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| No. | % | |||
| Transfemoral, 3093 (98.7%) |
Percutaneous 2670 (85.2%) |
With sheath | 934 | 29.8 |
| Without sheath | 1736 | 55.4 | ||
|
Surgical 423 (13.5%) |
With sheath | 160 | 5.1 | |
| Without sheath | 263 | 8.4 | ||
|
Alternative routes 42 (1.3%) |
Transthoracic 30 (0.1%) |
Direct | 10 | 0.3 |
| Via graft | 20 | 0.6 | ||
|
Transaxillary 12 (0.4%) |
Direct | 8 | 0.2 | |
| Via graft | 4 | 0.1 |
IABP: Intraaortic aort balloon pump.
a The total number of patients used IABP between 1985 and 2013: 3135
