Since the device is placed in the femoral artery and aorta it could provoke ischemia, and compartment syndrome. The leg is at highest risk of becoming ischemic if the femoral artery it is supplied by becomes obstructed. Placing the<unk>  too distal from the<unk>  arch may induce occlusion of the renal artery and subsequent kidney failure. Other possible complications are cerebral embolism during insertion, infection, dissection of the aorta or iliac artery, perforation of the artery and bleeding in the mediastinum. Mechanical failure of the<unk>  itself is also a risk which entails vascular surgery to remove under that circumstance. After<unk>  removal there is also a risk of 'embolic shower' from micro clots that have formed on the surface of the<unk> , and can lead to peripheral thrombosis, myocardial ischemia, hemodynamic decompensation, and late pseudoaneurysm.
Intra-aortic balloon pump
Corticotomy
Aortic cross-clamp
Balloon tamponade
Pericardial window
Mechanical filter 
Cardiopulmonary bypass
Pericardiocentesis