Retrievable and permanent inferior vena cava filters: Selected considerations

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1595-1600

  Anderson, Rockford C ^a   Bussey, Henry I ^b,c,d  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio ^*

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Inferior vena cava; IVC; Permanent filters; Pulmonary embolism; Retrievable filters; Thrombosis; Vena cava filters

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750692754     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.26.11.1595     Document Type: Review

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