The sequelae inferior vena caval interruption

Aust N Z J Surg. 1975 Aug;45(3):245-51.

Abstract

Recurrent pulmonary emboli occurred in 26 of 85 patients (31%) after inferior vena caval interruption to prevent pulmonary emboli. Sequelae following this procedure included early problems associated with bleeding, venous thrombosis, the sequestration syndrome, and death. Late sequelae 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.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / epidemiology
  • Heparin / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebitis / complications
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / prevention & control
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / mortality
  • Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control*
  • Recurrence
  • Syndrome
  • Thrombophlebitis / epidemiology
  • Thrombosis / epidemiology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery*

Substances

  • Heparin