Mortality and morbidity from intra-aortic balloon pumps. Risk analysis.

Background: The purpose of this study, was to assess the incidence of and predictors for mortality and morbidity in patients who required postoperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support.

Methods: We have retrospectively estimated 116 patients and data were statistically analyzed, and significant variables were evaluated with multivariate analysis.

Results: Mortality rate was 57.