• Clinical imaging · Mar 2006

    Clinical experience with Günther temporary inferior vena cava filters.

    • Ioannis S Kaskarelis, Maria Koukoulaki, Chrysanthi E Chlapoutaki, Dimitris E Skarpalezos, Asimina D Baltouka, Theodoros K Vagdatlis, Vasiliki A Androutsopoulou, and Ion Bellenis.
    • "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, 45-47 Ipsilantou Street, 10676 Athens, Greece.
    • Clin Imaging. 2006 Mar 1; 30 (2): 108-13.

    AbstractThis retrospective study was performed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Günther temporary inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. Fifteen Günther temporary filters were placed in 13 patients because of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism (PE) despite DVT prophylaxis (9/13) or temporary contraindications for anticoagulants as well as recent or pending surgery (4/13). No clinical manifestation of PE was observed during the filtration or during the removal. Günther temporary IVC filters are easy and safe to use, and are effective in clot trapping, protecting patients at high risk for PE in whom anticoagulation treatment failed or is contraindicated.

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