MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryCardiac CatheterizationCardiopulmonary BypassPulmonary EmbolismThoracic SurgeryFiltersInferior Vena Cava Filter PlacementInferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Placement of metallic filters into the inferior vena cava for the prevention of pulmonary embolism has become a popular procedure that has reportedly little morbidity. The present case describes the misplacement of a Kim-Ray Greenfield filter into the right atrium and the subsequent successful removal of the device without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Clinical Experience with the Kim-Ray Greenfield* Vena Caval Filter
Lazar J. Greenfield, J.James Zocco, J Wilk et al. · Annals of Surgery · 1977 · 135 citations
Technical considerations for insertion of vena caval filters.
Greenfield Lj · PubMed · 1979 · 23 citations