INTRA-ABDOMINAL HEMORRHAGE TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON OCCLUSION DURING LAPAROTOMY

Abstract

　　A 71-year-old man was injured in an automobile accident and diagnosed with intra-abdominal hemorrhage and severe shock. Laparotomy was performed on a resuscitation table assisted with intra-aortic balloon occlusion. By adjusting the inflation of the intra-aortic balloon, the procedures were easily performed in an operative field with a good view. Hemorrhage from the mesenteric vessels of the small intestine and sigmoid colon was repaired. The patient was discharged without complications. In cases of severe intra-abdominal hemorrhagic shock, adjusting the inflation of the intra-aortic balloon is useful for both resuscitation and to control hemorrhaging.