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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