[Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) : Current aspects of material, indications and limits: an overview].
Abstract
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) describes an endovascular procedure in which a blocking balloon is introduced into the aorta to reduce bleeding situated distal to the balloon and simultaneously to improve cardiac and cerebral oxygenation. Presentation of the REBOA technique, the possible indications, the required material and possible complications of the procedure. Non-systematic review of the currently available literature. The REBOA procedure is an adjunct to achieve hemodynamic stabilization in patients with traumatic hemorrhage and ruptured aortic aneurysms. The complication rate of the procedure is approximately 5%, whereby access complications are the most common; however, fatal complications are also possible. A balloon block of the aorta is well established in the treatment of ruptured aortic aneurysms. There is growing evidence that REBOA is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgical cross-clamping of the aorta by thoracotomy for the treatment of patients with polytrauma and hemorrhagic shock due to abdominal or visceral bleeding. Due to the development of new balloon catheters, which can be placed without stiff guidewires and require smaller sheath diameters, REBOA is also dis...Continue Reading
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