High utilization rate of vena cava filters in deep vein thrombosis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1117-1119

  Jaff, Michael R ^a   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^b   Tapson, Victor F ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Heparins glycosaminoglycans; Intravascular devices; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STROKE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 20444506426     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH04-10-0645     Document Type: Article

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