Vena Cava Filters in Surgery and Trauma

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1229-1252

  Martin, Matthew J ^a,b   Salim, Ali ^c,d  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Los Angeles County General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATOLOGY; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 35148893584     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.07.008     Document Type: Review

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