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JAOA • Vol 101 • No 4 • April 2001 • 231-233
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Case report

Guidewire incidents with inferior vena cava filters

RF Sing; G Adrales; S Baek; MJ Kelley

Several authors have demonstrated that prophylactically inserted inferior vena cava filters have decreased pulmonary thromboembolic complications in selected high-risk trauma patients. Guidewire-related mishaps are potential complications of inferior vena cava filters and are likely underreported. The authors present two cases and review strategies to prevent these complications.






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