Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy

Surveys the history of the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and details physical, medical, and clinical aspects of the device, for specialists in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, and perfusion technology. Discusses triggering and timing of the pump, its uses in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and in post-cardiotomy support, nursing care of the IABP patient, and ventricular assist devices. Contains b&w drawings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.