Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 14, Number 1, February 1982
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Page(s) | 305 - 308 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/1982141305 | |
Published online | 25 September 2023 |
How to do it
The Use of Skin Plethysmography to Monitor Counter-Pulsation by the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Charing Cross Hospital, London, England
* Address correspondence to: A. R. Makey, MS, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital, LONDON W6 9HH, England.
Received:
June
1981
Revised:
November
1981
Accepted:
December
1981
Skin plethysmography was used to monitor counter-pulsation by the intra-aortic balloon pump in 30 patients, 19 of whom came to coronary artery bypass grafting for pre-infarction angina.
Skin plethysmography provided a reliable display of the arterial waveform and permitted correct adjustment of the timing and rate of balloon inflation and exhaust to produce maximum augmentation of the systolic peak pressure and a controlled drop in the end-diastolic pressure. The technique proved simple, safe and without the risks that may be associated with long-term arterial cannulation.
© 1982 AMSECT
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