title: Placement of a temporary vena cava filter during labor.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St Marks Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Duane D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Blatter
authors.forename: G Marc
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: 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