[Risk factors of perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump complications in cardiac surgery: a 12-year single-institution analysis].

IABP complication rates are generally low. The frequent complications during IABP support is bleeding from site of catheterization and limb ischemia. When patients were treated with IABP, those with older age, diabetes mellitus and combination with ECMO should be monitored closely in order to reduce complications.