamically stable, high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Comparison
Prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump inserted… vs No preoperative insertion of intra-aortic…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Postoperative period (hospital stay)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support prophylactic IABP in high-risk CABG; hypothesis-generating and leaves open RCT confirmation.
Structured PICO
Does prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump reduce postcardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome in hemodynamically stable, high-risk patients undergoing CABG?
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Population
141 consecutive hemodynamically stable, high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Intervention
Prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) inserted preoperatively
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Comparator
No preoperative insertion of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
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Outcome
Postcardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS)hard clinical
Prophylactic IABP in hemodynamically stable, high-risk patients undergoing CABG may significantly reduce the risk of postcardiotomy low cardiac output syndrome and shorten hospital length of stay.
Cite This Study
Miceli et al. (2009) studied this question.