Clinical Evaluation of Air Handling in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Do We Really Need Arterial Filter in Neonatal and Infant Surgery? (EP Video)

Hemodynamic deterioration during positioning of the heart has been the most critical complication of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Pre-operative use of intra-aortic balloon pump has been shown to prevent this complication in high risk patients. The role of balloon pump in high risk patients has been questioned by our group. We modified the role of balloon pump in our patients, thus avoiding the conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass.