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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Main Authors: Kundan Sandugir Gosavi, Aniruddha Nirkhi, Ganesh Pandurang Bhong, Debashish Giri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-04-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
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Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/Greenfield-Filter-Pulmonary-Embolism-Case-Report.pdf