Greenfield filter placement via the femoral vein: improved technique with extra-long sheath and purse-string suture.
An improved technique for percutaneous placement of Greenfield filters via the femoral vein is described. The technique involves the use of an extra-long sheath for filter placement and the application of a purse-string suture at the venipuncture site to facilitate hemostasis.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging