[Complications after implantation of anti-embolic cava filter].

The article is based on study of the immediate results of REPTELA cava-filter implantation in 750 patients and the late-term results in 400 patients. The incidence of the complications is low. Hematoma at the site of subclavian vein puncture developed in 1.6%, retroperitoneal hematomas in 0.1%, migration of the cava-filter occurred in 0.9% of cases. The main causes of the complications are linked with improper methods of implantation of the cava-filter.