PREVENTING PULMONARY-EMBOLISM USING VENOUS CAVAL FILTER IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Authors
CAVEZZI A SABATINI D LONARDI R HUSSEIN H SFRAPPINI M INFRICCIOLI P
Citation
A. Cavezzi et al., PREVENTING PULMONARY-EMBOLISM USING VENOUS CAVAL FILTER IN ELDERLY PATIENTS, Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 1996, pp. 447-449
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01674943
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
5
Pages
447 - 449
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-4943(1996):<447:PPUVCF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A survey of the venous caval filter implantations is presented, carrie d out during the last 10 years at the Modena Institute of Surgical Pat hologies. Out of a total of 92 cases, 49 patients were older than 65 y ears (on average 72.95 years). The complication-free surgical procedur es and the low number of minor complications having occurred during th e follow up of 1 to 10 years suggest a more extensive use of the caval filters in elderly patients.