Twelve years experience of vena cava filtration

Fourteen patients have required vena caval interruption in a period of 12 years at St Thomas' Hospital. Half of these patients had an underlying malignancy. None of these patients have had clinical or lung scan evidence of recurrent emboli. There were no deaths related to filter insertion and n...

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Published in:Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1996-07, Vol.78 (4), p.336-339
Main Authors: Lagattolla, N R, Burnand, K G, Irvine, A, Ferrar, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Drug Resistance
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Paraneoplastic Syndromes - prevention & control
Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control
Recurrence
Treatment Outcome
Vena Cava Filters
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Summary:Fourteen patients have required vena caval interruption in a period of 12 years at St Thomas' Hospital. Half of these patients had an underlying malignancy. None of these patients have had clinical or lung scan evidence of recurrent emboli. There were no deaths related to filter insertion and no patient died of a pulmonary embolism. Vena caval interruption is a procedure that is rarely necessary but may be valuable in carefully selected patients.
ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083