Abstract
by Masahiro Endo et al. Conventionally, it has been indicated that IABP should be performed after the occrrence of LOS and shock. At present, IABP is carried out actively as a preventive step or a procedure of a scheduled treatment program in the pre-stage before LOS or sghock takes place. The authors applied IABP to 181 cases of open heart surgery. Before the operation, a 19G plastic needle was inseated percutaneously into the femoral artery, and only its outer sheath fixed on the skin in each case. It was necessary to insert IABP in 31 cases. IABP could be inserted actually in 30 cases. The usefulness of the “pending stand by” method developed by the authors is mentioned.
