| Literature DB >> 26815694 |
Michael S Stecker1,2, Alisa Suzuki3, Jonathan D Gates3.
Abstract
A young female victim of multiple trauma had a Recovery inferior vena cava filter placed for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis. She was lost to follow-up for planned retrieval of the filter. After a period of more than four years she re-presented and had successful and uneventful retrieval of the filter. Certain inferior vena cava filters may potentially be retrieved even after very long implantation periods.Entities:
Keywords: IVC filter, prophylactic; IVC filter, removal; Multiple trauma
Year: 2009 PMID: 26815694 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-009-8087-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg ISSN: 1863-9933 Impact factor: 3.693