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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
An experience with temporary filter placement, which seems to be safe and effective for temporarily preventing pulmonary embolism, is reported. Since October 1997, six patients had temporary filters. There were two men and four women, with a mean age of 37 years. Three filters were placed at the infrarenal inferior vena cava, two at the suprarenal inferior vena cava, and one at the superior vena cava. All filters were placed before various surgical interventions. During filter placement, anticoagulation therapy was routinely performed. There were no complications at and during filter placement. No pulmonary emboli occurred during surgical intervention. All filters were successfully removed, two of which were exchanged for permanent filters. All patients are alive and well without recurrent deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary emboli during a follow-up period of 11 to 25 months. Although this experience is small, temporary filter placement is safe and effective for short-term prevention of pulmonary emboli even in older patients or those with malignant disease. Veins of the upper part of the body may be more favorable than the femoral vein for insertion of a temporary filter. Temporary filters can be safely placed not only at the infrarenal inferior vena cava, but also at the suprarenal inferior vena cava or superior vena cava.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0042-2835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-90; discussion 290-1
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Device Removal, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Equipment Safety, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Femoral Vein, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Iliac Vein, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Prosthesis Implantation, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Renal Veins, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Vena Cava, Inferior, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Vena Cava, Superior, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Vena Cava Filters, pubmed-meshheading:11586454-Venous Thrombosis
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical experience with temporary vena cava filters.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520 Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Case Reports