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which the panent attempts each wean (time of day, activities before and

after the wean, position during the wean) and parameters to be manipulated during the wean (frequency, intensity, duration). Patients should be placed in a position that facilitates the biomechanics of their ventilation.12 For many parients, rhis is seared and may also include the ability ro sir forward with the arms supported.

Biofeedback to increase VT and relaxation has been shown to

improve rhe effecriveness of weaning and reduce time on the ventilaror. n Inspirarory muscle resistive training has also been shown to increase respiratory muscle strength and endurance ro facilitate the

weaning success. 14

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III-C

Circulatory Assist Devices

Jaime C. Paz

The purpose of this appendix is to describe rhe following circulatory

assist devices: (1) intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), (2) vemricular

assist device (VAD) , and (3 ) extracorporal membrane oxygenarion

(ECMO) . These devices are primarily used wirh a patient who has

severe cardiac pump dysfunction, with or without concurrent pulmonary pump dysfuncrion.

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

The main function of rhe IABP is to lessen rhe work (decreased myocardial oxygen demand) of rhe heart by decreasing afrerioad in the proximal aorta. The LABP also improves coronary artery perfusion

(increa ed myocardial oxygen supply) by increasing diasrolic pressure

in the aorta,l,2

The IABP consists of a carheter with a sausage-shaped balloon ar

the end of ir, all of which is connecred to an external pump-controlling device. The catheter is inserted percutaneously or surgically into the femoral artery and is threaded amegrade umil ir reaches the proximal descending thoracic aorta. Figure III-C.! illustrates the balloon 829

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Balloon

inflated

Figure HI-C. I. Mechanisms of action of imra-aortic balloon pump. A. Diastolic balloon inflation augments coronary blood flolll. B. Systolic balloon deflation decreases afterload. (Reprinted tvith permission from LA Thelan

{edl. Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management (2nd edJ. St. Louis:

Mosby, 1994.)

inflating during ventricular filling (diastole) and deflating during ventricular contraction (systole). The deflation of the balloon juSt before aortic valve opening decreases afterload and therefore reduces resistance to the ejection of blood during systole. The blood in the aorta is then propelled forward into the systemic circulation. The inflation of

the balloon during diastole assists with the perfusion of the coronary

and cerebral vessels. This process is referred to as counterpulsation,

because the inflation and deflation of the balloon occur opposite to

the contraction and relaxation of the heart. 1.2