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Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in bilateral lower-extremity amputee patients
R W Zickler1, V Gahtan, T Matsumoto
1Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
Objective:
To determine the incidence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and the value of an inferior vena cava filter in patients with bilateral lower-extremity amputations, and to determine the incidence of pulmonary emboli after filter placement.
Design:
Retrospective study with a follow-up of 3 to 64 months.
Setting:
Inner-city university hospital.
Patients:
Twenty-seven consecutive patients with bilateral lower-limb amputation.
Results:
Age, sex, and race were assessed, and had no impact on the incidence of pulmonary embolus in these patients with lower-extremity amputation.
Conclusion:
No clinical objective evidence of pulmonary emboli occurred after placement of an inferior vena caval filter.