How should I wean my next intra-aortic balloon pump How should I wean my next intra-aortic balloon pump? Differences between progressive volume weaning and rate weaning  Francesco Onorati, MD, PhD, Francesco Santini, MD, Enrico Amoncelli, MD, Francesco Campanella, MD, Bartolomeo Chiominto, MD, Giuseppe Faggian, MD, Alessandro Mazzucco, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 145, Issue 5, Pages 1214-1221 (May 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.063 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Cardiac index (CI) and (B) indexed systemic vascular resistance (ISVR). T0 to T8 as reported in the text. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation with 95% confidence intervals. Time-point asterisks indicate significant values at single intervals (univariate analysis). V, Weaning by progressive volume deflation; R, weaning by progressive ratio reduction. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, 1214-1221DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.063) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A, Cardiac cycle efficiency (CCE) and (B) central venous pressure (CVP). T0 to T8 as reported in the text. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation with 95% confidence intervals. Time-point asterisks indicate significant values at single intervals (univariate analysis). V, Weaning by progressive volume deflation; R, weaning by progressive ratio reduction. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, 1214-1221DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.063) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions