title: Excessive venous bleeding in a patient with acetabular pelvic fracture secondary to inferior vena cava filter occlusion.
abstract: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters can be used to prevent pulmonary embolism in cases where anticoagulation is contraindicated. Filter obstruction remains one of the major complications after its insertion. This is the rare case demonstrating excessive venous bleeding during attempted open reduction internal fixation of an acetabular fracture secondary to subcomplete IVC filter thrombosis day 1 postinsertion of the device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, TWH, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK. samnco@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nahas
authors.forename: Clarence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yeoh
authors.forename: Senthil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velayudham
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries*; D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014690:Venous Pressure