2007
Retrievable inferior vena cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery
Schuster R, Hagedorn JC, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Retrievable inferior vena cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 2277-2279. PMID: 17440780, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9370-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIVC filter placementDeep venous thrombosisGastric bypass surgeryBody mass indexInferior vena cava filterVena cava filtersFilter placementBypass surgeryIVC filter retrievalObese patientsCava filtersFilter retrievalProphylactic inferior vena cava filtersAverage body mass indexRetrievable inferior vena cava filtersFatal postoperative complicationsMorbidly obese patientsGastric bypass patientsIVC filter insertionVenous stasis diseaseRetrievable IVC filtersPreoperative insertionGastric bypassPostoperative complicationsBypass patients
2006
Pulmonary Embolus after Retrieval of a Temporary Inferior Vena Caval Filter in a Jehovah's Witness Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery
Hagedorn JC, Morton JM. Pulmonary Embolus after Retrieval of a Temporary Inferior Vena Caval Filter in a Jehovah's Witness Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 1096-1100. PMID: 16901367, DOI: 10.1381/096089206778026370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena caval filtersGastric bypass surgeryJehovah's Witness patientsPulmonary emboliVena caval filtersBypass surgeryCaval filtersLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgeryBilateral pulmonary emboliHospital 2 daysIVC filter removalAnticoagulation therapyEmboliFilter removalAdditional riskJehovah's WitnessesPatientsSurgeryComplicated casesRiskAnticoagulationTherapyThoracic