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Prolongation of the INR by argatroban is consider-
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ably greater than with lepirudin,
which can complicate argatroban-warfarin overlap. Argatroban’s greater e ect on the INR results from its relatively low a nity for throm­bin, and thus the need for greater molar concentrations (approximately twenty-fold) to double the APTT, com­pared with lepirudin. Plasma concentrations of argatroban (~1.0 µmol/L) are similar to the theoretical maximum amount of thrombin generated in the INR reaction.
BIVALIRUDIN
Bivalirudin (Angiomax) is a twenty-amino acid hiru­log (analogue of hirudin) that unites a C-terminal seg-
ment of twelve amino acids (dodecapeptide) derived from hirudin to an active site-binding tetrapeptide sequence (d-Phe-Pro-Arg-Pro) at its N-terminus, bridged by four gly-
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cines (2,180 Da).
Indeed, bivalirudin connotes this bivalent binding to thrombin. Unlike hirudin, however, bivalirudin interaction with thrombin is transient, as plasma proteases cleave bivalirudin near its N-terminus.  e a nity of bivali­rudin for human thrombin (Ki=2nmol/L) is between that observed for lepirudin and argatroban; accordingly, its abil­ity to prolong the INR is intermediate in comparison with
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these other two DTIs.
Bivalirudin has undergone o -label
use in HIT, particularly in the setting of o -pump and
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on-pump (cardiopulmonary bypass) cardiac surgery.
DANAPAROID ORGARAN
Danaparoid (Orgaran) is a “heparinoid” (mixture of antico­agulant glycosaminoglycans) that has both anti-Xa and anti­thrombin (anti-IIa) activity (anti-Xa/anti-IIa ratio = 22; 6,000 Da [mean]). It is available in Canada and Europe, but was withdrawn from the United States in 2002. It is e ec­tive for treatment and prevention of thrombosis in HIT, but its long half-life (25 h), lack of an antidote, and inability to inhibit clot-bound thrombin make it less than ideal for anti­coagulation during vascular surgery.
FONDAPARINUX ARIXTRA
Fondaparinux (Arixtra), a synthetic indirect (AT-dependent) inhibitor of factor Xa, is modeled a er the AT-binding pentasaccharide region of heparin (1,727 Da). Despite its small size (compared with natural heparin), anti-PF4/hepa­rin antibodies are generated as o en during fondaparinux
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therapy as with LMWH.
However, the antibodies formed do not cross-react with PF4/fondaparinux, suggesting that fondaparinux causes HIT even less o en than LMWH, and probably is e ective for treatment of HIT-associated
17,23
thrombosis contraindicated
(a situation for which LMWH is considered
8
). Since fondaparinux is FDA-approved for prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (2.5 mg and 7.5 mg once daily by SC injection, respectively,
for average-sized adults), it is appropriate for many patients with a previous history of HIT, in which repeat use of hepa­rin usually is avoided. As with danaparoid, the long half-life of fondaparinux (17 h), the lack of an antidote, and its inability to inhibit clot-bound thrombin make it less than ideal for anticoagulation during vascular surgery.
M A N A G E M E N T O F T H E
ISCHEMICLIMB
EVALUATION OF LIMB ISCHEMIA
 e clinician must determine whether there is large and medium-size artery thrombosis that could be amenable to surgical thromboembolectomy, or whether limb ischemia re ects microvascular thrombosis, thus indicating a medi­cal rather than surgical emergency (see Figure41.1). O en, microvascular thrombosis is associated with proximal DVT in the same limb, but can also be associated with arterial thrombosis particularly in the setting of overtDIC.
A r t e r i a l  romboembolectomy
 e vascular surgeon who manages a patient with limb-threatening ischemia due to artery occlusion in HIT faces the dilemma of how to anticoagulate such a patient dur­ing potentially limb-salvaging thromboembolectomy, as UFH is at least relatively contraindicated. However, for patients with acute (or recent) HIT requiring thromboembolectomy, it is unknown whether nonheparin anticoagulation achieves better outcomes over intraoperative anticoagulation with hep-
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Afurther issue is that in the emergency setting of throm-
arin. boembolectomy for critical limb ischemia, there may not be su cient time to obtain HIT antibody test results, consult a hematologist, or even organize alternative anticoagulation.
Section B of Table41.4 lists various nonheparin options
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for intraoperative anticoagulation.
However, experience during vascular surgery with any of these approaches is minimal, and so risk-bene t considerations of any operative intervention must be judged individually. Whether moni­toring is best performed using APTT, activated clotting time (ACT), or ecarin clotting time (ECT) is unknown.
Venous Limb Ischemia
Medical Management
Severe venous limb ischemia is a medical emergency, as e ective anticoagulation may prevent its progression. Vitamin K (e.g., 10 mg IV over 30–60 min) is recommended for the patient who has received warfarin, or who has an ele­vated INR, since vitamin K antagonism or de ciency can explain venous limb ischemia. masia cerulea dolens can be prodromal for venous gan­grene, and prompt institution of e ective anticoagulation
12–15
 e syndrome of phleg-
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or catheter-direct thrombolysis is given, but a caveat is that  brin(ogen) degradation products produced by throm­bolysis will bind and protect thrombin from its physiologic inhibitors, potentially worsening consumptive coagu­lopathy.  us, in my opinion, at least moderate-dose anti­coagulation should be given to a patient who is receiving thrombolysis (e.g., lepirudin, 0.05–0.10 mg/kg/h or dan­aparoid 100–200 U/h a er an initial danaparoid bolus).
Surgical Management
A surgical role for severe venous limb ischemia is less cer­tain. Fasciotomy is sometimes performed in patients with suspected compartment syndrome, but this may delay or interrupt much-needed aggressive anticoagulation. Further, it is uncertain to what extent compartment syndromes con­tribute to limb ischemia in patients with HIT-associated DVT and associated microvascular thrombosis.
Preoperative and Postoperative Anticoagulation
A patient with HIT-associated thrombosis who requires intraoperative anticoagulation with a nonheparin anticoag­ulant may already be receiving this agent during the imme­diate preoperative period, thus obviating the need for a full intraoperative dose.  ere is also the dilemma of whether to continue the anticoagulant immediately postoperatively, or whether to suspend infusion until postoperative hemo­stasis appears secure. However, the prothrombotic nature of acute HIT suggests that continuing anticoagulation even during the immediate postoperative period (at least in low-to-moderate doses) can be appropriate.
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OPERATIVE VENOUS THROMBECTOMY
Anthony J. Comerota and Steven S.  Gale
INTRODUCTION
Contemporary venous thrombectomy has the potential of o ering patients with extensive iliofemoral and/or infrain­guinal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) an opportunity for rapid resolution with signi cant reduction in postthrom­botic morbidity. Early experience with venous thrombec­tomy was enthusiastically received because of reports of excellent patency without severe postthrombotic sequelae.
1
Mahorner et al.
and Haller and Abrams 2 reported excellent patency rates in patients operated on early for ilio­femoral venous thrombosis. Haller and Abrams reported an 85% patency rate with 81% of survivors having normal legs without postthrombotic swelling. However, a subsequent follow-up report indicated higher rates of rethrombosis with failure to prevent postthrombotic sequelae, despite a patent deep venous system, presumably due to valvular
3
incompetence.
 is damaging report was a 5-year follow-up of patients originally described by Haller and Abrams.  ey reported that 94% of patients returning for follow-up had signi cant edema and skin changes, which required elas­tic stockings and leg elevation. Patients who underwent follow-up phlebography were found to have incompetent valves, although this represented only approximately 25%
3
of the patients initially treated. Lansing and Davis
brought attention to the fact that two of the three postoperative deaths (in the thirty-four patients initially operated) were from pulmonary embolism (PE) and that there was a 30% wound complication rate, an average transfusion require­ment of 1,000 ml, and a mean hospital stay of12d.
Critics of operative venous thrombectomy frequently fail to mention that the early technique was unlike mod­ern thrombectomy procedures, with patients undergo­ing cut-downs on their iliac veins, femoral veins, and vena cava, o en with  ush and irrigation procedures performed to clear the venous system of thrombus, whereas venous thrombectomy today is performed with balloon catheters, and autotransfusion devices are available to minimize the need for blood transfusion. Completion phlebograms were essentially nonexistent with no e ort to either identify or
correct underlying venous pathology. Arteriovenous  stu­lae were not constructed, and it is unclear to what degree patients were anticoagulated either during the procedure or postoperatively.
 e report by Lansing and Davis su ered from a selection bias, since it is likely that the patients with the most severe postthrombotic sequelae were returning for follow-up and therefore were the most heavily represented in their series. Furthermore, the patients reported represented only 50% of those initially operated on, with phlebographic examina­tion in far fewer. Another damaging report was that of Karp
4
and Wylie,
who reported uniform rethrombosis following iliofemoral venous thrombectomy. Although the patients’ clinical symptoms appeared to be improved, the predis­charge phlebographic documentation of rethrombosis led to further disinterest in venous thrombectomy.
Subsequent reports of successful thrombectomy from
5–12
European centers,
with success rates reported as high as 88% without mortality, were for the most part ignored by surgeons in the United States. Moreover, until 2008, guide­line authors overlooked a multicenter randomized trial evaluating contemporary venous thrombectomy versus stan-
13–15
dard anticoagulation.
Patients underwent systematic follow-up with routine venous imaging and physiologic mea­surements. Peer-reviewed reporting occurred at 6months,
14
5years,
and 10years 15 of follow-up. Patients randomized
13
to venous thrombectomy demonstrated improved patency (P < 0.05), lower venous pressures (P < 0.05), less leg swelling (P < 0.05), and fewer postthrombotic symptoms (P < 0.05) compared with anticoagulation.
Fortunately, a number of vascular centers have per-
12,16
sisted in using thrombectomy, experience and re nement of technique,
and with the ongoing
17
the results have markedly improved. Most notable among these technical improvements are the use of a venous thrombectomy cath­eter (large balloon),  uoroscopic-guided thrombectomy with completion intraoperative phlebography, correction of an underlying venous stenosis, construction of an arterio­venous  stula (AVF), and immediate and prolonged thera­peutic anticoagulation, o en catheter-directed.
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VENOUS THROMBECTOMY
Although the early mortality rate in Haller and Abrams series was 9%, with two of the three fatalities attributed to PE, by the mid-1980s a progressive reduction in operative
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mortality was observed. Eklof and Juhan
reported their large experience in 230 patients undergoing venous throm­bectomy for iliofemoral venous thrombosis.  ey reported no fatal PE and only one operative death. It is apparent that the application of venous thrombectomy now can be based on its e ectiveness relative to competitive forms of therapy in reducing early morbidity and the late sequelae of iliofem­oral venous thrombosis, rather than on the concern that the procedure will fail or be accompanied by complications.
Successful venous thrombectomy signi cantly reduces early morbidity in patients with phlegmasia cerulea dolens and phlegmasia alba dolens.  e patients’ pain and edema quickly subside and the discoloration resolves.  e de ni­tion of bene t, however, may be masked by the additional cost of the operation, the need for blood transfusion, inci­sional discomfort, and wound complications. Interestingly, even if thrombectomy is not complete or is followed by some degree of rethrombosis, the limb rarely returns to its former morbid state if elevation and anticoagulation are continued. In our experience, thrombectomy has failed only when our own treatment guidelines were not observed. Although sev­eral patients may not have bene ted, no patient has been made clinically worse, and we have yet to observe a symp­tomatic PE following the procedure.
 e long-term bene ts of venous thrombectomy relate to its ability to achieve proximal patency and maintain dis­tal valve competence. Both are in uenced by initial tech­nical success and the avoidance of recurrent thrombosis. Initial success in achieving patency is, in turn, in uenced by timely intervention and attention to technical detail. Pooled data from a number of contemporary reports on iliofemoral venous thrombectomy (Tables42.1, 42.2) have indicated that the early and long-term patency for the ilio­femoral venous segment is in the 75–80% range compared with 30% patency in patients treated with anticoagulation
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alone,
and femoral-popliteal venous valve function is pre-
served in the majority of patients.
TECHNIQUE
 e incremental goals that we believe are important for successful venous thrombectomy are summarized in Table 42.3. During the past two decades, the technique of venous thrombectomy has been re ned and improved. Most of the principles of a successful procedure follow those established for patients undergoing arterial reconstruc­tion for acute arterial occlusion. A number of important technical modi cations have evolved, however, beginning with the accurate preoperative de nition of the extent of thrombus (both proximally and distally) and whether the thrombus has embolized to the pulmonary vascular bed.  e proximal extent of thrombus can be clearly de ned by contralateral iliocavagraphy. It is especially important
Table42.1 VENOUS THROMBECTOMY WITH ARTERIOVENOUS
FISTULA:LONGTERM ILIAC VEIN PATENCY
AUTHOR/YEAR
REFERENCE NO.
Plate etal. 1984 (13) 31 6 76
Piquet etal. 1985 (5) 57 39 80
Einarsson etal. 1986 (6) 58 10 61
Vollmar 1986 (7) 93 53 82
Juhan etal. 1999 (8) 150 102 84
Torngren etal. 1988 (9) 54 19 54
Rasmussen etal. 1990 (10) 24 20 88
Eklof etal. 1996 (12) 77 48 75
Neglen etal. 1991 (11) 34 24 88
Meissner etal. 1996 (25) 27 12 89
Pillny etal. 2003 (26) 97 70 90
Hartung etal. 2008 (27) 29 63 86
Holper etal. 2009 (28) 25 68 84
TOTAL 756 55 mo (mean) 80% (mean)
Adapted from Comerota AJ, Gale SS. Surgical venous thrombectomy for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. In:Greenhalgh RM, ed. Towards vascular and endovascular consensus . London:BIBA Publishing. 2005. Used with permission.
NO. FOLLOWUP MO PATENT ILIAC VEIN %
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Table42.2 VENOUS THROMBECTOMY WITH ARTERIOVENOUS
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FISTULA:LONGTERM VALVE COMPETENCE OF FEMOROPOPLITEAL VENOUS SEGMENT
AUTHOR/YEAR
REFERENCE NO.
Plate etal. 1984 (13) 31 6 52
Einarsson etal. 1986 (6) 53 10 42
Ganger etal. 1989 (29) 17 91 82
Neglen etal. 1991(11) 37 24 56
Kniemeyer etal. 1993 (30) 37 55 80
Juhan etal. 1999 (8) 150 60 80
Meissner etal. 1996 (25) 27 60 30
TOTAL 352 45 mo (mean) 63% (mean)
From Comerota AJ, Gale SS. Surgical venous thrombectomy for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. In:Greenhalgh RM, ed. Towards vascular and endovascular consensus . London:BIBA Publishing. 2005. Used with permission.
NO. FOLLOWUP MO FEMORALPOPLITEAL
to determine whether thrombus has extended into the vena cava. Magnetic resonance venography (MRV) with gadolinium or spiral computerized tomography (CT) scan with contrast may obviate the invasive procedure in some
Table42.3 TECHNIQUE OF CONTEMPORARY VENOUS
THROMBECTOMY
1. Identify etiology of extensive venous thromboembolic process
a. Complete thrombophilia evaluation
b. Rapid CT scan of head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis
2 . D e ne full extent of thrombus
a. Venous duplex examination
b. Contralateral iliocavagram, MRV, or spiral CT
3. Prevent pulmonary embolism (numerous techniques)
a. Anticoagulation
b. Vena cava  lter (if nonocclusive caval clot)
c. Balloon occlusion of vena cava during thrombectomy
d. Positive end-expiratory pressure during thrombectomy
4. Perform a complete thrombectomy
a. Iliofemoral (vena cava) thrombectomy
b. Infrainguinal venous thrombectomy (if required)
5. Ensure unobstructed venous in ow to and out ow from thrombectomized iliofemoral venous system
a. Infrainguinal venous thrombectomy (if required)
b. Correct iliac vein stenosis (stent)
6. Prevent recurrent thrombosis
a. Arteriovenous  stula
b. Continuous therapeutic anticoagulation
c. Catheter-directed postoperative anticoagulation
(ifinfrainguinal venous thrombectomy is required)
d. Extended oral anticoagulation
MRV, magnetic resonance venography; CT, computerized tomography
VALVE CO MP ET ENC E
patients. Our preference is spiral CT scan with contrast of the head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Extending the imag­ing not only localizes the proximal extent of thrombus, but also screens for other pathology.
During the operation, complete thrombus removal is ensured by completion phlebography. Correction of an underlying venous stenosis with balloon angioplasty and stenting (if needed) is critical to obtain unobstructed venous drainage into the vena cava. Residual iliac vein obstruction produces venous hypertension at best and o en leads to recurrent venous thrombosis.  erefore, it must be identi­ ed and corrected. Aproperly constructed AVF increases venous velocity through the previously thrombosed ilio­femoral venous system without increasing venous pressure, thereby decreasing the risk of rethrombosis. Prolonged ther­apeutic anticoagulation is important to prevent recurrence.
 e more recent modi cations, which include balloon catheter thrombectomy of the vena cava during suprarenal caval balloon occlusion for nonocclusive caval clot, infrain­guinal venous thrombectomy followed by early and con­tinued postoperative anticoagulation through a catheter remaining in the posterior tibial vein, and construction of an AVF, are likely to further improve outcome.  e sequen­tial details of the contemporary venous thrombectomy are described in the following sections.
PREOPERATIVE PROCEDURES
1. Evaluate the patient for an underlying thrombophilia. Since the majority of patients with DVT do not develop this degree of extensive thrombosis, the likelihood of iden­tifying an underlying thrombophilia is high. If the patient is already anticoagulated, blood is sent for antiphospholipid antibody, Factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene mutation, and homocysteine tests.  ese can be reliably performed in patients who are already being treated with heparin.  e
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results of the hypercoagulable evaluation are important
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for appropriate recommendations regarding duration of anticoagulation. Ablood sample is also sent for type and cross-match.
2. Delineate the full extent of thrombus. It is always important to know whether clot is involving the vena cava. A contralateral iliocavagram frequently is performed to assess the vena cava (Figure 42.1). Additionally, a rapid spiral CT scan with contrast of the head and chest exam­ines for PE as well as brain and thoracic pathology.  e subsequent abdominal and pelvic CT scans during the same contrast infusion can identify the proximal extent of thrombus and any intra-abdominal or pelvic pathol­ogy that may be etiologically associated with the DVT (Figure42.2). We have found PE in approximately 50% of our patients. We have also found renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus extending into the vena cava, adre­nal tumors, retroperitoneal lymphoma, hepatic metastases from unknown primaries, and iliac vein aneurysms. Each of these is critically important for proper patient manage­ment and would have been overlooked had the CT scan not been performed.
3.  erapeutic anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is initiated a er the blood samples are drawn for the throm­bophilia evaluation. UFH is used during the procedure and early postoperative period. Although LMWH is as e ective as UFH, intravenous UFH o ers better temporal control of the degree of anticoagulation.
4. Vena caval  ltration is not routinely required. An exception may be those patients with nonocclusive throm­bus extending into the vena cava (Figure42.1).  e recently introduced optional (nonpermanent) vena cava  lters have been used with plans for early retrieval. Patients with caval thrombus also have been managed with balloon occlusion of the proximal vena cava at the time of balloon catheter thrombectomy.  e protective vena caval balloon is posi­tioned during preoperative iliocavagraphy from the con­tralateral femoral vein using  uoroscopic guidance. A er positioning, the balloon remains de ated until the time of thrombus extraction (Figure42.3).
5.  e operating room is prepared for  uoroscopy. An autotransfusion device is made available during the procedure.
OPERATIVE DETAILS
6. General anesthesia is recommended for the majority of patients.
7. A longitudinal inguinal incision is made with expo­sure and control of the common femoral vein, femoral vein, saphenofemoral junction, and profunda femorisvein
(Figure42.4A).
8. A longitudinal venotomy is made in the common fem­oral vein at about the level of the saphenofemoral junction.  e precise location of the venotomy depends on the extent and location of the thrombus. Since the common femoral vein is dilated, closure of the longitudinal venotomy with
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Figure 42.1 Contralateral iliocavagrams showing nonocclusive thrombus in the vena cava illustrate the value of imaging to detect proximal extent of
thrombus.
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From:Comerota AJ, Gale SS. Surgical venous thrombectomy for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. In:Greenhalgh R M, ed. Towards vascular and endovascular consensus . London :BIBA Publishing. 2005.
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Figure 42. 2 Asymptomatic PE (arrow, A) and renal cell carcinoma (arrow, B) identi ed with CT scan of chest as part of the evaluation of patients
with iliofemoralDVT.
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 ne mono lament suture can be achieved without compro­mising veinlumen.
9.  e infrainguinal venous thrombectomy is performed  rst.  e leg is elevated and compressed from the toes proxi­mally with a tightly wrapped rubber bandage.  e foot is dorsi exed and the leg squeezed and milked to remove the clot frombelow.
10. If infrainguinal clot persists, a cut-down on the medial portion of the lower leg is performed to expose the posterior tibial vein in order to accomplish a balloon cath­eter infrainguinal venous thrombectomy (Figure 42.4B). A #3 or #4 balloon catheter is passed proximally from below to exit from the common femoral venotomy (Figure42.5A).  e stem of a plastic IV catheter (12–14
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gauge) is slid halfway onto the balloon catheter coming up from below and another (#4) balloon catheter is placed into the opposite end of the plastic sheath. Pressure is applied to the syringes attached to the two catheters by a single operat­ing surgeon; this secures the balloons inside the sheath.  e #4 balloon catheter is guided distally through the venous valves and clotted veins (Figure42.5B) to the level of the posterior tibial venotomy (Figure42.5C).  e infrainguinal venous thrombectomy is then performed with a #4 or #5 balloon catheter, if necessary (Figure42.5, D and E), repeat­ing catheter passage as required until no further thrombus is extracted.
11. Following the infrainguinal balloon catheter throm-
bectomy, the infrainguinal venous system is vigorously
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Figure 42.3 Preoperative iliocavagram shows nonocclusive thrombus extending from the le iliofemoral venous system into the vena cava (A).
Asuprarenal balloon catheter was placed from the contralateral femoral vein and inserted under  uoroscopy.  e balloon is in ated at the time of thrombectomy (B). Schematic of iliocaval thrombectomy performed with the double balloon catheter technique, protecting the patient from pulmonary embolism(C).
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Figure44.4 Exposure of the common femoral, femoral, and profunda femoris veins (A). Exposure of the posterior tibial vein(B). From:Comerota AJ, GaleSS.
Contemporary venous thrombectomy. In:Fischer JE, Bland KI, eds . Mastery of surgery , 5e. Philadelphia, PA:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006. Used with permission.
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 ushed with a heparin-saline solution to hydraulically force residual thrombus (which can be considerable) from the deep venous system by placing a #14–#16 red rubber catheter into the proximal posterior tibial vein and  ushing with a bulb syringe (Figure42.6). A er  ushing, a vascu­lar clamp is applied below the femoral venotomy, and the infrainguinal venous system is then  lled with a dilute plas­minogen activator solution using approximately 4–6 mg of rt-PA in 200 cc of saline.  e plasminogen activator solu­tion remains in the infrainguinal veins for the remainder of the procedure. If the infrainguinal venous thrombectomy is not successful due to chronic thrombus in the femoral vein, the femoral vein is ligated and divided below the profunda. Patency of the profunda is ensured by direct thrombectomy, i f r e q u i r e d .
12.  e proximal thrombectomy is performed by pass­ing a #8 or #10 venous thrombectomy catheter partway into the iliac vein for several passes to remove thrombus before advancing the catheter into the vena cava.  e proxi­mal thrombectomy is performed under  uoroscopy using a contrast-saline solution to expand the balloon.  is is especially important if a vena cava  lter is present, there is clot in the vena cava, or resistance to catheter passage is encountered.  e anesthesiologist should apply positive end-expiratory pressure during the iliocaval thrombectomy to further reduce the risk of PE. If there is clot in the vena cava, the caval thrombectomy can be performed with a pro­tective balloon catheter in ated above the thrombus and the thrombectomy performed under  uoroscopy (Figure42.3).
13. A er completion of the iliofemoral thrombectomy, the iliofemoral venous system is examined with intraop­erative phlebography/ uoroscopy to ensure unobstructed
venous drainage into and through the vena cava (Figure42.7). Any underlying iliac vein stenosis is corrected with balloon angioplasty using a stent if venous recoil occurs. If a stent is used, a diameter of 12mm or greater is recommended.
14. A er closing the venotomy with  ne mono lament suture, an end-side AVF is constructed using the end of the proximal saphenous vein or a large proximal branch of the saphenous vein anastomosed to the side of the super cial femoral artery (Figure42.8A).  e anastomosis should be limited to 3.5–4.0mm in diameter. Frequently the proximal saphenous vein requires thrombectomy to restore patency prior to theAVF.
15. A piece of polytetra uoroethylene (PTFE) or a silas­tic band is placed around the saphenous AVF and a large permanent mono lament suture (#0) looped and clipped, leaving approximately 2 cm in the subcutaneous tissue (Figure 42.8A).  is will guide future dissection in the event that operative closure of the AVF becomes necessary; however, most donot.
16. Common femoral vein pressures are measured before and a er the AVF is opened. Pressures should not change. If the venous pressure increases when the AVF is opened, the iliac veins should be reevaluated for residual stenosis or obstruction, and the proximal lesion corrected. If the pressure remains elevated, the AVF is constricted to decrease  ow and normalize pressure.
17. If there appears to be notable serous  uid in the wound, a search for transected lymphatics is performed and they are ligated or coagulated. A#7 Jackson-Pratt drain (or other similar closed suction drain) is placed in the wound to evacuate hematoma or serous  uid that may accumulate postoperatively.  e drain exits through a separate puncture
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Figure 42. 5 Technique of infrainguinal balloon catheter venous thrombectomy begins with passage of a #3 or #4 balloon catheter from the posterior
tibial vein proximally, exiting the femoral venotomy. Asilastic IV sheath is placed halfway onto the catheter and another #4 balloon catheter inserted into the other end of the sheath (A).  e balloons are in ated to  x the catheter tips inside of the sheath with pressure applied by a single individual guiding them distally through the clotted veins and venous valves (B). Catheters and sheath exit the posterior tibial venotomy (C).  e thrombectomy catheter balloon is gently in ated as the catheter is pulled proximally (D)to exit the femoral venotomy, extracting thrombus(E).
From Reference 17. Used with permission.
Figure 42. 6 A red rubber catheter (largest diameter possible) is placed into the posterior tibial vein and vigorously injected with a heparin-saline
solution using a bulb syringe to  ush residual thrombus. A er  ushing, the femoral vein is clamped and the leg veins injected with 150–200 cc of a dilute UK or rt-PA solution.
From Reference 17. Used with permission.
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Figure 42. 7 A er thrombectomy, the right common iliac vein shows residual stenosis (A). Following iliac vein venoplasty, the stenosis is corrected,
restoring unobstructed venous drainage into the vena cava(B).
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site adjacent to the incision.  e wound is closed with mul­tilayered running absorbable sutures to achieve a hemostatic and lymphostatic wound closure.
18.  e distal posterior tibial vein is ligated. An infu­sion catheter (typically a pediatric feeding tube) is brought into the wound via a separate stab incision in the skin and
before balloon dilation
From:Comerota AJ, Gale SS. Surgical venous thrombectomy for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. In:Greenhalgh R M, ed.
inserted and  xed in the proximal posterior tibial vein (Figure42.8B).  is catheter is used for postoperative hepa­rin anticoagulation and a follow-up (predischarge) phle­bogram.  is ensures maximal heparin concentration into the a ected venous segment. A2-0 mono lament suture is looped around the posterior tibial vein (and catheter) and
After balloon dilation
Figure 42. 8  e venotomy is closed with  ne mono lament suture, and a 3.5- to 4.0-mm AVF is constructed sewing the transected end of the saphenous
vein to the side of the super cial femoral artery. Apiece of PTFE (5-mm gra ) or similar wrap is placed around the saphenous AVF, looped with #0 mono lament suture and the ends clipped, leaving approximately 2–2½ cm in the subcutaneous tissue to guide surgical closure of the AVF, should it be necessary (A).  e distal posterior tibial vein is ligated. An infusion catheter (pediatric NG-tube) is brought into the wound through a separate stab wound in the skin and inserted and  xed in the proximal posterior tibial vein.  e proximal posterior tibial vein and catheter is looped with #0 mono lament suture and  xed to the skin through a sterile button, which is used to snugly occlude the posterior tibial vein at the time of catheter removal(B).
Reference 17. Used with permission.
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