The increasing use of vena cava filters in adult trauma victims: Data from the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 764-769

  Shackford, Steven R ^a   Cook, Alan ^a   Rogers, Frederick B ^a   Littenberg, Benjamin ^a   Osler, Turner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Trauma; Vena cava filters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37349033888     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000240444.14664.5f     Document Type: Article

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