How to extract a losing intra-aortic balloon pump guide wire

<p>Guidewire loss is a serious complication that in case of a complete wire loss could cause death in about 20% of cases. Although it is essential to retrieve an intravenous foreign body as soon as possible, there are only a few recommendations regarding the removal of an intra-arterial foreig...

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Main Authors: Manouchehr Hekmat, Hamid Ghaderi, Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari, Mehran Shahzamani, Gholamreza Masoumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice
Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijcp/article/view/19500