Biomaterial Database

Inferior vena caval filters. 1994

L J Greenfield, and M C Proctor

University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

Interest in the use inferior vena caval filters has grown consistently during the past 8 years, with 51 articles appearing in the medical literature during the past year. The development and introduction of smaller profile devices capable of percutaneous placement has opened the field to interventional radiologists as well as surgeons. The current periodic literature provides a variety of information regarding indications for use, adverse events, experimental models, case reports, long-term clinical studies, and information regarding new devices still in the experimental phase. In caring for patients, it is important to consider carefully the indications for filter placement, the results of long-term performance studies, and the types of complications that can develop from the underlying disorders as well as the devices. Many of the reports are significant in that they provide new, carefully researched information to assist the clinician; some, however, due to poor design or small sample size, merely confuse the issues.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008134	Long-Term Care	Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.	Care, Long-Term,Long Term Care
D011655	Pulmonary Embolism	Blocking of the PULMONARY ARTERY or one of its branches by an EMBOLUS.	Pulmonary Thromboembolism,Thromboembolism, Pulmonary,Embolism, Pulmonary,Embolisms, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Embolisms,Pulmonary Thromboembolisms,Thromboembolisms, Pulmonary
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D004868	Equipment Failure	Failure of equipment to perform to standard. The failure may be due to defects or improper use.	Defects, Equipment,Device Failure,Failure, Equipment,Malfunction, Equipment,Medical Device Failure,Misuse, Equipment,Device Failure, Medical,Device Failures, Medical,Failure, Medical Device,Failures, Medical Device,Defect, Equipment,Device Failures,Equipment Defect,Equipment Defects,Equipment Failures,Equipment Malfunction,Equipment Malfunctions,Equipment Misuse,Equipment Misuses,Failure, Device,Failures, Device,Failures, Equipment,Malfunctions, Equipment,Misuses, Equipment
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016306	Vena Cava Filters	Mechanical devices inserted in the inferior vena cava that prevent the migration of blood clots from deep venous thrombosis of the leg.	Inferior Vena Cava Filters,Umbrella Filters,Filter, Inferior Vena Cava,Filters, Inferior Vena Cava,Inferior Vena Cava Filter,Cava Filter, Vena,Cava Filters, Vena,Filter, Umbrella,Filter, Vena Cava,Filters, Umbrella,Filters, Vena Cava,Umbrella Filter,Vena Cava Filter