Retrievable vena cava filters: Clinical experience

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 304-309

  Dentali, Francesco ^a   Ageno, Walter ^a   Imberti, Davide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism; Pulmonary embolism; Retrievable vena caval filters

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

BLEEDING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN PERFORATION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748130038     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000239544.17208.5c     Document Type: Review

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