• AACN Adv Crit Care · Jul 2016

    Balloon Pumps Inserted via the Subclavian Artery: Bridging the Way to Heart Transplant.

    • Catherine Murks and Colleen Juricek.
    • Catherine Murks is Nurse Practitioner, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland, MC 2016, Chicago, IL 60637 (cmurks@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu). Colleen Juricek is Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator, Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
    • AACN Adv Crit Care. 2016 Jul 1; 27 (3): 301-315.

    AbstractIntra-aortic balloon pumps have traditionally been inserted via the femoral artery, limiting patients' activity and exposing patients to complications of immobility. For patients awaiting cardiac transplant, these complications may threaten a successful outcome, or at the least, complicate recuperation after transplant. A novel approach to insertion of balloon pumps via the subclavian artery is presented here, including routine nursing care, complications and related nursing actions, and experience with and advantages of this method. A team approach to care of these patients, including rehabilitation and exercise protocols, is recommended.©2016 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

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