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The Sequelæ of Inferior Vena Caval Interruption
Author(s) -
Coupland G. A. E.,
Reeve T. S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05200.x
Subject(s) - sequela , medicine , inferior vena cava , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , surgery , pulmonary embolism
Recurrent pulmonary emboli occurred in 26 of 85 patients (31%) after inferior vena caval interruption to prevent pulmonary emboli. Sequela following this procedure included early problems associated with bleeding, venous thrombosis, the sequestration syndrome, and death. Late sequela were recurrent episodes of venous thrombosis, the post‐phlebitic syndrome and recurrent emboli. Inferior vena caval interruption is associated with significant continuing disability, and it fails to solve the problem it was designed to prevent.