Use of two Greenfield caval filters to prevent recurrent pulmonary embolism in a heparin-allergic gravida.
| Autor: | Arbogast JD; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan, USA., Blessed WB, Lacoste H, Gross WS, Gonda RL Jr, Welch RA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and gynecology [Obstet Gynecol] 1994 Oct; Vol. 84 (4 Pt 2), pp. 652-4. |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Maternal mortality may be reduced by prompt diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism. Case: A 25-year-old pregnant woman required a second Greenfield filter after developing a heparin allergy and recurrent pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: Heparin allergy has not been reported previously in pregnancy. A Greenfield filter may be used in this circumstance. Extension of the thrombus cephalad to the filter can cause recurrent emboli, so deployment of a second caval filter may be an effective remedy. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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