balloon pump should be 2-3 cm away from subclavian artery

• related: cardiac supportive devices
• tags: #permanent #icu

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Balloon should be located just below left subclavian artery, at the level of AP window on CXR

• too high: occlude CNS vessels
• too low: occlude abdominal vessels
• either case can lead to organ ischemia ¹

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• cardiac supportive devices
  • balloon pump should be 2-3 cm away from subclavian artery

Footnotes

1. https://radiopaedia.org/articles/intra-aortic-balloon-pump?lang=us ↩