Retrievable vena cava filters for preventing pulmonary embolism in trauma patients: A cautionary tale

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-40

  Antevil, Jared L ^b,c   Sise, Michael J ^a   Sack, Daniel I ^a   Sasadeusz, Kevin J ^a   Swanson, Sophia M ^a   Rivera, Louis ^b   Lome, Barbara R ^a   Weingarten, Karl E ^a   Kaminski, Stephen S ^a   Brasel, Karen J ^c   Sing, Ronald F ^c  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava; Pulmonary embolism; Vena cava filters; Venous thrombosis; Wound and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; IMPLANTATION; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646089915     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197607.23019.ab     Document Type: Review

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