The Mobin-Uddin umbrella filter in the management of proven and threatened pulmonary embolism
Dupont, P.A.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 58(4): 318-321
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 942169 Document Number: 107656
An umbrella filter was inserted into the inferior vena cava in 8 patients with proven or threatened pulmonary embolism. The technique was found to be simple and without major complication in this small series. Two patients died of their primary disease and a further 2 died of lung complications secondary to their initial embolism. The remaining 4 patients have been followed up for periods ranging from 2 to 11 months.