Acute caval perforation by an inferior vena cava filter in a multitrauma patient: hemostatic control with a new surgical hemostat.
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R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21208, USA. gbochicchio@umm.edu
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D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D011677:Punctures; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control