A ten year follow-up study of the Mobin-Uddin filter for vena cava interruption.
Forty-seven Mobin-Uddin interruption filters were successfully placed and observed for an average of four years. One patient had a recurrent nonfatal pulmonary embolus. One patient died as a direct result of filter placement, secondary to retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Postoperative venous sequellae were evident in 17 of 33 patients observed for long term follow-up study, eight of whom required symptomatic therapy. Ultimate venous sequellae correlate primarily with preoperative venous conditions.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005374:Filtration; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*