Entrapment of an exchange wire by an inferior vena caval filter: a technique for removal.
The anesthesiology literature does not describe entrapment of a guidewire by an inferior vena caval filter. Because anesthesiologists are involved in central access in various perioperative and intraoperative settings, consideration of this complication is important. A case of guidewire entrapment by an inferior vena caval filter and a unique technique for removal of the entrapped wire is presented.
Goldberg
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Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ 08103, USA. mgoldberg@cooperhealth.edu
Principato
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Diamond
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Gratz
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Travis
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013499:Surface Properties; D016306:Vena Cava Filters