Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement during Pregnancy : An Adjuvant Option When Medical Therapy Fails
Joint Authors
Serrano, Fátima
Borges, Augusta
Valadares, Sara
Torres, Rita
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The authors present a case of a 27-year-old multiparous woman, with multiple thrombophilia, whose pregnancy was complicated with deep venous thrombosis requiring placement of a vena cava filter.
At 15th week of gestation, following an acute deep venous thrombosis of the right inferior limb, anticoagulant therapy with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) was instituted without improvement in her clinical status.
Subsequently, at 18 weeks of pregnancy, LMWH was switched to warfarin.
At 30th week of gestation, the maintenance of high thrombotic risk was the premise for placement of an inferior vena cava filter for prophylaxis of pulmonary embolism during childbirth and postpartum.
There were no complications and a vaginal delivery was accomplished at 37 weeks of gestation.
Venal placement of inferior vena cava filters is an attractive option as prophylaxis for pulmonary embolism during pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Valadares, Sara& Serrano, Fátima& Torres, Rita& Borges, Augusta. 2013. Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement during Pregnancy : An Adjuvant Option When Medical Therapy Fails. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Valadares, Sara…[et al.]. Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement during Pregnancy : An Adjuvant Option When Medical Therapy Fails. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500862
American Medical Association (AMA)
Valadares, Sara& Serrano, Fátima& Torres, Rita& Borges, Augusta. Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement during Pregnancy : An Adjuvant Option When Medical Therapy Fails. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500862
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500862