The Mobin-Uddin umbrella filter in the management of proven and threatened pulmonary embolism.
An umbrella filter was inserted into the inferior vena cava in 8 patients with proven or threatened pulmonary embolism. The technique was found to be simple and without major complication in this small series. Two patients died of their primary disease and a further 2 died of lung complications secondary to their initial embolism. The remaining 4 patients have been followed up for periods ranging from 2 to 11 months.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*
D000925:Anticoagulants