Insertion of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Prior to Removal of Prolonged Indwelling Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Catheters

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YS Luk, KH Fung, KW Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:293-6

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414241

Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism are potentially fatal complications that could occur after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Prophylactic insertion of inferior vena cava filters prior to decannulation of prolonged indwelling ECMO catheters is a sound approach to lower the risk of these complications. We present the cases of two patients for whom inferior vena cava filter was prophylactically inserted prior to removal of ECMO catheter; details of the technique are described.

中文摘要

移除長時間留置的體外膜肺氧合導管前先插入下腔靜脈濾器

陸嬈、馮啟雄、梁錦榮

靜脈血栓栓塞和肺栓塞均為體外膜肺氧合療法（ECMO）後可能發生的致命併發症。長時間留置體內的ECMO導管在拔管前預防性放置下腔靜脈濾器為減低這些併發症風險的有效方法。本文報告兩個病例，他們均於移除ECMO導管前預防性放置下腔靜脈濾器。本文會詳細描述該技術的細節。