Inferior vena cave filter placement: Summary of 96 Cases
- VernacularTitle:下腔静脉滤器置入术96例临床总结
- Author:
Weimin LEI
;
Yaohua SUN
;
Jun ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inferior vena cava filter;
Fatal pulmonary embolism;
Complication
- From:
Journal of Interventional Radiology
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of filter placement for inferior vena cava in prevention of fatal pulmonary embolism(PE)and the treatment of postoperative complications. Methods Inferior vena cava filters were placed in 96 patients by the way of femoral vein. Results All the patients were followed up for 4 - 36 months after the procedure without fatal pulmonary embolism occurrance in the 96 patients, but with only 17 correlated complications. Conclusion Inferior vena cava filter placement is easy and safe which can prevent the high complication incidence of fatal pulmonary arterial embolism with further more effective prevention and management of other correlative complications.
