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October 1, 1968Archives of Surgery

The Anatomy of Inferior Vena Caval Interruption

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Population

Patients at risk of thromboembolism where efforts to prevent intravascular thrombus formation have failed

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Authors

WCWilliam R. ClarkAlaska Department of Fish and Game

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Implication

Historical techniques for partial IVC interruption merit cautious reevaluation in select patients; leaves open their relevance versus modern endovascular options.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients at risk of thromboembolism where efforts to prevent intravascular thrombus formation have failed
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Intervention
Inferior vena caval interruption operations (stapling, suture filters, plication, clips)

Provides an overview of various surgical techniques for inferior vena caval interruption to prevent lethal pulmonary emboli while avoiding complications of complete ligation.

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William R. Clark (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91a0ee3f9d4de18cc7577ehttps://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1968.01340040076013
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