INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP ON IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES OF CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: FINDINGS FROM THE HOSPITAL QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM (HQMS) REGISTRY

The role of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in cardiogenic shock (CS) is still of debate. In real-world practice, IABP usage and the impact on clinical outcomes are lacking. We investigated the IABP adoption in care of CS in a hospital quality monitoring system (HQMS), a mandatory patient-level