Placement of inferior vena caval filters in the intensive care unit

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-64

  Rose, Steven C ^a   Kinney, Thomas B ^a   Valji, Karim ^a   Winchell, Robert J ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; ECHOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0030830821     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(97)70516-5     Document Type: Article

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