Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Console
IABP Console · Iabp · Balloon Pump · Counterpulsation Pump · Cardiosave
A wheeled console with a fold-up touchscreen that shows the electrocardiogramih-lek-troh-KAR-dee-oh-gramA test that records the heart's electrical activity as waves on paper or a screen.electr/o electricitycardi/o heart-gram recordFull entry , arterial pressure and balloon waveforms. A connection panel takes the ECG, arterial pressure, fiberoptic and helium tubing cables, and a helium tank sits at the back with backup batteries.
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What it’s for
Drives the intra-aortic balloon catheter placed through the femoral arteryFEM-er-ul AR-ter-eeThe large artery that carries blood to the leg, running through the groin and down the thigh.Full entry into the descending aorta. It inflates the balloon with helium in diastoledy-AS-tuh-leeThe part of each heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and the chambers fill with blood.Full entry to push blood into the coronary arteryKOR-uh-nair-ee AR-ter-eeOne of the blood vessels on the surface of the heart that bring oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.Full entry and deflates it before systoleSIS-tuh-leeThe part of each heartbeat when the heart muscle squeezes and pumps blood out.Full entry to ease the heart's work. Used to wean a failing heart off bypass, for cardiogenic shockkar-dee-oh-JEN-ik SHOKA type of shock in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to supply the body's organs.cardi/o heart-genic produced byFull entry and unstableun-STAY-bulDescribes a client whose condition is changing quickly or is hard to predict.Full entry heart rhythm problems, in the OR or the cath lab.
Lengths and variants
Pumps are set to support every beat (1:1) or fewer beats (1:2 and so on) while weaning. Balloons run about 30 to 50 mL; a 40 mL balloon fits most adults 162 to 182 cm tall and a 50 mL balloon is considered above 182 cm.
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3 sources
- pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 22 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 516
- getinge.com
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