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See Latest ArticlesAn 11-Year, Single-institution Analysis of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Use in Cardiac Surgery
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 08/05/09
Zaky SS et al. – From 1995 to 2005, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative IABP use decreased by approximately 60% in cardiac surgery patients. Simultaneously, the use of TEE and milrinone each doubled. Although a cause–effect relationship cannot be established from the present study's observational data, the trends coincide and may be related.
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