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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
Inferior vena caval diameters were measured in 65 patients with Kimray-Greenfield (KG) inferior vena caval filters. The measurements were made at the distal tips of the filter tines on postplacement radiographs. Magnification corrections were made using the filter tine lengths as references. The overall mean diameter was 20 mm, the range was 13 to 30 mm, and the standard deviation was 3 mm. Two cavae (3%) were more than 28 mm in diameter. A previous in vitro study has shown that in venae cavae of this size there is a significant risk of reduced clot-capturing ability with the KG filter and migration with the Mobin-Uddin filter. Thus it is important to evaluate vena caval diameter by cavography prior to filter placement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
149
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
687-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
The diameter of the inferior vena cava and its implications for the use of vena caval filters.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article