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