Since 50 years, heparin and vitamin K antagonists are the mainstay anticoagulants for the prevention and treatment of VTE. At present, the treatment of VTE in patients with cancer does not differ from that of other medical patients. However, patients with cancer still have unmet clinical needs ...
Using echography, the diameter of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and its decrease on deep inspiration (collapse index) were evaluated in haemodialysis patien... EC Cheriex,KML Leunissen,JHA Janssen,... - Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Trans...
BACKGROUNDInferior vena cava (IVC) filters have proven to be a viable alternative to anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of life-threatening pulmonary emboli (PE) for patients who have contraindications to anticoagulation therapy. The clinical benefit of placing IVC filters in patients with advan...
Characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing inferior vena cava (IVC) filter insertion are not well reported. Particularly, the role of long term anticoagulation in these patients is unclear. (1) To describe in a cohort of patients undergoing IVC filter insertion, underlying diseases, indicatio...
Prophylactic Implantation of Inferior Vena Cava Filter during Endovascular Therapies for Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Lower Extremity: Is It Necessary? T: Prophylactic implantation of inferior vena cava filter during endovascular therapies for deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity: is it necessary...
Improved inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have led to liberalization of the indications for insertion. Increased use, however, has been followed with a potential for unwarranted insertion. There are only sparse data on trends in the use of IVC filters in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), ...
This study uses 3 distinct statistical approaches to examine the association between use of inferior vena cava filters and mortality rates in Medicare
Use of a 0.052" Gianturco coil to embolize a persistent right superior vena cava following extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection. A persistent right superior vena following extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection was occluded using a 0.052" Gianturco coil combined with a 3 Fr biop... H ...
The Use of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Trauma Journal of Trauma NursingFitzPatrick, M. K., Reilly, P., & Stavroupoulos, S. W. (2006). The use of retrievable inferior vena cava filters in trauma: Implications for the trauma team. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 13(2), 45...
REMOVABLE vena cava filters for temporary protection from pulmonary embolism (PE) were first proposed in 1967 (1). In 2003 and 2004, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved changes to the instructions for use of three existing permanent filters to allow percutaneous retrieval (2)....