Historical reminiscence: origin of the Greenfield filter

Historical reminiscence: origin of the Greenfield filter

The Greenfield filter was the result of collaboration between a surgeon and a petroleum engineer. Originally it was a component of a catheter management approach to massive pulmonary embolism. Industry support allowed further technical improvements and long-term patient followup studies.

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2010-12, Vol.76 (12), p.1319-1320
1. Verfasser: Greenfield, Lazar J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomedical Engineering - history
Catheters
Equipment Design
Garman Kimmel
Greenfield
Health services
History, 20th Century
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Kimmel
Lazar J Greenfield
Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control
Sludge
State employees
Vena Cava Filters - history
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The Greenfield filter was the result of collaboration between a surgeon and a petroleum engineer. Originally it was a component of a catheter management approach to massive pulmonary embolism. Industry support allowed further technical improvements and long-term patient followup studies.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823