title: Entrapment of an exchange wire by an inferior vena caval filter: a technique for removal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ 08103, USA. mgoldberg@cooperhealth.edu
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Principato
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gratz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Travis
mesh_terms: 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