TY - SER TI - Balón de contrapulsación intraaórtico SN - 0210-5020 N1 - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 46 N2 - Everyone knows the fundamental role that Nursing plays with critical patients, in intensive care units, resuscitation, etc. This article explains the bases on which the counterpulsation principle is based, for a better knowledge of the IABP by the Nursing staff and thus achieve the correct functioning of this technique and the immediate detection of possible complications that its use may behave. Our professional group is responsible for this task, since it is the only one that is 24 hours a day with the patients ER -