Inferior vena cava filter in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia to prevent a massive pulmonary embolism.

Tiziana Cena,Simona Bazzano,Paola Berni,Gian Luca Vignazia,Francesca Grossi,Carmelo Stanca,Gianmaria Cammarota,Francesco G. Della Corte,Rosanna Vaschetto

Inferior vena cava filter in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia to prevent a massive pulmonary embolism.

2020

Tiziana Cena
Simona Bazzano
Paola Berni
Gian Luca Vignazia
Francesca Grossi
Carmelo Stanca
Gianmaria Cammarota
Francesco G. Della Corte
Rosanna Vaschetto

Abstract COVID 19 predispose to deep vein thrombosis . We describe an early placement of inferior vena cava filter added to the therapeutic anticoagulation to prevent a massive pulmonary embolism.

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Pulmonary embolism
Deep vein
Internal medicine
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surgery
Cardiology
Coronavirus disease 2019
anticoagulant therapy
Thrombosis
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak
Inferior vena cava filter
Medicine

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