Placement of a temporary vena cava filter during labor

Steven L Clark; Duane D Blatter; G Marc Jackson

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.014

Placement of a temporary vena cava filter during labor

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Nov;193(5):1746-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.014.

Authors

Steven L Clark¹, Duane D Blatter, G Marc Jackson

Affiliation

¹ St Marks Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

PMID: 16260221
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.014

Abstract

Placement of a vena cava filter for the prevention of pulmonary thromboembolism in select patients is a well established procedure in critical care medicine. We describe a case of placement and removal of a new removable vena cava filter in a pregnant patient, in this case during early labor. Vaginal delivery was accomplished without incident.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Labor, Obstetric*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / surgery*
Thromboembolism / surgery*
Vena Cava Filters*