Prophylactic vena cava filters for trauma patients: A systematic review of the literature

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 112, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 261-267

  Girard, Timothy D ^a   Philbrick, John T ^b   Angle, J Fritz ^b   Becker, Daniel M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; IVC; LDH; LMWH; Low dose heparin; Low molecular weight heparin; Multiple trauma; PE; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary embolism or emboli; Review; SCD; Sequential compression device; Vena cava filters; Venous thromboembolism; VTE

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 1642395702     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2003.12.004     Document Type: Review

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