Common indications for IVC filter placement For patients with lower extremity DVT, accepted indications include: • A contraindication to anticoagulation. • Recurrent thromboembolic disease despite adequate anticoagulation. • Significant bleeding complication while undergoing anticoagulation. • Inability to achieve anticoagulation.
What is an inferior vena cava filter? An inferior vena cava filter is a device inserted percutaneously into the Inferior vena cava designed to prevent pulmonary emboli (PE) originating from lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and to maintain caval patency.
What is a Medcomp? Medcomp is also a brand name and should not be used as a generic reference. It is one type of nontunneled dialysis catheter.
What is a PermaCath? PermaCath is a brand name and should not be used to describe the device in general terms. It is one type of tunneled dialysis catheter.
What is meant by an injection of 20 for 40? One must dictate the rate and volume for a power-injected run of contrast material. The term “20 for 40” means that the injection rate is 20 mL/second for a total volume of 40 mL. This would therefore be a 2-second-long injection.
What is a Hickman catheter? A Hickman catheter is a device used for long-term intravenous access, most commonly for chemotherapy or total parenteral nutrition. The line is available in single-lumen, double-lumen, or triple-lumen models. It is ideally placed in the internal jugular vein, with the exit site tunneled several centimeters away. The catheter has an …
What is the term rate rise in injection? A study conducted with an objective to assess the effects of the i.v. injection rate of contrast material on arterial phase hepatic CT. Subjects and methods: One hundred patients were randomly divided into four groups of 25 with different injection rates of 90 ml of contrast material: 2, …