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