title: Guidewire incidents with inferior vena cava filters.
abstract: Several authors have demonstrated that prophylactically inserted inferior vena cava filters have decreased pulmonary thromboembolic complications in selected high-risk trauma patients. Guidewire-related mishaps are potential complications of inferior vena cava filters and are likely underreported. The authors present two cases and review strategies to prevent these complications.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA. rsing@carolinas.org
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Sing
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adrales
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*