Use of the Greenfield filter for thromboembolic disease in pregnancy.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1986
Abstract
Recent technical advances in surgical intervention for thromboembolic disease have made the Greenfield filter a safe and effective treatment when heparin is contraindicated or recurrent emboli develop. One successful use of Greenfield filter placement in pregnancy has been reported. We report six additional cases. Maternal morbidity was negligible, and fetal outcomes were good. The use of the Greenfield filter as an adjunctive therapy for treatment of severe thromboembolic disease in pregnancy appears to be safe and should be considered in appropriate candidates.
Volume
155
Issue
4
First Page
734
Last Page
737
ISSN
0002-9378
Published In/Presented At
Hux, C. H., Wapner, R. J., Chayen, B., Rattan, P., Jarrell, B., & Greenfield, L. (1986). Use of the Greenfield filter for thromboembolic disease in pregnancy. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 155(4), 734–737. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9378(86)80009-6
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3766627
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article