Use of Greenfield Filter to Prevent Pulmonary Embolism; A Case Report
A 45 year male operated for meningioma developed breathlessness on 6th day after surgery and was found to have pulmonary embolism due to DVT in right leg. Despite of being on anticoagulants, patient developed thrombosis in left leg too. Fortunately we had placed a Greenfield filter in inferior vena...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-04-01
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| Series: | The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/Greenfield-Filter-Pulmonary-Embolism-Case-Report.pdf |
| Summary: | A 45 year male operated for meningioma developed breathlessness on 6th day after surgery and was found to have pulmonary embolism due to DVT in right leg. Despite of being on anticoagulants, patient developed thrombosis in left leg too. Fortunately we had placed a Greenfield filter in inferior vena cava; else a single embolus could be fatal. Follow up of patient for 6 months showed resolution of thrombus with no filter related complications. |
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| ISSN: | 0973-0311 |