Non-Accredited E-Learning

Preoperative IABC Therapy Module:

This module will examine the benefits of preoperative IABC in high-risk patients.

After completing this module, you should be able to:

  • Define the emerging role of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in the management of high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
  • Review the clinical evidence comparing clinical outcomes in high-risk patients using a strategy of prophylactic preincision IABC use.
  • Discuss patient characteristics that determine when to initiate IABC therapy.
  • Explain the beneficial effects of patient outcomes that IABC can provide.

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