49. Nursing care of patients during intraaortic balloon pumping
Caring for patients with intraaortic balloon pumps (IABPs) is a unique nursing challenge in the cardiovascular recovery and intensive care units. The primary purpose of IABP is the support of the failing heart by simultaneously increasing myocardial oxygen supply and decreasing myocardial oxygen dem...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Saudi Heart Association
2015-10-01
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Series: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515002894 |