Six-Month Outcomes After High-Risk Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Preoperative Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation Use: An Inception Cohort Study

Objective: To inform the design of a pivotal randomized controlled trial of prophylactic intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) at high risk of postoperative low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS). Design: Inception cohort study. Setting:...

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Main Authors: Litton, E., Bass, F., Delaney, A., Hillis, G., Marasco, S., McGuinness, S., Myles, P., Reid, Christopher, Smith, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: WB Saunders 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66883