Retrievable vena cava filters: A review

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 351-356

  Imberti, Davide ^a,d   Ageno, Walter ^b   Carpenedo, Monica ^c  

^a Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Retrievable inferior vena cava filter; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACCURACY; ANTICOAGULATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COURSE EVALUATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INJURY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MIGRATION; PERFORATION; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33746698992     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moh.0000239707.63168.ee     Document Type: Review

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