Use of a retrievable inferior vena cava filter in term pregnancy: case report and review of literature.
Venous thromboembolism is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in obstetrics. Management with anticoagulation can be problematic, especially peripartum. We report the successful placement and retrieval of an inferior vena cava filter as prophylaxis for peripartum pulmonary embolism in a woman with a large, proximal, deep venous thrombosis at term.
Milford
William
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Chadha
Yogesh
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Lust
Karin
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000188:drug therapy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin