We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman with an iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous
fistula, and thrombotic occlusion of the right femoral vein with Staphylococcus aureus infection resistant to methicillin as complications of femoral catheterization for
hemodialysis access. A temporary caval filter was introduced just prior to operation
and kept in place for 4 days. An infected thrombus was captured and removed with a
filter-catheter device. The placement of a temporary caval filter should be considered
for prevention of pulmonary embolism in patients with infected venous thrombosis which
requires surgical thrombectomy.
Temporary caval filter - Infected venous thrombus - Hemodialysis access - Pulmonary
embolism - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
