BACKGROUND: @entity1151 ( @entity1151 ) is the most serious complication of @entity1150 ( @entity1150 ) resulting in high morbidity and mortality rate. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term results of vena cava filters (VCFs) placement for prevention of @entity1151 in high- risk @entity1 . METHODS: Between June 1999 and March 2002, at the @entity130 and Surgical Emergency Service of Istanbul Medical Faculty, 15 high-risk @entity1 who underwent placement of filters were evaluated. RESULTS: There were eleven males (73%) and four females (27%) with mean age of 50 years (range 14 to 76). Eleven of VCFs were placed for prophylactic and four for therapeutic purposes. The indications of VCFs placement are as follows: @entity1566 with life-long @entity451 in eight and @entity1688 in two @entity1 , @entity1211 while on anticoagulation in two @entity1 , contraindications to anticoagulation in three @entity1 . The mean duration of follow-up was 17 months (range 3-32 months). No @entity1 developed @entity1150 and recurrent @entity1150 . No @entity1 clinically had signs or symptoms of @entity1151 . There was one insertion site @entity715 that related to @entity532 , which resolved with medical therapy. Four @entity1 died during the study period. Medical records revealed no evidence of @entity1151 . CONCLUSION: Although VCF placement seems to prevent @entity1151 in high- risk @entity1 , prospective randomized trials with larger @entity1 groups and longer-term follow up period are necessary to evaluate efficacy and safety of VCF in prevention of @entity1151 before making definitive conclusion.

The late outcomes of vena cava filters in the prevention of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1688 :: ('MESH:D011782', 'Disease') :: ['quadriplegia'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['VCF complications'] @entity1151 :: ('MESH:D011655', 'Disease') :: ['Pulmonary embolism', 'PE'] @entity1150 :: ('MESH:D020246', 'Disease') :: ['deep venous thrombosis', 'DVT'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['Spinal cord injury'] @entity451 :: ('MESH:C536857', 'Disease') :: ['paraplegia'] @entity1211 :: ('MESH:D054556', 'Disease') :: ['venous thromboembolism'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['thrombosis'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['Trauma']
@entity1151 :: (MESH:D011655,Disease) :: ['pulmonary embolism']
