Placement of a temporary vena cava filter during labor.
Placement of a vena cava filter for the prevention of pulmonary thromboembolism in select patients is a well established procedure in critical care medicine. We describe a case of placement and removal of a new removable vena cava filter in a pregnant patient, in this case during early labor. Vaginal delivery was accomplished without incident.
Clark
Steven L
SL
St Marks Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Blatter
Duane D
DD
Jackson
G Marc
GM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000601:surgery*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000601:surgery*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters