Femoral Vein Thrombosis Following Percutaneous Placement of the Greenfield Filter
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Investigative Radiology
- Vol. 24 (6) , 442-444
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004424-198906000-00002
Abstract
Following percutaneous insertion of the Greenfield inferior vena cava filter via the femoral route, patients were evaluated for femoral vein thrombosis by real-time ultrasound or Duplex sonography. In 23 patients (24 veins) the femoral vein was dilated with an 8-mm (24 F) angioplasty balloon catheter. Eight of 24 common femoral veins were thrombosed (33%). These findings indicate that thrombosis is a significant complication of percutaneous filter insertion. Dilation was performed in 20 patients (22 veins) with a 9-mm (27 F) balloon catheter; only three veins were thrombosed (14%). Over-dilation of the femoral vein to 27 F to accommodate the 24 F sheath/dilator set may decrease the incidence of thrombosis.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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